Nagoya Japan 1946

I found these old views of Nagoya in our family pictures. My father served with the occupying forces in Japan after World War II. One of his postings was to Nagoya where allied bombing had destroyed more than 113,000 buildings.

View of Nagoya, Japan from 1946 showing a few remaining buildings after the city was destroyed by allied bombers

The Nagoya public hall survived the bombardment. Note the military truck parked by the building. (click to enlarge)

Nagoya, Japan public hall. 1946

Here’s my dad with two english students at the Nagoya public hall.

English students at Nagoya public hall.

And here again with about 15 younger students.

Sgt. Charles Walker US Army Air Force with about fifteen Japanese schoolchildren.

More children from Nagoya.

Four smiling Japanese children. Nagoya 1946

Another view of the devastation of Nagoya.

Nagoya a year or so after Allied bombardment destroyed most of the city.