War crimes

Ruins of a primary school in Batangas Province, Philippines where Japanese assembled hostages before executing them. Donor: John Paxton

Foundation of Ismael Buenaventura's home which is all that remains after it was burned by the Japanese. Local man points to the spot where he and seven other men were lined up and shot by the Japanese during the invasion. Donor: John Paxton

Remains of a house at an unidentified location in the Philippines, burned by the Japanese on January 27, 1945. Donor: John Paxton

Pedro Cerono, holding a women's hair found in a group of destroyed native huts after the Tapel Massacre, Gonzaga Cagayan Province, Luzon, Philippines, which occurred July 1, 1945. Donor: John Paxton