Sumiteru Taniguchi being treated for the severe burns on his back, suffered during the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 31 Jan 1946

Historical Information
Caption     Sumiteru Taniguchi being treated for the severe burns on his back, suffered during the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 31 Jan 1946 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Nagasaki, Japan
Date 31 Jan 1946
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   64449
 
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Photos on Same Day 31 Jan 1946
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 500 x 290 pixels



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1. don says:
19 Aug 2011 07:54:52 PM

I wish we saw photos like this more often, rather than the rah-rah sanitized BS we're fed by our 'independent' media.

Thanks for posting this.

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