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| He was nuked twice, and lived to tell the tale |
| 2010-01-06 |
| Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person officially recognized as a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at the end of World War II, has died at age 93. Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on a business trip for his shipbuilding company on Aug. 6, 1945, when a U.S. B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on the city. He suffered serious burns to his upper body and spent the night in the city. He then returned to his hometown of Nagasaki, about 300 kilometers (190 miles) to the southwest, which suffered a second U.S. atomic bomb attack three days later.... IIRC, according to John Toland in Rising Sun, Mr. Yamaguchi had just gotten home and was excitedly describing the Hiroshima bomb to his wife when, KABLOOEY! Rest in peace sir, and may no others ever have to share your experience. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #5 I read this book when I was in High School: Nine who survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I have a special interest in the book - and the Nagasaki bombing. My Japanese penpal was born August 9th, 1945. I lost track of her years ago (too many Air Force transfers). |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-01-06 18:14 |
| #4 "Get that guy outta here!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-01-06 14:51 |
| #3 Bombed with nuclear weapons twice and he lives to be 93. And yet, there are hundreds of people who are absolutely certain that their little teeny tiny cellphone is creating enough energy to generate brain cancer. |
| Posted by: frank martin 2010-01-06 13:19 |
| #2 Not to mention all the Japanese & Americans who survived WWII because they weren't killed in the invasion of the Home Islands, canceled because of the nukes. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-01-06 13:12 |
| #1 They called him, "Mr. Rucky". |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-01-06 12:28 |