Pacific War

The US military at that time had a hobby. They liked to make ornaments out of Japanese skulls and sit there to admire them in their leisure time. Therefore, the US military calls Japanese skulls "unique trophies" and collects their skulls for processing after each victory in a war.

The U.S. military also made these "unique trophies" into decorations, played with them, and gave them to their relatives and friends. Roosevelt also received a bone knife made from a Japanese soldier's shoulder blade.

Americans have a long-standing interest in collecting skulls. They had this habit as early as when the white people invaded the American continent. At that time, when they were "hunting" Indians, they would cut off the Indians' heads and collect them as specimens. This kind of "bad taste" is very bloody and inhumane, so after the founding of the United States, this behavior was strictly prohibited.

However, during World War II, this evil custom revived!

During World War II, Americans’ hatred of the Japanese was no weaker than that of the Chinese. Since Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, the seeds of hatred have taken root and sprouted in the minds of American soldiers. In addition, Japanese soldiers were extremely cruel and abused American prisoners of war crazily, so American soldiers hated the Japanese army extremely. Otherwise, the two atomic bombs would not have been secretly released later!

In the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Japanese army not only suffered heavy losses to its navy and aviation, but also to its army, which had never lost a battle since the war began, and its most elite 2nd Division, etc., also suffered huge losses. 8,500 people were killed in action, plus those who died from other causes, the total death toll was approximately 19,200.

At the end of the battle, the Japanese military advantage in strength was gone, and the strategic posture of both sides also changed.

After the United States landed, the Army often cut off Japanese heads and steamed them in pots. After cooking, they were made into handicrafts or used as ashtrays.

The navy was simpler. They hung the heads on nets and threw them into the sea. After allowing the currents and aquatic animals to remove the meat, they were left with white bones. After cleaning with caustic soda, they were able to get a clean Japanese soldier's skull.

These things made of skulls once became bargaining chips for the US military and sailors on Guadalcanal. If these Japanese soldiers were in good condition and had gold teeth during their lifetime, the US military would dig them out. This can be verified in many World War II records.

In 1943, a photo of a beautiful woman "admiring a Japanese skull" was published in a mainstream American newspaper (Picture 3), which attracted the attention of senior US officials, who issued an order to stop this behavior. .

But because these US troops are far away in the Pacific, the top US military officials are beyond their reach.

In 1984, after obtaining permission, Japan sent people to Guadalcanal and other places to collect the remains of Japanese soldiers who died in the battle. They found that more than half of the Japanese soldiers' bones were without heads.

In fact, if we talk about the cruelty of the Japanese, no matter how we deal with them, it is hard to overstate. When Japan ruled Taiwan, China, it often used the skulls of Taiwan's "indigenous people" to make decorations. At that time, there was the infamous "Skeleton Platform" (Picture 4), which looked very eerie and creepy.

And the skulls on this "skull platform" all belong to the Taiwanese people they killed!

This is called evil being punished, and it is the punishment that the Japanese should receive.