A Japanese prisoner looks closely at something with an American soldier at Talasea, New Britain in August 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
Description:
A Japanese prisoner with a large paper "Prisoner of War" tag around his neck and shaved head looks closely at something with an American soldier. "Japanese prisoners captured when cut off from their main body, Talasea, New Britain." Talasea, New Britain. August 1944.
Price:
$120.00
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1944-08-
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
Geography:
Talasea
Latitude:
-5.333
Longitude:
150.017
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--Japanese--New Britain
Prisoners of war--Japanese--New Britain