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Photograph of Japanese prisoners of war on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. U.S. Navy servicemen are standing in the background.

Photograph of Japanese prisoners of war on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. U.S. Navy servicemen are standing in the background.Caption on album page: "Jap prisoners aboard Essex. The [sic] were crew of a Jap picket boat sunk by one of our…

Photograph of Japanese prisoners of war on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. U.S. Navy servicemen are standing in the background.Inscription on verso: "Jap prisoners."

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Betty Riley Stockard and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, March 19, 2014.

Photograph of three former prisoners of war standing in front of a map during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 1947. The individuals are (from left to right) John A. McDougall,…

Photograph of Major Klass A. De Weerd, a former prisoner of war, seated in the witness box during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, December 6, 1946. Caption on verso: "WPA-46-69452. 6 Dec 46.…

Newspaper clipping, "Kin receive decorations for 5 area men," from an unidentified publication, circa 1940s. Reports on family members receiving medals on behalf of servicemen killed in service or who are prisoners of war. Includes photographs of…

Newspaper clipping, "2 of 3 freed Jap prisoners on way here," from the Post, October 5, 1945. Reports on the release of Major Frederick J. Yeager and Edwin D. Nye from a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.

In this nine-part oral history, Hubert “Hub” Zemke is interviewed about his military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force. In part nine, he continues to discuss his wartime experiences during World War II. Much of the interview…

In this nine-part oral history, Hubert “Hub” Zemke is interviewed about his military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force. In part six, he continues the story from part five about his time as a prisoner of war in Germany. The…