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30. Matsumoto Commercial High School Monument

 Matsumoto Commercial High School Monument

After graduation
A student was to take over the family business
In place of his father who was in the front.
Your brothers and sisters were all counting on you,
Such assets to your family.
You were in the prime of your youth.

Explanation

Matsumoto Commercial High School Monument

All the school buildings and facilities burned down due to the A-bombing, which caused heavy damage to the school. The school had a technical course then.

One staff member and 53 students were killed in the A-bombing, and the deceased staff and students in the office and at school are enshrined together here.

This monument was built in June, 1966.

Location : Hiroshima Setouchi High School, Onaga-machi, Higashi-ku

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