Description
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) from Zentsuji Camp at Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Identified, left to right, Captain (Capt) Ivan W Weikel, US Army, Artillery (Arty); First Lieutenant (1st Lt) Joseph M Siciliano, US Army, Tanks; Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Henry M Knox, US Army, Tanks; 1st Lt Ward B Meek, USA, Engineers (Eng); 2nd Lt George A Gallagher, US Army, Eng; and 2nd Lt Martin A Schechter US Army, Signals. Most of the internees at Zentsuji Camp were officers. The camp was a 'show camp' used by the Japanese for propaganda purposes, but after 1942 conditions worsened.
Details
Accession Number
P04017.025
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Credit Line
Donor H. McCallum
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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