POW calendar

Colonel James C. Hughes was held as a Japanese prisoner of war for 1,202 days during World War II. He passed the time in part by marking the passing days in this hand-written calendar as well as keeping a journal.

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