[United States Military]: [Japan]:

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[MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY AND LEDGER OF A UNITED STATES MILITARY OFFICER'S COMPLETE INSPECTION TOUR OF MILITARY BASES IN JAPAN IN THE SUMMER OF 1957]. An intriguing and highly detailed account of an anonymous, but apparently high-ranking, officer's two-month inspection tour of the entire United States military presence in Japan, from late May to early August of 1957. This manuscript journal provides much information on American Army, Navy, and Air Force bases in Japan during the Cold War, and the extensive inspections conducted to maintain high levels of readiness as tensions increased between the United States and various nations in Asia.Our unnamed officer travels in style from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco and then on to Hawaii and Tokyo, providing highly detailed specifics of his itinerary along the way including flight numbers, times, terminals, models of planes, and costs of everything purchased from cab fare to airport snacks. After his arrival in Tokyo, he and his team travel to most if not all of the American military bases in the country (Navy, Army, and Air Force) and carry out an intensive analysis "to check out procedures, organization, and techniques." At each installation, the team bunks in commissioned officer's and VIP quarters and are wined and dined by the top officials - even when they would rather just go to sleep after a long day of travel. In addition to the details of his inspections, the diary writer records more mundane details about his sightseei

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