Chronology of World War II
Friday, June 19
Japanese Prisoners of War
Japanese prisoners of war under guard on Midway, following their rescue from an open lifeboat by USS
Ballard
, on June 19, 1942. They were survivors of the sunken aircraft carrier
Hiryu
. After being held for a few days on Midway, they were sent on to Pearl Harbor on June 23, aboard USS
Sirius
. (US Navy)