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Dawn broke over the POW compound with silence and fear Japanese women prisoners expected bullets, not bacon.

In 1945, after the Philippines campaign, captured Japanese female auxiliaries were held under U.S. Army supervision. Declassified Quartermaster Corps reports and Red Cross inspections describe a deliberate policy shift: strict Geneva Convention compliance replacing wartime vengeance. Instead of execution rumors, Americans served eggs, toast, and coffee 2,400 calories per day, identical to U.S. troops. Firsthand testimonies recall guards quoting General MacArthur’s orders: “Win the peace.”

This moment mattered. It shattered enemy propaganda, reshaped POW policy, and echoed across WWII camps worldwide.

Mercy, not violence, delivered the final shock.