300 Attend Ceremony to Remember Crew of Battleship Yamato; Participants Offer Flowers to Remember War Dead

KURE, Hiroshima — About 300 people attended a memorial service Monday to remember the crew of the battleship Yamato, who died when the U.S. military attacked and sank the ship 80 years ago. The ceremony was held at the Imperial Navy Cemetery in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, where the ship was built.