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The Geneva Convention was an agreement among the nations of the world directing countries in the proper treatment of Prisoners of War. Japan never ratified this agreement. |
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Japanese soldiers lower the American flag on May 6, 1942 after the fall of Corregidor. |
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Japanese soldiers removing American flag from Corregidor flag pole. |
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This photo shows the POWs at Camp O'Donnell receiving their rations. The food was given in meager portions. Note the Japanese guard walking among the prisoners. The POW directly behind the guard, and walking in the same direction as the guard, is Jim Bashleben of B Company. Courtesy of the Lewis Brittan Family |
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American POWs sit outside one of the barracks at Cabanatuan. Courtesy of the Bensing Family |
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Another picture of American POWs sitting outside of their baracks at Cabanatuan. Courtesy of the Bensing Family |
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| Photo of main Camp O'Donnell Cemetery taken after the war. |
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