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My father in law fought with the 158th RCT in the P.I. And was staged for the invasion, but instead was part of the occupation army.
If I remember correctly the information that he gave me on the invasion plans (compiled and distributed by someone in his regimental association and may be of the same primary source that WM referenced) the 158th RCT was expected to be effective for only a few days and the casualties were expected by the planners to be north of 80%.
My father in law is a born-again christian who lives the talk but you won't ever hear that old man question us nuking the japs. There is no doubt in his mind that the only reason that he lived to see 20yrs old was those two bombs.
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