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Japanese prisoners of war under guard on Midway, following their rescue from an open lifeboat by USS Ballard (AVD-10) on 19 June 1942. They were survivors of the sunken aircraft carrier Hiryu.
Aug 20, 2019 · Japanese prisoners of war under guard on Midway, following their rescue from an open lifeboat by USS Ballard, on June 19, 1942. They were survivors of the sunken aircraft carrier Hiryu. After being held for a few days on Midway, they were sent on to Pearl Harbor on June 23, aboard USS Sirius.
[Photo] Survivors of Hiryu disembarking USS Ballard at Midway, 20 Jun 1942. Ballard rescued 35 Japanese sailors the previous day after two weeks in an open boat. One died while en route Midway and was buried at sea. | World War II Database
Japanese prisoners of war on board USS Ballard (AVD-10) after being rescued from a lifeboat two weeks after the Battle of Midway. They were members of the aircraft carrier Hiryu's engineering force, left behind when she was abandoned on 5 June 1942, and had escaped in one of her boats just as she sank.
Japanese prisoners of war, survivors of the aircraft carrier IJNS Hiryu, are brought ashore at Midway following their rescue from an open lifeboat by USS Ballard (AVD-10), 19 June 1942. After being held for a few days on Midway, they were sent on to Pearl Harbor on 23 June.
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