American prisoners of war being interviewed at a Japanese prison camp in Honshu, Japan after World War II. A U.S. officer interviews a medical officer who has been liberated from a Japanese prison camp. The medic says that he is from San Antonio, Texas. He talks about his early days. He says that he came to the Philippines on November 3, 1940. He discusses the difficulties faced by the medical officers at the prison camp. He narrates an incident where a soldier developed an infection in his foot and he lost nearly 20-30 kilos of weight. The medical officer also talks about the scarcity of medical supplies at the prison camp. He states that many men died due to malnutrition at the camp.
United States prisoners after being released from a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines during World War II. U.S. Army Private First Class Pat Parker lying in a bed as he shares his experiences at the Japanese prison camp. He says that at the prison camp his weight reduced from 183 pounds to just 75 pounds. He also narrates how the Japanese used to torture the prisoners. He says that he was hanged by toes and water was sprayed on him. He says that he was hanged without food and water.
Prisoners in Anzio, Italy during World War II. German prisoners of war move along a road in a single file as American soldiers look on. The prisoners smile as they proceed. A prisoner talks to a U.S. soldier. The prisoners seated on the ground smile.
German prisoners in Normandy, France during World War II. A German prisoner opens his watch as a U.S. soldier looks on. A U.S. Military Police officer lights up a cigarette for an elderly civilian seated with German prisoners on a field. German prisoners lying on the field as they relax. A U.S. soldier searches a German prisoner.
U.S. prisoners of war freed after the Raid at Cabanatuan during World War II. United States prisoners and Filipino civilians are liberated from Cabanatuan Prison camp, Nueva Ecija. The liberated men march on a rice field in Nueva Ecija. Women and children watch them. Men seated in Jeeps and trucks moving past on the field. Liberated United States prisoners arrive in Guimba, Nueva Ecija where more Filipino civilians welcome them. The rescued prisoners arrive at the 92nd Evacuation Hospital where the main building displays a sign that reads “Guimba East Central School” (MQ5C+MRW, Barawid, Guimba, Nueva Ecija).
The Stateville Prison in Crest Hill, Illinois. A huge wall with watch towers around the prison. Men enter the vocational school building. A pond with the prison building in the background. Interiors of the prison with a roundhouse in the center and an open area surrounded by prison cells.
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