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80-G-490446 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-490446 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: Gaunt Allied prisoners of war pack up to leave after the arrival of U.S. Navy rescuers, at the Aomori prison camp, near Yokohama, Japan, 29-30 August 1945. The rescue mission was led by Commodore Rodger W. Simpson and Commander Harold Stassen. Prisoners were suffering from malnutrition and other disorders. Their treatment as POWs was described as an inquisitional form of barbarism. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-490446
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