The Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Buddhist temple and surrounding hills in Honolulu, Hawaii. Clouds in the sky pass over the hills. A traditional Japanese wooden temple made from wood in the temple grounds.
A prison official rings a bell and all allied prisoners come out of their cells at a Japanese POW camp in World War II. Prisoners perform a drill exercise under the supervision of an instructor. Most of the prisoners are British.
World War 2 Japanese military officer reviews the allied war prisoners as they move away in jeeps. Allied prisoners of war carrying pick axe and bricks in a hand driven carts move to construction site. Prisoners place the bricks one upon another as officer surveys the construction site. Prisoners clear out weeds from the area. Officials look up at the map and discuss the plan . Construction of road starts with the signaling of the green flag. Prisoners construct a shed as officials keep an eye.
Allied prisoners at Japanese camp dive and jump into the pool and enjoy swimming in World War II. They play Bowling and rugby. Audiences cheer and enjoy as two teams of POWs try to win a tug of war. Prisoners participate in a chase a bird race. A band of POWs plays as officials look on. Prisoners cheer and enjoy in a boxing match.
A horse driven carriage escorted by royal guards carrying a Japanese dignitary passes over the Nijubashi Bridge inside the Tokyo Imperial Palace (1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan) in Japan. A horse-drawn carriage moves inside the grounds of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Honor guards salute to United states Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, Patricia Nixon, as they exit the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after visiting Emperor Hirohito. Vice President Nixon and Pat Nixon enter a waiting a car, during their stop in Tokyo on their Far East trip in the fall of 1953.
A representative of Prisoners War Branch,an MIS-X officer interviews American soldiers who escaped from Japan's 10-A prison camp in Palawan,Philippines, and then were rescued by U.S. forces during World War II. Private first class Eugene Nielson tells how he was captured soon after the fall of Pearl Harbor. He also speaks about food, medical facilities and living conditions at Japanese camp in Palawan. Corporal William J.Balchus shares his experiences about the life at the prison camp.
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