Description
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) from Zentsuji Camp at Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Identified, left to right: First Lieutenant (1st Lt) George L Verity, United States (US) Army, Artillery (Art); Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Samuel S Trifilo, US Army, Engineers; 2nd Lt A T Suttmann, US Army, Coastal Artillery Anti-Aircraft; 2nd Lt Jack R Kennaman, US Army, Anti-Aircraft; 2nd Lt Thomas P Foy, US Army Coastal Artillery Anti-Aircraft; and 2nd Lt John A Ryan, US Army Air Corps (USAAC). 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
P04017.030
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Credit Line
Donor H McCallum
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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