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There was some measure of connection during the court of inquiry, when Waddle was able to meet with the few family members who had come to Hawai‘i for the proceedings. He still thought a trip to Japan was going to be possible and that the Navy would sanction the visit.
Instead, Waddle said his commanding officers told him several times that his presence in Uwajima would not be well-received.
“I made a promise,” he said. “I believe I have conducted myself in an honorable fashion.”
He wonders, though, if the families would really throw him in jail.
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