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ID Code 3107-0037
Artifact Name Leather Gaiters
Donor Hiroshi Nanbu
Receiving Date 2004/09/15
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 120×310×110
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 2000
Number 1
Location Kokutaiji, Senda areas
Description Leather gaiters and army boots
Hiroshi Nanbu (then, 28) was near the front of Hiroshima Electric Railway Company when the atomic bomb was dropped. Fortunately suffering no major injuries, he returned to Kanawajima Island where Akatsuki Corps, which he belonged to, was stationed. When he reported on the situation in the city, he was ordered to survey and report on the conditions in the city, so he returned. After that he was involved in relief activities. These are what he was wearing at the time of the bombing.

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