Colonel James C. Hughes after release

Colonel James C. Hughes was held for 41 months by the Japanese as a prisoner of war during World War II. It is believed this photo was taken shortly after his release in 1945.

Courtesy of the Hoover Institute

Hughes, a Kansan, is among a select number of soldiers who served in a major military expedition as well as two world wars. As a photographer took more than 600 images documenting his time at the Mexican border in 1916 and in Europe during 1919. As a Japanese prisoner of war in World War II, Hughes kept a daily diary and, upon liberation, brought home items from his imprisonment. He and his family donated most of these items to the Kansas Museum of History.

More information at: https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/james-clark-hughes/19881