Group portrait of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) believed to be in Fukuoka Camp No 7B, just after ...

Group portrait of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) believed to be in Fukuoka Camp No 7B, just after the Japanese surrender. There are also a number of American sailors wearing round caps. These men were POWs from another camp in the area who exchanged visits with these men prior to their repatriation. Note the ladder leaning against the building behind them, leading to the roof where a Japanese former camp guard (left) is painting the letters 'PW' with yellow paint to alert passing United States aircraft to the camp and allow them to drop much needed supplies for camps in the area. The letters were approximately 20 feet long, and the day after they were painted, the aircraft started dropping food and photographs of Betty Grable in an open area near the camp. In the foreground is a rock with writing on it, one of the words is 'Exeter'.