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Heavy scars appear from burns due to atomic bomb : " This 17 year old boy sustained burns from the atomic bomb explosion at Nagasaki. He was on his abdomen at the time. Burns have healed with formation of thick scars at some places. Scars on legs and hands are partially depigmented.

                  Undisclosed photos of Japanese

 　　　　　　　A-bomb survivors

　　　U.S. Atomic Bomb Surveys

The National Archives College Park, Maryland

　　　　　　　　　　February 22, 2024

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10 DECEMBER 1946

*"HEAVY SCARS APPEAR FROM BURNS DUE TO ATOMIC BOMB : "

THIS 17 YEAR OLD BOY SUSTAINED BURNS FROM THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLOSION AT NAGASAKI. HE WAS ON HIS ABDOMEN AT THE TIME. BURNS HAVE HEALED WITH FORMATION OF THICK SCARS AT SOME PLACES. SCARS ON LEGS AND HANDS ARE PARTIALLY DEPIGMENTED.

PHOTOGRAPHER: DR. HENSHAW

Atomic Bomb Casualties.

RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION, 

BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS,

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON

14468

Photography by Signal Corps US Army


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