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Prisoner of War

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Photo/Image Gallery

The images below flow chronologically – pre-war to post-war

The 31st Infantry Regiment on parade in Manila, 1930s.


(National Archives and Records Administration [NARA], NAID 329583156)

Soldiers from the 31st Infantry Regiment on maneuvers, fall 1941. 


(Used by permission, The 31st Infantry Regiment Association; 31stinfantry.org)

Generals Jonathan Wainwright (l) and Douglas MacArthur on Luzon, 1941.


(NARA, NAID 348537590)

26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts) moving past M-3 tanks.


(NARA Image, accessed through philippinescouts.org)

Japanese light tanks on Luzon.


(NARA, NAID 80682427, Image 104)

Japanese soldiers manning a Type 92 light howitzer.


(NARA, NAID 80685664, Image 89)

Japanese troops on the move on Luzon, 1941 or 1942. Japanese photo.


(NARA, NAID 80685664, Image 61)

Surrendered U.S. soldiers on Bataan. 


(NARA, NAID 80685664, Image 87)

Prisoners on Bataan under interrogation. Left to right: Privates Samuel Stenzler and Frank Spear of the 31st Infantry Regiment (U.S.), and Captain James Gallagher of the 33rd Infantry Regiment (P.A.). Spear was originally with the 4th Chemical Company but reassigned to the 31st Infantry as an augmentee on Bataan. By the end of the day (April 9, 1942), Captain Gallagher was dead.



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Burial detail at Camp O'Donnell, 1942.


(Library of Congress, LOC 2001699977)

Corregidor - Prisoners encamped at the 92nd Garage area.


("92nd Garage," on the website of the Corregidor Historic Society, accessed February 7, 2024, https://www.corregidor.org )

"Your son...is a prisoner of war..."

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