Swimmer (1911–1945).
Born December 17th, 1911 in Etajima, Higashi-Nōmijima. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1945 at 33 years old in Iwo Jima.
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde