April 1995 - Philippine Defenders Main

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pmSBURGH, PA - APRil, 1995
VOlUME 49
NUMBERS
DR. WILLIAM SKELTON - CONVENTION SPEAKER
ALL SET FOR A GOOD TIME
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The Convention Committee invites all the members to aJ;tend the 50th Anniversary
of the founding of AD.B.C. Not many ever thought we would make 50 and I doubt if
many medics thought we would. As I sat on my bunk in Mukden, I think I would have
been satisfied to sign a contract with the good Lord ifhe offered me 20 yean!,
We will have a great convention; everything is in place for a good time. Now all we
need to do is fiU up the rooms with people. We have a fine hotel, one in which we will be
the only group, one where the hotel owner visits on a reguJar basis.
On Friday we will have a health screening for those who wish to take part. 8S well
88 the nurses to take blood preSllure and headache pills. Screening will be from 10 a.m.
ta 3 p.m.
Again we invite the widows to attend the luncheon and learn some of the Veterans
Administration's benefits you may be missing. National Service Director John Emerick
will have guests for his VA seminar to bring you up to date on VA benefits.
In between, we will have toUTS available to thOile who wish to take advantage of
this activity. Sbopping, thought you might want to know, is just across the parking lot
at a large shopping center . For those who wish to save tbe walking till they get to the
stores, the hotel vao will drive you over and come back when you call.
Oh I forgot, as usual every night we will have a group session to whet the appetite.
The $40.00 -registration will buy you 4 days of the best time you may have anywhere. We invite you to pre-register especially thOile who don't stay at the hotel as we
are required to give the hotel the banquet count early.
Important: We have a cut-offdate of May 6. If you wait till then, you may not get a
room at the convention rate, if at aiL Please ca.ll ASAP. Did you pre-register? Available
if you wish.
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF
WORLD WAR II TO OPEN
AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
VA TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE
HEALTH CARE TO BATlAN
AND CORREGIDOR VETS
To commemorate V-E Day, the National
Archives will open a major exhibition on
May 6, 1995. The exhibition, "World War
11: Personal Accounts - Pearl Harbor to
V.J Day: incl udes tbis letter and other
original letters and tbree-<Hmens ional
objects that provide rare insight on the
human experience du ring World War 11.
This exhibition is part of the National
Archives commemoration of the 50th
anniversary of U.S. participation in World
War II. Wa s hington, DC , is the fina l
venue fo r this commemorative exhibition.
"Personal Accounts: which is free and
open to the pub lic. wi ll be on display
through November 12. 1995. in the CircuIar Gallery of the National Archives. Summer hours, beginning April 1, are 10 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Winter hours, from the day after
Labor Daythrough March 31. are 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.The National Archives is located
on Constitution Avenue, between 7th and
9th Streets, NW.
The BrocktonlWest Roxbury VA Medical
Center will provide preventive health care
screening at the 50th Anniversary
National Convention of the American
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor
which will be held at the Sheraton Tara
Hotel in Braintree, Massachusetts May
25-29, 1995. The health care screening
will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
on Friday May 26, 1995 at the Sheratcn
Tara Hotel.
Health care and administrative professionals of the Brockton/West Roxbury VA
Medi~al Center will provide blood press ure, glucose and cardiac rehab screening.
Other services and counseling will be provided by Medical Administration, Prosthetics and Sensory Aids, Research and
Development, Veterans Outreach and the
Women Veterans Clinic.
Doctor William Paw Skelton, III , M.D.,
F.A.C.P., POW Physician Coordinator,
James A HaJey Vetera.ns Hospital, Tampa,
Florida and Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of South F lorida College of
Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
Doctor Skelton graduated from South
Carolina University in 1983. He was a graduate Resident of the University of South
Carolina Medical School, graduating in
1986.
He was assigned to the James A Haley
Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida in 1986
as a primary care physician and as Prisoner
of War Physician Coordinstor.
