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[No Matter How Many Stories We Tell: War Experiences of the People of Okinawa] (572) My Father Was Drafted Into the Army and Died - Chiyoko Kiyan (90) = Kitanakagusuku Village - I Picked up Stones in Shimajiri to Make a Grave
I was the second oldest of four siblings, the eldest daughter. My older brother was Masahiro, three years older than me; my second brother was Masaharu, four years younger than me; and my third brother was Masayoshi, seven years younger than me. I was born in Kitanakagusuku Village and attended Kishaba Elementary School. Every morning, I went to school with my father (Shoshun). We took refuge in a tortoise-shell burial mound. I think my father w…
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I was the second oldest of four siblings, the eldest daughter. My older brother was Masahiro, three years older than me; my second brother was Masaharu, four years younger than me; and my third brother was Masayoshi, seven years younger than me. I was born in Kitanakagusuku Village and attended Kishaba Elementary School. Every morning, I went to school with my father (Shoshun). We took refuge in a tortoise-shell burial mound. I think my father w…