European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                K v l iri8 of Ftp Okhui vhf i by Bill Lindau yank staff correspondent Bernie Pitts of dal Las and his Zyndal of san were in a pm Camp near the town on the Western Side of the Jap Island of when the War they had been taken by the japs on it want until August 21 that the two marines and the other pcs knew that the War had ended in a Victory for our the Jap com mandant got us said and he senso that the War is then he walked away from us and went Back to his the guards put away their arms after and the Gates were left we were told we could have All the Rice we Pitts says he yelled like and a couple of others did but that considering the Camp was pretty it want until later that they Learned that one of the Ameri cans had got hold of a Jap newspaper on August 16 in which was printed the emperors message to his people about the Pitts says the yank who got the news first was afraid to Tell anyone about it because he thought everyone