Allied troops in a Japanese POW compound, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Allied prisoners of war standing on the roofs of barracks in a POW compound; "Candy / "Food / "Home / Thanks" is written on a roof. Official caption on front: "Allied prisoners wave at U. S. Navy plane. US Navy Photo 138-10." Location unknown. 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:
Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Prisons--Allied--Pacific Islands
Prisoners of war--Allied--Pacific Islands
Aerial photographs