American Added to Atomic Bomb Victim List

The Japanese recently added the name of a U.S. Navy pilot to the roll of atomic bomb victims at their state-run memorial hall in Hiroshima. Ensign John Hantschel was only 23 when his F6F Hellcat was shot down over Seto Island on 25 July 1945 and he was taken to a military headquarters jail in Hiroshima, just a quarter mile from ground zero.

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