Wartime Memories

Tag: 1923

  • Makiko Ōta (Ohta)

    D08, Makiko Ōta (Ohta), Yukiko Sakata, Grandmother, 1923, Tōkyō Q: How old were you when the Second World War began? A: It was when I was about 18 years old. It was a couple of years before I graduated from Gakushūin High School. Q: Where were you living?A: I was living in Kōjimachi, Tōkyō. My…

  • Yukari Wada

    D06, Yukari Wada ‘91, Grandmother, 1923, Yokohama: Naka-ku Q: Good afternoon, Grandma. It’s been almost a month since I last saw you. I’m here today to ask you some questions about World War II. A: Oh, my! I can’t remember very much. I just remember that it ended on August 15, 1945. That’s when Emperor…

  • Ayako Kimura

    E09, Ayako Kimura ‘94, Chieko Kusunoki, Grandmother, 1923, Wakayama In November 1992, I asked my maternal grandmother to tell me about her memories of World War II. She was born in 1923 and will turn 70 next year.  Q: What was the first signal or incident that you remember about the beginning of the war?…

  • 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…

  • Fernando Hannaka

    G02Br, Fernando Hannaka ‘99, Masao Ijuka, Family friend, 1923,   Saitama I interviewed a friend of my mother, Mr Masao Ijuka, on November 8, 1997. He is 74 years old. I met him at his home in Konosu, Saitama prefecture. Q: What did you do during World War II?A: I was just like you, a boy…

  • Mariko Shibata

    L14, Mariko Shibata ‘04, Grandmother, 1923,Yokohama: Kanagawa–ku, Niigata On November 9, 2002, I interviewed my grandmother, who was born in 1923. She is 79 years old now. Q: When the war started, was there a change in your daily life? A: There was not a drastic change at first, because I could go to school…

  • Aya Kurasawa

    G05, Aya Kurasawa ‘99, Masa Maekawa, Neighbor, 1923, Niigata, Tōkyō Mrs Masa Maekawa is a 74-year-old woman who is a neighbor of mine. She lives with her married son, since her husband passed away a few years ago. Although I was not familiar with her, she and my mother became friends, so she arranged a…