| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00083.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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HANAOAKA, JAPAN. AT THE HANAOAKA POW CAMP AT THE END OF WAR. CAMP SITUATED IN NORTHERN HONSHU. ...
Description
HANAOAKA, JAPAN. AT THE HANAOAKA POW CAMP AT THE END OF WAR. CAMP SITUATED IN NORTHERN HONSHU. NOTE POW SIGNS ON ROOF OF BUILDING. THESE WERE PLACED THERE AS IDENTIFICATION OF POW CAMPS FOR AMERICAN FIGHTER PLANES SEARCHING FOR THEM. THIS CAMP WAS NOT FOUND FOR TWO WEEKS. BACK ROW L TO R LIEUTENANTS MUDIE, WOODS, CORNFORTH (ALL 2/20TH), LIEUTENANT HILEY 2/15 FIELD REGIMENT. FRONT ROW L TO R CAPTAIN HEPBURN, YATES (2/20) CAPTAIN CHISHOLM (2/18), CAPTAIN CHOWN 8 DIVISION SIGNALS, CAPTAIN GIBBINGS (2/20).