My dad and his cousin Masako who lived in Hiroshima during the war. Notice the famous Hiroshima "torii" (or gate) in the background. This was taken around May 1947.

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Looking north. You can still see the large beige stepping stone that Masako stood next to in 1947.

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Looking NW from parking lot. Masako-san is to the right in blue.

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Despite being 92 years old, dad is easily translating a document written by the Japanese during WWII. This is what he did as a Technical Sergeant, 3rd Grade in the US 8th Army, Military Intelligence Service, Allied Translator and Interpreter Service (ATIS) during the Occupation of Japan. He also interrogated Japanese soldiers that were being repatriated; they had been captured by the Soviets and kept for a couple of years.

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