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This momument, made of a large natural stone
and erected on August 6,1967,stands beside
the A-bomb Dome. On the front the words "Rest
in Peace" are carved, and on the back
"During World War Two, the Hiroshima
District Lumber Control Corporation, one
of the lumber control organs og Japan, had
its main office with 260 employees in this
building. However, at at 8:15 on August6,
1945, with the explosion of the atomic bomb
over one hundred employees were killed as
they went about their duties. When the dicision
was made to preserve these ruins, the surviving
employees gathered at the suggestion og Koichi
Tanaka who was then the president. This monument
is dedicated to our dead fellow-worksers,
praying for the repose of their souls and
for a lasting world peace. It is also dedicated
to those who died from the Japan Lumber Corporation,
Hiroshima Branch, and Hiroshima Shipping
Lumber Corporation. August 6, 1967. The surviving staff of the Hiroshima District Lumber Control Corporation. The inscription is in the handwriting of keisen Sone. |
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