Ed Dyess, Melvyn McCoy, Douglas MacArthur, and Stephen Mellnik in Brisbane, Australia, 30 Jul 1943Michiel Dobervich, Austin Shofner, Melvyn McCoy, Jack Hawkins, and Samuel Grashio, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 1944Aerial view of Davao Penal Colony, Philippines, date unknownAmerican National Cemetery, Davao Penal Colony, Philippines, date unknown
Ed Dyess, Melvyn McCoy, Douglas MacArthur, and Stephen Mellnik in Brisbane, Australia, 30 Jul 1943Michiel Dobervich, Austin Shofner, Melvyn McCoy, Jack Hawkins, and Samuel Grashio, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 1944Aerial view of Davao Penal Colony, Philippines, date unknownAmerican National Cemetery, Davao Penal Colony, Philippines, date unknown
Barracks, Davao Penal Colony, Philippines, date unknownDavao Penal Colony entrance, Philippines, date unknown
Barracks, Davao Penal Colony, Philippines, date unknownDavao Penal Colony entrance, Philippines, date unknown
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