Relatives
Located
The man on the far left (with wrist watch) is a
Corporal Takazaki. He worked in a clock and watch shop so
that is why he had this unusual square shaped wrist watch.
His daughter and grand daugher contacted us after reading
the Sankei
Shimbun Artile, and shared with us a
photograph of Takazaki as a
Private
2nd Class while still in Japan.
He died in Wewak, New Guinea and was part of a "field
weapons unit", that worked with aircraft armaments.
The man on the far right is Mr.Nakano, his
relative has been located. He was part of the 58th anti-aircraft
batallion, and was previously based in Shanghai, China.
The man pointing was a member of the 57th Independent
Anti-Aircraft Battalion, and was identified by his 81 year
old brother, who served in the Solomons as a Lieutenant j.g.
who served on the destroyer Kirishima when it sank, and
also
numerous other destroyers in the Navy, and contacted us after
identifying his brother in the photograph.
