Floyd, Willard C., 1926-1985 mixed material 1944 1985 monographic eng 7 Handwritten account of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, by a Japanese survivor, Haruo Shimizu. Shimizu provides a detailed description of the residents and surroundings. Inscribed in 1946 by Shimizu to Willard C. Floyd, an American soldier serving with U.S. occupation forces in Otaru, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Includes Floyd's draft card (1944 December 28), photographs (circa 1946) of Floyd, and his 1985 obituary. Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Willard C. Floyd Papers available through the Library of Congress website at In part, photoreproductions. [Place of reproduction unidentified]. Private Gift, Joel Floyd, 2020. U.S. Army soldier and barber. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Atomic bomb Physiological effect Atomic bomb Psychological aspects Atomic bomb Japan Hiroshima-shi World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Japan World War, 1939-1945 United States Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945 Barbers Soldiers Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mssmmc.mm2020086356 Shimizu, Haruo, 1903- MSS86356 mm2020086356 hdl:loc.mss/mssmmc.mm2020086356 dacs DLC 200722 20250607102350.2 21619907 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng