The nuclear bomb exploded over the center of the city, completely devastating it. On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Hirano is circled in the second row from the front, the fourth from the left.
Young Hirano at age twelve with his elementary school classmates shortly before entering junior high. Hirano and his classmates were supposed to be engaged in demolition activity in the center of the city around 9:00 a.m. On August 6, 1945, there was a clear blue sky over Hiroshima.
