Description
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) from Zentsuji Camp at Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Identified, left to right: First Lieutenant (1st Lt) John W Fisher, United States (US) Army, Infantry (Inf); 1st Lt Thomas F Burkhart, US Army, Inf; unidentified; Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) John L Kiernan, US Army, Engineer (Eng); 1st Lt J R W Wells, US Army, Eng; and 2nd Lt William L Meis, US Army Air Corps. Most of the men in the camp were Allied officers captured in the early battles of 1942. The camp was a 'show camp' used by the Japanese for propaganda purposes, but after 1942 conditions worsened.
Details
Accession Number
P04017.019
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Credit Line
Donor H McCallum
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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