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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 …
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. …
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 …
Escape from Hiroshima
Howard Kakita September 3, 2019
Now, I always tell people that I think I had three traumatic event[s] in my …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Reuniting with parents in America
Howard Kakita September 3, 2019
Probably around January of 1948, they told us that we had to return to United …
Overcoming trauma and speaking about his A-Bomb experience
Howard Kakita September 3, 2019
After I came back from Japan, this is back in 1948, my mother would tell …
On telling his wife he had radiation sickness and his son’s cancer
Howard Kakita September 3, 2019
When we decided to get married back in 1962, way before you were born, '62, …
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