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80-G-490412: Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Honshu, Japan, 1945

80-G-490412: Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Honshu, Japan, 1945. While Japanese civilians watch stolidly, mercy planes fly over POW compound on Honshu to drop supplies to Allied prisoners, prisoners themselves put on a wild demonstration, cheering and waving. Released August 27, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. (2015/11/10).
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Caption: Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Honshu, Japan, 1945. While Japanese civilians watch stolidly, mercy planes fly over POW compound on Honshu to drop supplies to Allied prisoners, prisoners themselves put on a wild demonstration, cheering and waving. Released August 27, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. (2015/11/10).
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