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80-G-490450: Allied Prisoners of War, Tokyo, Japan, 1945

80-G-490450: Allied Prisoners of War, Tokyo, Japan. Prisoners of war wait on a small dock in the Tokyo waterfront area for rescue craft manned by the U.S. Navy to approach and taken them out to a waiting hospital ship, USS Benevolence (AH-13). Tall structures in the background have been bedecked with signs calling for rescue, Sepember 1, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/29).
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Caption: Allied Prisoners of War, Tokyo, Japan, 1945. Prisoners of war wait on a small dock in the Tokyo waterfront area for rescue craft manned by the U.S. Navy to approach and taken them out to a waiting hospital ship, USS Benevolence (AH-13). Tall structures in the background have been bedecked with signs calling for rescue, Sepember 1, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/29).
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