Memphis Army Service Forces Depot, 1945

Creators

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Source Collection

World War II collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0502.014_002.003

Description

Axis prisoner of war operating a button sewing machine at the Memphis Army Service Forces Depot in Memphis, Tennessee, 1945. Depot Public Relations Office photograph.

Opened in 1942, the depot provided supplies including clothing, food, medical supplies, electronic equipment, petroleum products, and industrial chemicals. It also served as a prisoner of war camp.

Date Created

2021

Date

1945

Recommended Citation

"Memphis Army Service Forces Depot, 1945" (2021). Other images. 19.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-wwtwo3/19