Michio Taniwaki’s war journal

Description

A small, bound journal of roughly 90 pages. The writing is in wartime Japanese characters.


Object Information

Date Created:

c.1945-1947

Local ID:

2020.65.1

Provenance:

This small, handwritten journal documents the author’s 1947 recollections of his service in the Japanese Army in 1945. Michio “Mitch” Taniwaki was born in the United States, but moved with his family to Japan during the 1930s for better economic opportunities on their family farm. He was drafted during WWII while doing his best to hide his American citizenship from his fellow soldiers. Most notable about his service is that he was stationed in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped on that city on 6 August 1945.

Credit Line:

Gift of George Taniwaki

Creator(s):

Michio "Mitch" Taniwaki

Rights:

Copyright Not Evaluated