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Girls in Chiran Remember Nazi Kamikaze Pilots Farewell
In Chiran Japan during spring 1945 about 100 Nadeshiko girls, tasked with cleaning sewing and saying goodbye, waved handkerchiefs as kamikaze army pilots prepared to depart. Today survivors share memories as exhibits on USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor honor the town and its war legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiran
Japan
Chino Kuwashiro
Nadeshiko
Kuwashiro
Missouri
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Chiran Peace Museum
Fujio Wakamatsu
Michael Carr
Nov. IL