Seiichi Shimomura oral history interview, part 4 of 5, August 8, 2004

Shimomura talks about joining the Japanese Navy while he was a medical student; and discusses basic training, duties during an air raid in Yokohama, and his assignments in Navy hospitals. He then talks about the end of the war, discusses the bombing of Hiroshima, and talks about traveling by train on his way home. Next, Shimomura talks about the destruction in his hometown of Okayama; discusses seeing his brother again; talks about his father's thoughts on war; and recalls a story where the military police came and searched his family's home. Lastly, Shimomura talks about his experiences during United States and Australian occupation including what Japanese civilians thought about it; and talks about going back to medical school and his research.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/478-Shimomura-Seiichi-4.m4v

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