Docror Skelton has spoke over forty times
at POW Conventions and other Military
Conventions concerping the pres umptuous
diseases and other medical problems.
Doctor Skelton has had seventy of his
researched works on POW published, some
of them appearing in the Quan. He has also
written chapters that appear in text books.
Doctor Skelton has written the scrip for
Service Connected Presumptuous diseases
and has been invited by the Central Veterans Administrative Office in April of this
year to make a video tape on the Service
Connected Presumptuous diseases in Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Doctor Skeltcn's Father was a POW in
Gennany during World War D and his Great
Great Grandfsther who was from South
Carolina was a POW during the Civil War.
Doctor Skelton's Brother John Stuart
Skelton, M.D., is also a POW Physician C0ordinator at the VA Clinic, Greensville,
South Carolina
Docror Skelton's Wife is also a Doctor at
the James A Haley VA Hospital and is active in the research of POW's. They have
two sons.
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MANY THANKS
Dear Mr. Vater:
Several months ago I made a request for
information on my cousin, Martin Eisenman, who perished aboard the Slti"yo
lIarM. I am Dot sure how that request
made ita way into your publication, but I
am quite gratefull
I would aI.o like to take the opportunity
to publicly thank you, and the othen who
were gracioue enough to respood by tel~
phone and letter: 'l'homa8 E. Gage. John A.
Bergman, and Murray Sneddon . Alao,
Ralph
and _
Long, ""'" of
"hom I have COt i eeponded with in the past.
Their re&ponIeII. in addition to your fine
publication, constitute a great deal of inf0rmation to ueiJ:Ililate, and I am acrutiniring
1he material carefully.
There is juet one area I would like to oorreeL Contrary to the notke in the QaaD. I
am Dot the lilter of Sergeant Eiaenman,
rather hie cousin. As the "Family Historian1 have been endeavoring to document the
circumataocet of the impriflOnment and
death of, Martin Eisenman in the
1.0_
Philippines.
Since my original requeet. I have 1eamed
a few more pertinent facta about Martin'.
Army aervice, which I am hoping will make
it poss:ible (with the help of your membership) to locate aomeone who knew him per-.
aonally, and/or waa a survivor of the
_II."..
Martin Eisenman enlilted and served
tour of duty in the Panama Canal Zone
ODe
from 1936 to 1987, at which time he was
honorably diacharged. In Augu.st. of 1940 he
re-e.nlisted at Wilmingt.on, Delaware (his
hometown) for service in the Philippine
blanda. He was aaaigned to the 20th Air
Baae Group (Reinforced) at Nichols Field on
November 1. 1940; and to the 17th Pursuit
Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, 00, February
14,1941. In a letter dated JuJ.y 10, 1941. be
deec:ribed his won. as an airplaDe mechanic,
and his loeation as, Iba., Zamhales - located. 160 milea north of ManUa. In a letter
dated July 26, 1941. his kIcati.on is lieted as,
Nichola F;eId. RUaI. P.L
Putting tocet.her the thread of infonna,t ion already received, I have reaaon t.o
believe that after the death march, be W811 a
priaoDer at Cab.natuan PNon Camp and
later at Davao Penal Colony. However. I
have DO actual documentation or eye-witDII8II
ao:ounta.
A clipping from a Wilmington, DE
new.
paper (date omitted) which waa aaved by
hia aiater, reporting the deatb of Martin
Eiaenman, quotea a Sergeant Lyle C.
Knudson, fellow priaoner and aurvivor of
the Slal.yo lIaru, who knew Martin
Ei8enmen up to the end. The aame article
atatea that Knudson'a atory bad recenUy
been publi'hed All att.empta to locate Lyk!
KnudJon, or the published account of bi.s
impriaonment, have been futile up to this
time. 1 am hoping that ODe rX your readers
win be able to ahed light, epecificaUy on
BATAAN/CORREGIDOR
MEMORIAL
On 20 May 1995, a monument wjll be
dedicated to tbe memory of all men and
women, both American and Filipino aervicemen that fought in the Defenae of
Bataan and Corregidor in the early daya of
WWll.
