Allied POWs waving at a plane, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Allied prisoners of war standing in a prison compound and waving at an airplane. Official caption on front: "Allied prisoners hail Third Fleet flier. US Navy Photo 138-20." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Pacific Islands. 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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Pacific Islands
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Prisoners of war--Allied--Pacific Islands
Prisoner-of-war camps--Japanese--Pacific Islands
Detention facilities