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NH 73571 Philippine Invasion, 1941-1942.

Philippine Invasion, 1941-1942.
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Title: Philippine Invasion, 1941-1942.
Caption: American and Filipino officers advancing with a white flag to surrender to the Japanese, on Negros, April 1942. Copied from the Japanese book: "Philippine Expeditionary Force," published in 1943. Original Japanese caption: "April 21st: The natives on Negros were so taken aback by the surprise landing of the Japanese that they surrendered immediately, for the island was never invaded, even during the Spanish-American War and the Spanish Conquest...." [Full caption on mount card.]
Description: Courtesy of Dr. Diosdado M. Yap, Editor-Publisher, Bataan Magazine, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Catalog #: NH 73571
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Tue, Apr 21, 1942
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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