This will be the first Memorial to Honor
the Survivors of Bataan and Corregidor in
the United 8tatea. The dedication ceremony will take place at the Waterfront Park
in Ki88imm.ee, FL at 10:00 houn and will
be followed by a Special Luncheon in honor
of thoee Bataan and Corregidor peraonnel
who attended.
This entire project ia aponaored by the
Philippine eomm.unity and some of the surviVOR of Bataan and Conetidor the name
of the group 14 -rhe Bataan and Conegidor
Memorial Foundation~. The cost of the pn>
jed. will run between $125,000 to $150,000.
They have been raiaing"the needed fu:ncU
by a mail out to intereated pel'1lODnel (a
copy of the pamphlet) 14 endoeed.
Future plans caIJ for a Bataan and ~
regidor Mueeum to be run by the
Foundation.
SEEKING INFORMATION
OearJoe,
Laat night I eame across a medal which
appeara to be gold.
So I inveated the $21)0.00 that was
requeeteci. Now I am in quest of information about thia coin.
It. weight 14 approximately 1 ~ It baa
3 atars above a woman with long flowing
hair, holding a weapon ofaome.on. About
waiat high there appeart to be an ieland
with Corregidor inacribed above it. Below
that on the edge the word Bataan. On the
len. aide there appean a bomb blut. on
the reverse it ia printed: For The DefIlDM
Of The Philippicee.
What can you tell me about such a
medallion??
Alto what is believed to be a bronze
medallion _ight s lightly leu than 1 oz.
with an eagle atanding with apread wings
on face . Across top -Awarded To· with
space below:
For HODOrable Servk:e
WbileA
Pri.oner olWaJ'
(A Shield.)
United State. of America
It, too, waa included with purchaae.
ThanIta very much.
AH. King
P.O. Box 577
Florence, AZ 85232
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my couain Martin , and/or tbe publiahed
story of Lyle Knudeon.
LoioSernoff
2201 N. Salford 8t.
Philadelphia, PA 19131-2209
215-878-8946
MEMORANDUM
To AU Conoemed!ll t
Recently a London newapaper, The
Independe nt, ran a news ite m which
inferred that aome 20,000 former prbonera ot war from the United Statea.
Britain, AuatraJia and New Zealand filed
a law suit (Jan. 30) in Tokyo against the
Japaneee government.
The American Defenden of Bataan and
Corregidor, an organiution compri&ed of
vetenm. ,.,ho were priaonera of war of the
Japanese.!! are NOT involved in the law
suit cited in that newa item. The American Defe ndera of Bataan " Corregidor
ABE involved in a claim againet the
Japaneee government, howe ver. that
claim is beiiig proce seed througb the
United Natione Human Rights Committee
in Geneva. Switzerland.
There ate Americans involved in the law
suit cited by the London Independent. Aa
faJ' .. 14 known, those Americana are memhera of The Center For Civilian latemee
Higbta, IDe;, This group it: comprised ofper80ne who ~ interned by the Japanese
durin, WWI~ in the Philippine Islanda.
The Center For Civilian Internee Right.e,
Ine., doea NOT repreaent the Americao
Defendua of Bataan & CorTegidor!
It ~ hoped that this will clarify the situation for an pereoD8 who are or mijht be
eligible, .. former prieoaen ot war, to
be members of 'nwI American Defendera of
Bataan and CorTesidor.
A mauive submiaaion pertaining to oar
claim is being readied for delivery to the
U.N. Hu.man Right. beadquarte rB in
GeDeva. I want to give credit to The WaJ'
Amput.ationa of Canada (The Honorable
H. Clifford Cbadderton, Chief Eucutive
Officer) and to Mr. Brian Forbea, B .
Comm, ~ the attorney who is 1"88p0n8ible for dired.ing our claim.
