Colonel Unruh talking with fellow prisoners, Rokuroshi P.O.W. Camp

Creators

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Source Collection

J. Jack Gates papers, Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis.

Identifier

sc.0442.001_014.009

Description

According to Jack Gates, this image shows recently-arrived Colonel Marion D. Unruh talking with fellow prisoners at Rokuroshi prisoner of war camp, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Unruh was shot down over New Guinea on December 30, 1943, and captured by the Japanese. He was sent to Japan and became the senior officer at Rokuroshi camp.

Date Created

6-10-2021

Recommended Citation

"Colonel Unruh talking with fellow prisoners, Rokuroshi P.O.W. Camp" (2021). Images. 9.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-gatesjj2/9