November 17, 2018

Prime Minister Abe Also Remembers WWII Submarine Crew

Paper cranes and photos of Japanese servicemen including submarine crew who died near Darwin during World War II. (Courtesy Kristy O’Brien of ABC News)
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On November 16/17, 2018 Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, visited a memorial in Darwin, Australia, remembering 80 crew of a sunken Japanese submarine. Australia's ABC News, reports November 17, 2018:

"The descendants of a "forgotten crew" of Japanese soldiers killed at sea hope their story will be etched into history, following an acknowledgement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Mr Abe used the final day of his Darwin visit to lay a wreath at a memorial for the Japanese submarine I-124, which was sunk off the coast of Darwin during World War II.

The I-124 was one of four mine-laying submarines sent to north Australian waters on secret missions to intercept allied vessels.

But in what would be the submarine's final mission, the crew were trying to torpedo an oiler when they were hit by another vessel that had come in to defend the craft...."

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