This Associated Press photo appeared in many U.S. newspapers in February 1945, including The Spokesman Review, of Spokane, Washington. I’ve included the caption which appeared on 13 February 1945, page 20. This same photo appears on the cover of the video Victims of Circumstance.
CHILDREN AND MOTHERS SMILE AT FREEDOM: With three years of Santo Tomas internment camp life behind them these children and their mothers can still smile. From left to right,
- Mrs. Howard [Mary] Schlereth and Linda, 5 of Columbus, OH
- Mrs. Robert [Beatrice] Wabraushek and Leslie, 5 of Los Angeles, CA
- Mrs. Tom [Susan] Yule, Rosalind, 6 and Sheila, 9 of Flushing, NY
- Mrs. Paul [Janina] Malone, of New York, NY
They were freed when Manila was recaptured (S-R AP wirephoto)