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Drawing of a Japanese prisoner of war on Iwo Jima : Art 1945.

America in World War Two: Oral Histories and Personal Accounts Available online

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Description: Drawing of a Japanese prisoner of war; drawn by McMurray. ""A Jap soldier." I sketched this in the 4th Division's P.O.W. stockade of their favorite prisoner. A lively, intelligent and friendly little fellow was this superior private Kunimatsu Koto. He knew most of the more famous American movie actors and actresses by name, and remarked to the interpreter that he was a college graduate of a university near Japan. He wrote his name on the right side of the page in Japanese. Pfc. Stephen McMurray, Hqs. Co. Hqs. Bn., Div. [illegible] troops, 4th Marine Div. 90 A.P.O. San Francisco, Cal. August 2, 1945." "Pic. No. 3723. Title: The Japanese soldier. Artist: Pfc Stephen L. McMurray. Home Address: 7718 Plum St., New Orleans, LA. Where Executed: Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima, February 1945.".
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