Hello Ms. Bacom,

I read your e-mail in response to someone else in regard to your father's tour in China in 1945. My father-in-law, Othel Emery, served there at the same time as your father did and the following is what we received from the VA:

27 Sep 45 Embarked onto the USS Elkhart (APA-80)
in Guam, Marinas Islands

02 Oct 45 Set sail for Tsingtao, China China (in
the Shantung Province)

16 Oct 45 Arrived and disembarked off of the USS
Elkhart (APA-80) in Tsingtao, China
China (in the Shantung Province) from
Guam, Marinas Islands

31 Dec 45 6th ASCO (Assault Signal Corps) HQ
Battalion, 6th Marine Division

02 Jan 46 6th ASCO (Assault Signal Corps) HQ
Battalion, 6th Marine Division

10 Jan 46 Embarked onto the USS Bolivar (APA-34)
in Tsingtao, China (in the Shantung
Province)

11 Jan 46 Set sail for San Diego, CA

My wife's father was in the the Marine Div. Joint Assault Signal Corp (JASCo). He passed away in Oct. of 1989 of a heart attack in California. My mother-in-law says that he unfortunately never spoke to anyone about his time in the war. So, we have always been in the dark about what he went through.

In the event you have anything that may mention Othel Emery in the Signal Corp, please let me know. My wife would LOVE to hear about or see anything about her Dad you may have - since he's been gone now for 19 years.

Take care,

G. Reinbold
Golden, CO
gareinbold@msn.com