[Japanese prisoners of war on USS Essex]

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Identifier2023-08-10-A_image_405SourceThe Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection (2023-08-10-A), Box 3, Folder 2CreatorMadden, Paul J., 1920-2004United States. NavyDescriptionPhotograph 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 destroyers off Honshu area."

Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.Creation Datecirca 1944-1945SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific AreaPrisoners of warSoldiersShipsEssex (Aircraft carrier)Extent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 10 x 8 inLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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