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Pair of eyeglasses in a protective case. Col. James C. Hughes wore these eyeglasses while being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War during World War II. Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, Hughes served in the Mexican Border Conflict, World War I, and World War II. During the latter conflict, he commanded a Philippine regiment (Filipino soldiers led by American officers), which surrendered in 1942 on the Bataan peninsula. Hughes spent the next 41 months in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. He was liberated by Russian forces at Camp Hoten, Manchuria, in 1945. Hughes died in 1964 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Date: Unknown date
Item Number: 310658
Call Number: 1971.73.194
KSHS Identifier: 1971.73.194
Collections - Museum - Special exhibits - Captured exhibition
Date - 1940s
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - World War II
Military - Wars - World War II - Prisoner of War
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Personal Gear - Eyeglasses
People - Notable Kansans - Hughes, Col. James C.
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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