Nobuo Fujita Bombed Brookings, Oregon -- and Then Became a Town Hero
Podcast: Ridiculous HistoryPublished On: Tue May 03 2022
Description: War is a brutal business, and it often leaves scars that last for generations. Two decades after he bombed Brookings, Oregon during World War II, former Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Nobuo Fujita returned to Brookings to give an official apology -- and the town essentially adopted him. Fujita would go on to visit Brookings multiple times, sponsoring student trips to Japan, and gifting the city his samurai sword, which had been in his family for more than 400 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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