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80-G-490457: Allied Prisoners of War, 1945

80-G-490457: U.S. Prisoners of War, 1945. Allied prisoners of war suffering from malnutrition and other disorders as seen after their rescue from the Omori Camp, Tokyo area by a U.S. Navy rescue mission headed by Commander Roger Simpson and Commander Harold Stassen. Treatment of prisoners was described as inquisitional form of barbarism, August 29-30, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/05/29). The original is a small photograph.
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Caption: Allied Prisoners of War, 1945. Allied prisoners of war suffering from malnutrition and other disorders as seen after their rescue from the Omori Camp, Tokyo area by a U.S. Navy rescue mission headed by Commander Roger Simpson and Commander Harold Stassen. Treatment of prisoners was described as inquisitional form of barbarism, August 29-30, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/05/29). The original is a small photograph.
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