Oral History Interviews with John Plath Green, 1974 Page: 68
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68make at this point so far as getting those prisoners
out of the camps, getting them processed, taking care
of them again? Obviously, you didn't make too many
plans because you weren't there too long before you
took off for Okinawa.
We took off for Okinawa, I believe, on August 15.
So in other words, you were appointed, and you had
no time whatsoever to make any plans while you were
in the Philippines, virtually none.
As I recall, we scampered around and got as much
information and asked that Colonel Rice get information
as fast as he could and to send it to us at Okinawa
because we knew that we were going to have a two-week
layover in Okinawa to get everything ready. So
Colonel Rice would, as I recall . . . I'm sure that
the artillery section would send stuff up to Major
Allen and me on Okinawa. Major Allen and I went to
the commanding officer, the American commanding officer,
of Okinawa and asked them if we could use the airstrip
at Okinawa for a . . . we would go up and get the
prisoners . . . he, the Okinawa airstrip commander,
would funnel the troops that would land in the Atsugi
Airfield up there, and when they would turn around,Green:
Marcello:
Green:
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Green, John Plath. Oral History Interviews with John Plath Green, 1974, book, {1976-02-06,1976-03-01}; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944578/m1/69/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.