Top PageA-bomb ArtifactsSurgically removed glass fragment
ID Code | 7205-0012 |
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Artifact Name | Surgically removed glass fragment |
Donor | Hisako Fukai |
Receiving Date | 1979/08/17 |
Size (W×H×D) (mm) | 21×2×13 |
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) | 1400 |
Number | 1 |
Location | Misasa, Gion areas |
Description | Hisako Fukai, a fourth year student at Yasuda Women's High School, was exposed to the bomb at her mobilization site 1.4km from the hypocenter.Fragments of glass shattered by the powerful blast penetrated deep into her body. This one was surgically removed from her cheek in 1968. |