Fusanosuke Gotō
Japanese soldier (1879–1924)
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Fusanosuke Gotō (後藤 房之助, Gotō Fusanosuke; 15 November 1879 – 30 July 1924) was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army, memorialized by the Memorial Statue of the Hakkōda Death March in Aomori, Japan.
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese ArmyFusanosuke Gotō | |
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後藤 房之助 | |
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| Born | 14 November 1879 Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan |
| Died | 31 July 1924 (aged 44) Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan |
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| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Service years | 1899–1902 |
Rank |  Corporal |
In January 1902, 210 soldiers in the 5th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion became trapped on the Hakkōda Mountains; this was the start of the Hakkōda Mountains disaster. Search parties discovered Gotō. The discovery led to the rescue of the other soldiers.[1] His arms and legs were amputated as a result of frostbite.
After the incident, he retired from the army, returned to his hometown, became a member of the village assembly, and later died from a cerebral hemorrhage.[2]
In Jirō Nitta's Death March on Mount Hakkōda: A Documentary Novel, a semi-fictional account of the disaster, Gotō is portrayed by the character Corporal Etō.[3]
