3-2-2Children Who Lost Their Parents

Orphaned brothers shining shoes
1948　Matsubara-cho　Near Hiroshima Station
Photo by Yuichiro Sasaki　Courtesy of Yugo Shioura 

A mother trapped under the house was engulfed in flames. A father suddenly fell ill and died in agonizing pain. Some were at evacuation sites when they heard that their families were gone. Children who lost their parents suffered devastating sorrow.