gwendy85
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- 30 Aug 2005
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Hi guys!
As a few of you may be aware, I'm writing a novel on World War II. And I really need some input on a few of my characters:
CHARACTER # 1
(1941) A 19-year-old fresh graduate from an undisclosed high school in Tokyo. He is already betrothed to his childhood friend (the love of his life) and is excited to go home to his home island of Yaku. While in school, he receives the draft card. He is upset but tries not to show it when he goes home. Then, before he and his fiancee could get married, he is escorted out of the island and back to a training camp for his subsequent assignment to another country.
My questions are:
1. Is the situation above plausible?
2. Where would this training camp be and what would the setting be like? I read about something in the Kanagashima prefuncture (forgive the spelling)?
3. Of course, he will be a Private, right? Are Privates entitled to letters or only postcards from home? What about things like pictures, toiletries etc. sent from the family via mail?
4. What month and season do Japanese boys of this age graduate at the time?
5. How does one get from Tokyo to Yakushima during this time?
6. What were the school uniforms like back then?
7. How long would my character be staying in training camp?
CHARACTER #2
(1944) A naive sixteen-year-old who originally went to flight school, sucked, and later, enlisted himself into the Imperial Army to become a soldier so he could work alongside the man he looked up to like a brother, as well as fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming a soldier. He falls head over heels in love with a girl but once the superiors got wind of his knowing how to man a plane, they send him to become part of the Kamikaze corps. He is left with a choice: be with the woman he loves or uphold the honor of the nation he loves. The choice will be mine, as I am the author. LOL!
My questions are:
1. Is the situation above plausible?
2. Did Kamikaze pilots get to write letters before they rode off into the skies? How would these letters be sent?
3. What bandannas were used? I saw there were two: the Japanese flag today and that of the rising sun. So which was it?
4. Did the pilots have (oxygen???) masks on while on the plane? But they did have those goggles (???) right?
Appreciate the input guys. Thanks
As a few of you may be aware, I'm writing a novel on World War II. And I really need some input on a few of my characters:
CHARACTER # 1
(1941) A 19-year-old fresh graduate from an undisclosed high school in Tokyo. He is already betrothed to his childhood friend (the love of his life) and is excited to go home to his home island of Yaku. While in school, he receives the draft card. He is upset but tries not to show it when he goes home. Then, before he and his fiancee could get married, he is escorted out of the island and back to a training camp for his subsequent assignment to another country.
My questions are:
1. Is the situation above plausible?
2. Where would this training camp be and what would the setting be like? I read about something in the Kanagashima prefuncture (forgive the spelling)?
3. Of course, he will be a Private, right? Are Privates entitled to letters or only postcards from home? What about things like pictures, toiletries etc. sent from the family via mail?
4. What month and season do Japanese boys of this age graduate at the time?
5. How does one get from Tokyo to Yakushima during this time?
6. What were the school uniforms like back then?
7. How long would my character be staying in training camp?
CHARACTER #2
(1944) A naive sixteen-year-old who originally went to flight school, sucked, and later, enlisted himself into the Imperial Army to become a soldier so he could work alongside the man he looked up to like a brother, as well as fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming a soldier. He falls head over heels in love with a girl but once the superiors got wind of his knowing how to man a plane, they send him to become part of the Kamikaze corps. He is left with a choice: be with the woman he loves or uphold the honor of the nation he loves. The choice will be mine, as I am the author. LOL!
My questions are:
1. Is the situation above plausible?
2. Did Kamikaze pilots get to write letters before they rode off into the skies? How would these letters be sent?
3. What bandannas were used? I saw there were two: the Japanese flag today and that of the rising sun. So which was it?
4. Did the pilots have (oxygen???) masks on while on the plane? But they did have those goggles (???) right?
Appreciate the input guys. Thanks