Allied POWs celebrating their liberation, Aomori, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Allied prisoners of war cheering and waving the Union Jack as well as the flags of the United States and the Netherlands. Official caption on front: "Allied prisoners hail deliverers from Aomori compound. US Navy Photo 138-13." Aomori, Japan. 1945
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1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Aomori
Latitude:
40.833
Longitude:
140.717
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Prisoners of war--Allied--Japan
Cheering--Japan
Flags--American--Japan
Flags--British--Japan
Flags--Dutch--Japan