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Prisoners of war

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: When subdivided by place, the name of the place may designate either the current location of prisoners of war, or the place of origin. For prisoners of war of a particular nationality held in another country, two headings are assigned: 1. Prisoners of war--[country of nationality]. 2. Prisoners of war--[place where held].

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Tetsushi Nakamura letter (copy), circa 1945

 File — Box 4, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 026
Scope and Contents

Cooy of a letter attributed to a Japanese Second Lieutenant regarding favorable impression of Americans and exceptional treatment as a prisoner of war on U.S. Navy vessel during WWII. Copies of the letter, actually devised by U.S. Intelligence, were dropped over Tokyo during U.S. bombardment in February 1945.

Dates: circa 1945