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80-G-325534 Japanese Prisoner of War

Photo #: 80-G-325534 Japanese Prisoner of War
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Description: Exits a submarine's deck hatch, with the assistance of two Marines and a Chief Petty Officer, as the submarine returns to port following a successful war patrol, circa early 1945. Location is probably Guam. The returning submarine is probably USS Balao (SS-285). Note the name V.C. Mavis on the back of the prisoner's chambray shirt. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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