As we served through the years, stateside or abroad, airborne or chairborne,
we each adopted any number of items, sights, sounds and events that became
integrated into our daily lives and were allowed to become a part of who we were then ...
and thus, a part of who we are today.
This collection is intended to reflect the time you spent in Misawa.
While you may not immediately remember or recognize all of what you see here, at least
some of it should give you cause to smile or even send your mind suddenly back across the decades,
remembering what you thought was forgotten forever.
Select a category below and click its icon. Your memory may just surprise you.
Misawa Stories ~ Stories, impressions, anecdotes and legends from Northern Japan
Emblems & Patches ~ Unit patches, trick patches, sports patches, pins, labels, etc.
Collectibles ~ Lighters, church keys, foreign currency, ashtrays, etc.
Documents ~ Club cards, yen conversion charts, process-in sheets, lift tickets, etc.
Machi Matches ~ Matchbooks/matchboxes, mostly from Northern Japan ~ many from AP Alley.
Roll Calls ~ Photos from 50's, 60's, 70's documenting the AP Alley ritual.
Misawaese ~ Words and phrases from Misawa (GI-speak) that you hadn't
thought about in years.
Hill Commanders ~ A list of 1st Echelon Security Hill Commanders from the beginning.