Date of Letter:1993-05-30
Address of Author:Shouchang County, Jiande City, Zhejiang Province
Date of Event:1942-07-18
Location of Event:Jiande City, Zhejiang Province
Name of Author:Xu Genfeng
Name(s) of victim(s):Xu Genfeng and his family members
Type of atrocity:Air bombings (AB)
Other Details:On July 18, 1942 of lunar calender, the Japanese army bombed Datong Town, Shouchang County, Zhejiang Province and my house was bombed, too. Two people got killed, 10 were injuried and I became blind due to the toxic gas from bombing.
Teacher Tong,
Hello!
As a direct victim of the Japanese war of invasion against China, I hope you can help us claim reparations against Japan. Below are the details of my experience:
July 18th of lunar calendar, Year 31 of the Republic of China (1942) is a day I will never forget. At about 7:30 am, the Japanese invaders dispatched four bombers to unscrupulously bomb Datong Town, Shouchang County, Zhejiang Province, and destroyed the whole street of Datong Town, including the two houses of my family. It killed two people and injured tens people. As one of the victims, I was only 8 years old at that time. After the bombing, I became blind because of the poisonous gas and lived in the dark for the rest of my life, an irrecoverable lifelong disability. This is a great sin committed by the cruel and violent Japanese imperialists. Above is my true experience; I earnestly eager for your help. Hope you could seek justice for the victims and claim reparations against the Japanese Government to make up for our losses.
Sincerely,
Victim: Xu Genfeng
May 30th, 1993
Address: No. 26, South Street, Meicheng Town, Jiande City, Zhejiang Province
Or Office of Xinanjiang Scientific Instruments Factory
Recipient: Wu Yifei
Postcode: 311604
