On the night of the 12th, Kiku Nakayama, who was sent to the battlefield as a member of the "Shiraume Student Corps" during the Battle of Okinawa and passed on her own war experiences, died of cancer.
he was 94 years old.
When Ms. Nakayama attended Okinawa Prefectural Second Girls' High School, she was mobilized as a member of the "Shiraume Student Corps" to care for soldiers injured in the Battle of Okinawa, and lost 22 schoolmates on the battlefield.
Based on the belief that the mistakes of war should never be repeated, she has spoken energetically about her own experiences both inside and outside the prefecture, and has consistently appealed for the preciousness of peace. , Every year, I went to the center of the memorial service.
In addition to the Shiraume Student Corps, Ms. Nakayama also established a group of former female students from nine schools in the prefecture who were mobilized for the Battle of Okinawa, and wrote about the experiences of the nine female student corps. We created a collection of records and did our best to convey the state of the ground battle to future generations.
Ms. Nakayama had been hospitalized in a hospital in Naha City since October last year, but she passed away at 10:00 pm on the 12th due to cancer.
She was 94 years old.