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ID Code | GKIMURA0012 |
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Title | A soldier with symptoms of radiation poisoning (hair loss, gum inflammation) due to the atomic bomb (died 3 weeks later) |
Photographer | Gonichi Kimura |
Date | Between around August 30 and September 3, 1945 |
Location | Ujina branch of Hiroshima First Army Hospital (Army Marine Training Division) |
Distance from hypocenter | 4160meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
Owner | Hiroshima City |
Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | A soldier with symptoms of radiation poisoning (hair loss, gum inflammation). He was exposed to the bomb 1 km from the hypocenter. He had minor burns on his face, and experienced hair loss and gum inflammation. He died three weeks later. |
Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
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