22
The Bird sees man sneering: Mutsuhiro Watanabe, “I Do Not Want to Be Punished by America,”
, April 1956, translated from Japanese.
23
Hiroshima: Paul Tibbets, interview by Studs Terkel, 2002,
http://dalesdesigns.net/interview.htm
(accessed September 14, 2007); Matthew Davis, “The Men Who Bombed Hiroshima,” BBC News, August 4, 2007; “Paul Tibbets,”
AcePilots.com
,
www.acepilots.com/asaaf_tibbets.html
(accessed September 13, 2007).
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Ferron Cummins feels effect of bomb: Knox, p. 435.
1
Civilians’ hands in fists: Frank Tinker, telephone interview, February 20, 2005.
2
Guard says Hiroshima hit by cholera: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
3
Civilian says one bomb destroyed city: Frank Tinker, telephone interview, February 20, 2005.
4
“electronic bomb”: Tom Wade, telephone interview, January 2, 2005.
5
Omori commander speaks to POWs: Milton McMullen, telephone interview, February 16, 2005.
6
Men discuss self-defense: Tom Wade, telephone interview, January 2, 2005.
7
The Bird in mountains: Wade, p. 166; John Cook, email interview, October 30, 2004.
8
Louie’s illness, weight loss: Louis Zamperini, letter to Edwin Wilber, May 1946; Louis Zamperini, POW diary; Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
9
Louie struck by Ogawa: Louis Zamperini, letter to Edwin Wilber, May 1946; Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
10
Japanese walk out: Ken Marvin, telephone interview, January 31, 2005.
11
Japanese at radio: Frank Tinker, telephone interview, February 20, 2005.
12
Marvin’s talk with Bad Eye: Ken Marvin, telephone interview, January 31, 2005.
13
Rumors: Ken Marvin, telephone interview, January 31, 2005; John Fitzgerald, POW diary, Papers of John A. Fitzgerald, Operational Archives Branch, NHC, Washington, D.C.; Wall, pp. 300, 304; “Letters Recall End of Captivity,”
, undated article from
archives; John Cook, email interview, October 30, 2004.
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