The 13-year-old victim, named Hatsue Kajiyama, died on August 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city in the final months of World War II
Smoke over Hiroshima; (right) Hatsue Kajiyama. PICS COURTESY/National Archives of Japan
A teenage girl who tragically lost her life in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has been identified nearly 80 years later through DNA analysis.
The 13-year-old victim, named Hatsue Kajiyama, died on August 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city in the final months of World War II.
Her identity was confirmed after forensic experts extracted DNA from preserved strands of hair that had been kept with unidentified remains for decades.
The testing of the remains was requested by her nephew, Shuji Kajiyama, aged 60. Young Hatsue was a second-year student at a girls’ high school.
Unlike the rest of her immediate family, who relocated to Japanese-occupied Manchuria earlier in 1945, she stayed in Hiroshima with her grandmother, Haru, eager to complete her studies.
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