i was looking at the photos of the 2007 reunion, and was curious as to the identity of the two asian women pictured.
SurvivorsDaughter said
Aug 19, 2007
Are you referring to the 2005 reunion photos - the one with the 2 asian women pictured? If so, the younger woman on the left (in her 30's perhaps) is the granddaughter of Mochitsura Hashimoto - the commander of the Japanese submarine I-58 which sank the USS Indianapolis. He died in 2000 at the age of 91, having spent the last years of his life as a Shinto priest in Kyoto Japan. His granddaughter has attended several reunions in the past several years and she now lives in the United States with her husband and young children, who attend the reunion with her as well.
-- Edited by SurvivorsDaughter at 19:18, 2007-08-19
survivors daughter- thank you for the quick responce,i had a hunch it was a relative. because i do not know alot of details surrounding the survivors lives after the rescue i was not sure if there had been any reconciliation, its very nice to see.
Are you referring to the 2005 reunion photos - the one with the 2 asian women pictured? If so, the younger woman on the left (in her 30's perhaps) is the granddaughter of Mochitsura Hashimoto - the commander of the Japanese submarine I-58 which sank the USS Indianapolis. He died in 2000 at the age of 91, having spent the last years of his life as a Shinto priest in Kyoto Japan. His granddaughter has attended several reunions in the past several years and she now lives in the United States with her husband and young children, who attend the reunion with her as well.
-- Edited by SurvivorsDaughter at 19:18, 2007-08-19