Emaciated American prisoner of war lying in bed, Aomori, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Military medic standing next to an extremely emaciated American prisoner of war who is lying in bed. Official caption on front: "A gaunt U. S. prisoner of war from Aomori, Japan. US Navy Photo 138-17." 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.
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Aomori
Latitude: 
40.833
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140.717
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Prisoners of war--American--Japan
Starvation--Japan
Starvation--Japan