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Kanemoto,Marion Tsutakawa

Witnessing the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto August 3 & 4, 2003

And it was soon after that that Hiroshima was bombed. And, but that was the …

Suto,Henry

Experiences in Hiroshima after the A-bomb

Henry Suto June 17, 2008

Going through that, getting out the train station from Nishi, Hiroshima - it’s where we …

Suto,Henry

The horror of Hiroshima after the atomic bombing (Japanese)

Henry Suto June 17, 2008

(Japanese) When I entered into the city of Hiroshima, there were just bodies wrapped in …

Yuki,Tom

Felt no hostility in Los Gatos, California after the war

Tom Yuki March 22, 2018

Los Gatos in San Jose was a lot friendlier to the Japanese so we didn’t …

Kakita,Howard

His Memory of August 6, 1945

Howard Kakita September 3, 2019

It was Monday morning, a bright sunny day, probably a beautiful day as I recall. …

Kakita,Howard

Immediately after the bombing

Howard Kakita September 3, 2019

I don’t remember anything. I didn't see the flash, I didn’t hear the boom. All …

Kakita,Howard

Escape from Hiroshima

Howard Kakita September 3, 2019

Now, I always tell people that I think I had three traumatic event[s] in my …

Kakita,Howard

Other family members not as lucky

Howard Kakita September 3, 2019

Perhaps at this point I should mention my maternal side, they lived in Furue which …

Kakita,Howard

Returning to Hiroshima in ruins

Howard Kakita September 3, 2019

Well I mentioned that the first traumatic moment was the bomb itself. The second traumatic …

Kakita,Howard

His parents had little hope that he had survived the atomic bomb

Howard Kakita September 3, 2019

My parents were in Poston, Arizona as I mentioned. When the A Bomb was dropped, …

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