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Sergeant Geraci in Ishikawa Exhibit House

AIRMAN HEARS STORY OF GODDESS OF MERCY - Sergeant Phil C. Geraci, of Frederick, Maryland, a photographer assigned to the 1st Air Division, sits in front of a Buddhist temple in the Ishikawa Exhibit house and listens while an Okinawan guide explains that the temple was constructed of "daigo", a very light weight local wood, by a famous Japanese artist named Kumakai who disappeared in Okinawa during the war. The figure represents Kwannon, the Goddess of Mercy. Other objects of Okinawan culture are seen on the altar. Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.