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80-G-495664: Allied Prisoners of War, Formosa, 1945

80-G-495664: Allied Prisoners of War, Formosa, 1945. Brought to liberty from under Japanese maltreatment on Formosa, before occupation forces appeared to take over the island. These 474 British and American soldiers rest, eat and sleep on the hangar deck of USS Block Island (CVE-106). Photograph released September 27, 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, Formosa, 1945. Brought to liberty from under Japanese maltreatment on Formosa, before occupation forces appeared to take over the island. These 474 British and American soldiers rest, eat and sleep on the hangar deck of USS Block Island (CVE-106). Photograph released September 27, 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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