Sunday, January 24, 2010

Recently discovered photos

Leaflet dropped on Mindanao
          

 
Lts. Raymond Sloan and Allen Strauss from the 17th Pursuit Squadron. Sloan was killed when his area was over run by the Japanese positions
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Generals Wainwright and Percival after release

Lt Dyess on March 10, 1942 after a raid on Jap positions








               
P-35's destroyed at Nichols Field
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Beginning of the Death March
  




      
Japanese interrogating American POW's on Corregidor
Americans captured on Kiska Island













          


                                                                                               


  Col. Hugh Straughn, an American Guerrilla being interrogated
He was later beheaded by the Kempetai at the Chinese Cemetery
in Manila 11/1/1943
                                 


Japanese Navy Soldier guarding POW's at Wake Island


Wainwright surrendering Corregidor


The fortunate few / MacArthur and Staff back on Corregidor              

At left / Cruel and inhuman  propaganda leaflet dropped on Bataan positions in early 1942. Were these measures really necessary? 










Yamashita in Manila after the surrender.








   


1 comment:

Mary said...

Very interesting blog. I would like to know the source of the photo captioned: Japanese interrogating American POW's on Corregidor.
Would it be possible for me to get permission to publish the photo?

Thanks!