[Cemetery for Allied prisoners of war]

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Title

[Cemetery for Allied prisoners of war]

Description

Photograph of a cemetery for Allied prisoners of war who perished in Japanese-controlled internment camps, Mukden (present day Shenyang), China, circa 1945-1946. Several servicemen pay their respects at the gravesites.

Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China -- Beneath these white crosses are Allied prisoners of war in a Mukden, Manchuria war cemetery. Many of the prisoners in Jap prison camps died and were buried here. Those who survived are speedily being evacuated by Tenth Air Force planes whose pilots were among the first to land in Jap held territory after V-J Day. (USSAF photo.)"

Stamped on verso: "Official AAF Photo. Tenth U.S. Air Force."

Date

1945-1946 circa

Bibliographic Citation

The William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

1991-07-17A_image_177_01
1991-07-17A_image_177_02