P04017.053 Accession Number: P04017.053

Description

Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) from Zentsuji Camp at Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Identified, left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) Jacob J Vandergrift, United States (US) Navy, USS Perch; Lt R V R Bassett Jnr, US Navy, USS Pope; Lt William R Wilson, US Navy, USS Pope; Lt William O Spears, US Navy, USS Pope; and Lt Frank E Gallagher, US Marine Corps, USS Houston. 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
P04017.053
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c July 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H McCallum
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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