James O'Toole in Shamshuipo hears back from a friend in Stanley:
Signature from Alan Barwell for the yen I sent. He is quite well.
The Gripsholm steams into New York Harbour 'with all lights blazing'. Many passengers join in a chorus of 'God Bless America' as the ship passes the Statue of Liberty.
Sources:
O'Toole: Diary of Staff-Sergeant James O'Toole: http://www.far-eastern-heroes.org.uk/James_OToole/html/dairy_1943.htm
Gripsholm: Ken Cuthberston, Nobody Said Not To Go, 1998, 278
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