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Hanako Ishii

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Hanako Ishii

Birth
Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, Japan
Death
1 Jul 2000 (aged 89)
Burial
Fuchu City, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Add to Map
Plot
17-1-21-16
Memorial ID
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Hanako was the wife of Richard Sorge, journalist and spy. The information that Sorge provided to Moscow was vital to its fortunes during the Second World War. Sorge was ultimately arrested by Japanese security police on October 18, 1941 and eventually excuted on November 7, 1944. Ms. Ishii outlived her executed husband by nearly 56 years and her ashes now rest with his.
Hanako was the wife of Richard Sorge, journalist and spy. The information that Sorge provided to Moscow was vital to its fortunes during the Second World War. Sorge was ultimately arrested by Japanese security police on October 18, 1941 and eventually excuted on November 7, 1944. Ms. Ishii outlived her executed husband by nearly 56 years and her ashes now rest with his.

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  • Created by: Warrick L. Barrett
  • Added: Mar 23, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7284385/hanako-ishii: accessed ), memorial page for Hanako Ishii (13 May 1911–1 Jul 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7284385, citing Tama Cemetery, Fuchu City, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan; Maintained by Warrick L. Barrett (contributor 395).