Aftermath of Japanese Kamikaze attack that struck aft of number 5 gun on the destroyer, USS Sigsbee (DD-502), April 14th, 1945, while she was on radar picket duty off Okinawa, during World War 2. The USS Sigsbee is seen with its stern partly under water. The USS Dashiell (DD-659) is in the background. View of the Sigsbee, from the U.S. Cruiser, USS Miami(CL-89) as she prepares to take the destroyer under tow. Some Sigsbee crew members seen on her upper deck and several occupy her gun position forward of the damaged area. Camera pans over Sigsbee's main deck, where many of her crew are seen, and then focuses on her bow, as crews from both ships secure tow lines.
School children clean the Sanjushi Shrine in Japan. School children carrying brooms and buckets march towards the shrine, which is known as the monument to the human bombs. Vehicular traffic moves past in the opposite direction. The children stand in formation in front of the shrine. They take off their caps and bow. A man stands near the children. They sweep the ground.
Sensō-ji (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) in Tokyo, Japan. People in front of the Sensō-ji temple (2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan). Women sew Senninbari belts which are to be sent to soldiers in China. A woman with a child on her back also sews in the Buddhist temple. In Senko Booth, women burn incense to god Rokujizo who symbolizes pity. A woman prays. Japanese soldiers of the Young Men Youth Movement parade through the streets coming from the temple.
Sensō-ji (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) in Tokyo, Japan. Women of the National Defense Association parade to Sensō-ji temple (2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan) for service. Women in the front of the parade are carrying flags. The parade nears the Buddhist temple, stops and bows.
Soldiers marching in the Yasukuni Shrine (3 Chome-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 102-8246, Japan), in Tokyo, Japan prior to World War 2. . Soldiers visit the shrine to commemorate Japanese troops who died in the wars involving Japan since the Meiji period. Soldiers march through a torii and into the shrine. The Imperial Seal of Japan, known as the Chrysanthemum Seal (kikumon), is displayed in front of the Yasukuni Shrine. Officers salute in front of a map.
Wounded Japanese troops visit the Yasukuni Shrine (3 Chome-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 102-8246, Japan) in Tokyo, Japan. Visitors commemorate the Japanese people killed on foreign soil in wars involving Japan since the Meiji period. A group of wounded soldiers (wearing white robes) leaves the shrine. The Imperial Seal of Japan, known as the Chrysanthemum Seal (kikumon), is displayed in front of the Yasukuni Shrine. A man in uniform accompanies the group of wounded soldiers. Soldiers put on their caps while walking. Two soldiers sitting near a window in a bus, watching a woman and a child near the window outside. Wounded soldiers get into buses. A woman standing at the gate of a bus bows as the soldiers enter the bus. (Note: the conflict creating casualties at this time is probably on the Manchuko border with the Soviet Union.)
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