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Human Skulls Provide Evidence of Tapel Massacre

2013-2285
Accession Number
2013-2285
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Pedro Cerono displays a group of skulls that he discovered after the Tapel Massacre on July 1, 1945, in Gonzaga Cagayan Province, Luzon, Philippines. The skulls were used as evidence in the war crimes trials. Donor: John Paxton

Date(s)
November 23, 1945