Japanese prisoners sit atop a truck for transport under the watch of U.S. soldiers at an unknown location

Gift of Joe Bridges, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description: 

Japanese prisoners sit atop a truck for transport under the watch of U.S. soldiers at an unknown location."Nip prisoners." Probably on New Guinea.

Image Information

Donor: 
Joe Bridges
Accession Number: 
2012.506.050
Date: 
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
US Army Air Forces
Theater of Service: 
Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)
Unit: 
49th Fighter Group
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Military vehicles--American--New Guinea
Prisoners of war--Japanese--New Guinea
Collection Level: 
Photos, Japanese document, and discharge papers from the service of Earl O'Neill, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group; 450th AAFBU (Army Air Forces Base Unit).
Geography: 
Papua New Guinea
Latitude: 
-6.000
Longitude: 
147.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Military vehicles--American--New Guinea
Prisoners of war--Japanese--New Guinea