| ID Code | GE11-40 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Hisato Yamane |
| Age at the Time | 38 |
| Donor | |
| Date of the Scene | 1945/8/7 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 620m |
| Location | Peace Memorial Park vicinity |
| Size (H×W) (cm) | 27×38 |
| Description | The unforgettable last words of a mobilized student 600m from the hypocenter, Shin-ohashi Bridge (West end of Nishi-heiwa-ohashi Bridge, Naka-ku) August 7, 1945, morning Hisato Yamane (38 at time of bombing, 68 at time of drawing) Explanation in picture Of the students of Municipal Girls School, 277 first-year students and 264 second-year students assembled on the east side of Zaimoku-cho (Motoyasugawa River). On the west end (Ohtagawa River) were 308 first-year students in junior high school. Immediately after starting to tear down houses for their work service, they were all burned. Evidently, a huge number of them made their way to the river seeking water, and died there. When I arrived on the morning of the 7th, I found a single junior high student alive. He was groaning, "I'm hot." I had no way to help him. I brought up an old mat from the riverside and covered him with it. In a faint voice he said, "Thank you." That final word of a 13-year-old still rings in my ears. |