by James Bradley. Warren Iwatake and President George H.W. Bush met on Chichi Jima in 2002 in a symbolic reunion of veterans from both sides of the conflict. Iwatake's youngest brother died in the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack, while attending a school about 500 yards from ground zero. Iwatake's uncle, Dr. Hiroshi Iwatake, was badly burned in the atomic explosion, but regained his health and lived into the 1980s. Hiroshi Iwatake's story is recounted in the 1966 (1969 Kodansha English translation by John Bester) historical novel Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse. Though centered around fictional characters, the novel is based on interviews with actual atom bomb survivors, including Hiroshi Iwatake. After the war, Iwatake served as a translator for the American embassy in Tokyo for 35 years. He died in 2012 at the age of 88. References Verbal References: Associated Press interview December 21, 2007 with photograph of Iwatake and President George H. W. Bush CNN aired October 19, 2003 - 20:00 ET Personal accounts obtained from interviews with the Iwatake Family 1923 births 2012 deaths American people of Japanese descent Japanese military personnel of World War II