On the previous page I was sitting on the sea wall and what follows are some pictures that were taken of a detail assigned to the job of gathering those heavy blocks. I would assume that these blocks, used in the construction of what I would call "windbreakers" was for protection against typhoons, and strong winds in general.
Someone decided that our waterfront resort was badly in need of a seawall and to make that happen, six "volunteers" including a Sergeant and five Corporals from the Personnel Office, and a truck driver were sent out in search of those blocks. When I reported for the Army physical in January 1943, two months before my 21st birthday, I weighed in at a mere 114 pounds, not so good for my height of 5 foot 9 inches. Within three to four months of basic training my weight peaked out at 145 pounds with the capability of marching more miles in an eight hour period, more than I could ever imagine.
I took this picture only because it was evidence that some activity had taken place here. Whether or not this place would provide us with the stone blocks we were looking for, I can't say for sure. There was no deadline as to when the seawall had to be completed.
Here you see the Sergeant in charge of the detail. All he was supposed to do was to supervise, but as you can see by the smile on his face he was enjoying what he was doing, and happy to pitch in.
This device made our job a little easier as you can see.
More of the same
None of us had slightest idea of what this contraption was supposed to do, but it looked like something worth taking a picture of anyway.
