Wartime Memories

Prefecture: Gunma

  • Judy Lam

    E11C, Judy Lam ‘94 , Lam Jin Sung, Grandmother, 1923, Gunma, Yokohama: Naka-ku, Nishi-ku I interviewed my grandmother on December 1, 1992. She is my father’s mother and is 69 years old. Q: How old were you during World War II?A: I was 16 when it started [in Europe] and 22 when it ended. I…

  • Yūta Yoshii

    H19, Yūta Yoshii ‘00, Sumio Tada, Grandfather, 1915, Gunma, Philippines On Sunday, November 15, 1998, I visited Sumio Tada, who is my grandfather. He is my mother’s father, so she used the surname Tada until she married and became Yoshii. My grandfather was born in Gunma prefecture on May 10, 1915, and he is now…

  • Reira (Layla) Ichima

    N01, Reira (Layla) Ichima ‘07, Mineko Shiina, Grandmother, 1936, Yasuo Shiina, Grandfather, 1934, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki My maternal grandmother, Mineko Shiina, is 69 years old. She was born on January 23, 1936. On October 25, 2005, I interviewed her at her house in Yōkōdai, Isogo-ku, Yokohama. Layla (L): How old were you when World War…