The Tokyo FD, at the time of the late March 1945 firebombing raids ordered by Gen. LeMay, waqs steeped in ritual and custom. Each company had a standard bearer who, at the scene of a large fire, would often leap into the flames. They often chanted religious poems & songs insteada hurriedly fighting the fire, & then, after extinguishing a portion of it, would stop spraying it to chant & sing s'more. Their efforts were usually more of a ritual than timely, effective firefighting. This was...
Tokyo firefighting service ran up its casualty list...
Tokyo firefighting service ran up its casualty list...