| Place | Asia: Japan, Fukuoka |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01662.014 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
OMUTA, FUKUOKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, 1945-09. THREE PRISONERS-OF-WAR (POWS) DRINKING BEER AT A PARTY ...
Description
OMUTA, FUKUOKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, 1945-09. THREE PRISONERS-OF-WAR (POWS) DRINKING BEER AT A PARTY GIVEN BY BARON MITSUI FOR ALLIED OFFICERS HELD IN FUKUOKA CAMP 17, A POW CAMP AT OMUTA, A PROVINCIAL MANUFACTURING TOWN ON THE ISLAND OF KYUSHU. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT (LT) GERIT BRAS, ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMY MEDICAL CORPS; LT HAROLD PROFF, UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS; CAPTAIN IAN L. DUNCAN, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. BARON MITSUI HEADED THE MITSUI CORPORATION, OWNER OF THE COAL MINE IN WHICH MOST OF THE CAMP'S POWS HAD BEEN PUT TO WORK. THE CAMP HELD AMERICAN, AUSTRALIAN, DUTCH AND BRITISH POWS.