Tag: Yamanashi
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Thomas Davies
F01, Thomas Davies ‘97, Wakako Ashizawa, Grandmother, 1926, Yamanashi I interviewed my maternal grandmother on December 1, 1995. She was born in 1926 and is 69 years old. Q: What was your most fearsome experience during the war? A: I feared that my husband, your grandfather, would not come back from the war. He was…
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Fujiko Watanabe
F08, Fujiko Watanabe ‘97, Kaneo Watanabe, Grandfather, 1919, Yamanashi My paternal grandfather, Kaneo Watanabe, is 76 years old. He lives near Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi prefecture. I talked to him about his wartime memories in December 1995. Q: What was your reaction to the beginning of World War II? A: I thought that finally the…