Joe's job in Luzon was to be a radio operator on board in an M-7 tank. Joe was always good with mechanics. Therefore, he was given the job to man the M-7's communication system. Joe had to command fire on the Japanese resistors. Looking back, Joe remembered being confused by all the places that his regiment attacked. He stated it was "one big jungle, I did not know where the hell I was."
Arrival in Japan
Joe arrived in the port city of Nagoya, Japan. When Joe first entered the city he related that it "was a powerful thing to behold because as they came off the ships in the M-7s; the American soldiers sat on top of the tanks, like conquerors, rolling down the broad streets into Nagoya. Lots of people lined the streets, it was very quiet, and you could see miles because the airplane bombing had leveled the city long before they were there." When Joe arrived in Japan, the Japanese had already surrendered. As a result of Japan's defeat, the industry was at a standstill, and the cities were ruined.
