A burial detail consisted of captured American soldiers, Luzon, Philippine Islands, May-Jun 1942

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Caption     A burial detail consisted of captured American soldiers, Luzon, Philippine Islands, May-Jun 1942 ww2dbase
Date  Jun 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   208-AA-288BB-2
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 960 x 676 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
18 Mar 2010 07:27:22 PM

This photo has a very interesting history behind it that was not fully resolved until 2010. Copy this link to read the whole story:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HISTORY_CORRECTED?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
2. USNbubblehead says:
2 Apr 2015 10:51:52 AM

This is actually a picture of Fillipino sodiers removing their dead for burial at Camp O'Donnell, just after the death march.

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