James C. Hughes' POW bowl

Aluminum bowl used by Colonel James C. Hughes as a prisoner of war. He ate from it for three years. The writing on the bowl his Hughes' initals, his status as a prisoner of war, and the name of his camp. “JHC PW TARLAC”

Hughes, a Kansan, is among a select number of soldiers who served in a major military expedition and two world wars. As a photographer he documented his time at the Mexican border in 1916 and in Europe in 1919 taking more than 600 images. 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