| Accession Number | PR06083 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet : 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Place made | Japan |
| Date made | 6 November 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Kilby, Kevin Frances (Able Seaman : H2812 : b.1926)
Description
Letter written by a Japanese woman, Ebina Akihiro, to Kevin Frances Kilby (H2812) on 6 November 1945. Able Seaman Kilby was stationed in Tokyo for a period at the end of the Second World War. The letter contains comments on wartime propaganda against the Americans in Japan and hopes to rebuild a "new Japan." The letter writer was an employee of Utsunomiya Railway District Office in Tochigi, Japan.