The southern half of the island was under the command of the Mori Unit, that is, the 143rd Fortress Infantry Unit, with the headquarters, 3rd Company, 4th Company, and 5th Company stationed at Tatsumi Bay and the 2nd Company at Kominato. [...] At Hatsune, I taught the men that the names of the shells we collected on the beach were “limpet” and “cowrie,” and at night we talked about the stars and the natural beauty of the island, which had completely different scenery from mainland Japan. [...] Up until that time, I would go to the Navy Signal unit, listen to news on the radio at 12:30, and convey the progress of the negotiations between Japan and the United States to the men. [...] I gathered with the soldiers of the platoon in the shade of the forest. [...] He was the commander of the 16th Infantry Group, which struggled in the fierce fighting in the Battle of Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula.
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