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> Actually I was thinking of prisoners of the Japanese in WWII. I've never heard of this, and have family that served in the Pacific during WWII. I'm also havi
by simoncion 11y ago
> Actually I was thinking of prisoners of the Japanese in WWII.
I've never heard of this, and have family that served in the Pacific during WWII. I'm also having difficulty discovering any sources that mention the practice, let alone reliable ones.
- mindslight 11y agoMaybe I have my family history wrong? I certainly see plenty of references to "POW number" for various conflicts.
- simoncion 11y ago> I certainly see plenty of references to "POW number" for various conflicts. AFAIK, it was never policy of the Allied forces to tattoo anything on captured POWs. I would be very surprised if captured Axis soldiers were not given some sort of uniform, unique tracking number.