[Former prisoners of war standing in front of map]

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Identifier2020-03-04_image_075SourceThe Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection (2020-03-04), Folder 1CreatorUnited States. Army. Signal CorpsDescriptionPhotograph 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, Master Sergeant Jesse L. Stewart, and Technical Sergeant Douglas W. Bogue.

Caption on verso: "FEC-47-70374. 20 Jan 47. Former POW's observe 1942 Japanese Empire at IMTFE: Three former POW's look over a map of the 1942 Japanese Empire, in the courtroom of the IMTFE in Tokyo, during a session of the war crimes trials of the 26 alleged Japanese war criminals, in the War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan. L-R: John A. McDougal [McDougall], of Berkely [Berkeley], Calif., a Merchant seaman on the S.S. Jean Nicolette [Nicolet] who was torpedoed and interned by the Japanese for four years before being liberated by U.S. Forces; M/Sgt. Jesse L. Stewart, U.S.M.C., from McKinnon, Wyom., was captured and interned on Wake Island from Dec. 23, 1941 - Sept. 11, 1945, and is now stationed at Corpus Christi, Tex., and T/Sgt. Douglas W. Bogue, U.S.M.C., from Los Angeles, Calif., was captured and interned on Palawan Island from May 6, 1942 - Dec. 12, 1944 and is now stationed in Tientsin, China. Photographer - Malone."

Stamped on verso: "Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army."Creation Date1947-01-20SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945War crimes trialsInternational Military Tribunal for the Far EastInternational courtsTokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948Bogue, Douglas W.McDougall, John AStewart, Jesse, L.Prisoners of warPlaceTokyo (Japan)JapanOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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