There was no delay in her burial. The Interrogator went to both of the cemeteries where she was buried and was given decent answers to her questions. A deceased newborn does NOT need a BC or have to be “named” prior to being buried. I personally spoke with one of the cemeteries and they were helpful with answers.
Virginia was moved from her original resting place and reburied with her father sometime after he had died.
Our researcher spoke with Mrs. Sunahara at length. I have never posted that video out of respect to Mrs. Sunahara.
Do you know the date of her funeral? I have a vague recollection that there was a delay in her burial. I am not questioning your research, I am very aware of the trouble you went to...I would just like to establish, if possible, what happened to the certificate number for Tomiyo Sunahara, mistaken name or not.
They hadn’t named her. She was entered under the name of her father. They couldn’t bury her as Tomiyo. They amended it. They issued a birth certificate two weeks later that was 400+ numbers in the future. What might be found in place of the original entry?
Virginia Sunahara was initially buried Sept. 28, 1961, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, at 2177 Puowaina Drive in Honolulu, in Section U Site 966-F.
Her father died March 26, 1968, and Virginia was disinterred and re-buried alongside her father’s cremated remains at Mililani Memorial Park in Waipahu in October 1968.