0548

New York Bureau
Jap Money - -For Free
Leyte- - When civil authorities encouraged the disposing of 4,000,000 valueless pesos in Jap invasion currency, a Red Cross party was held and the worthless cash thrown to American soldiers and sailors. In Tacloban, they are shown grabbing for “pesos from heaven.” This is one of the last pictures made by Acme Photographer, Frank Prist, Jr., for the War Picture Pool, who was instantly killed by a Japanese sniper bullet in Western Leyte.
Credit-WP-(ACME)