RALPH LEVENBERG
Special ProjectOffieer, ADBC
HELP
Will you pleaae put tbia information in
the Quan? Thie requealcame to me beca.uae
I am chairman of the Canopua Reunion and
alBo becauae I do the updatin,a: of the roster.
The family of NORMAN MARKWELL
CBM who W88 captured on Corregidor, was
in the Pbilippinea 811 of 1 Jan. 1944. If anyone hae any information please contact.:
Eileen Markwell
4.240 West. Harrington Lane
ChXogo, IL 6<J64O.6038
AIao thie notice for the Canopua RewUon:
The 13th reunion for the ahipmatee of the
U .S .S . CANOPUS AS-9 will be held
September 16, 16 and 17, 19915 in Eureka
Sprl.nga. Ark.ansaa. Pleue oontact Andrew
A Henry if you need MY information.
Vtrginia I. Heruy
2748 Malibu Way
Eugene, OR 97406-1875
6OS-485-7414
APRIL. 1891 - S
SINCERE APOLOGY
THE REAL JAPAN
ByPATlUCKJ.BU~
HWorU! revisionuu Ihouldn't be
~rmitted to rewrite 1M. war in. tM PocifU;
WASHINGTON!..... The Smithsonian',
'5 0th anniversary exhibit on the atomic
bombing of Japan hu been tadieally
pared back. Only the fuaelage oftbe E~la
Gay, and a videotape about its minion
over Hiro.bima, will be shown. Angry
proteata by veterana carried the day.
What enraged the veta? The impreeeion
left in early drafta of the scripts for the
original elaborate nhibit was that. only
tena of t.houaanda (not hundreds of thouBanda) of U.S. troops would have become
...c.8ualties in an invuion of Japan. The
Smithsonian script ",ea slanted toward
those who felt an inv.sion would have
been a walkover;'8uggMting the bombings
ofHiroahima and Nagasaki were wild acta
ofvengeance against 8 defenaelesa people.
A committee cboeen to ",view the edli.bit round anti-American hi.. ; "This unit
appears overly lyoipathetic to the Japan-
February 22, 1995
Kermit Lay
5471 Tara Drive
Clayton, OOUornia 94517-1065
Dear Mr. Lay:
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In response to your letter, dated November 14, 1994, to Past NatioDaJ Commander
WilliAm E. Beariato which was printed in the February, 1996, issue olt.he QUAN, I will
try to clear some things up.v
I apologize that your name was removed from the maili'ng label of the EX-POW
BULLETIN. In the February, 1994, i8808 of the QUAN, an article WIUI printed about
your receiVing the Medal for Humane Action. Unfortunately, this article was printed in
the middle of the obituaries. We should have read the article more cloeely, but we
changed your file to indicate that you bad paaeed away. I am sony. We have corrected
your tile.
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The omission of the faJl or Bataan was an unintentional erTOJ'. We admit that we
did not proofread closely enough. This ahould Dever have happened. We have taken
stepa to ensure this does not happen apin.
I have requeated. that your name anel your wife's name be removed from the fundraising list.
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Again, I am reJ"!tful thia has caused you such gri,r.
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Re8pectfullY1
Clydie J . Morgan (Miss)
NationaJ Adjutant
American Ex-Prisoners of War
ese .1 suffering, desperate defenders of
their homeland and unique culture,- In cc: National Commander PNC William E. Bearisto
contrast, the U.S.
Similarly, Lynne ChMney. "-chair of (Permialion 10 publiNJ abow Idle,. in THB QUAN ID('U 8"fUIbtd 10 Capt. &rmit Lay by
the National Endowment. for the Humani- Clydi« J . Morgan, A4jutant, American &.PrWOnn-a 0( WQ1', on 6 March 1995 duri1lll a
ties, reviewing the National Standa'rda for tekphone CORueT'l4tion.)
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'History her .~ncy funded , discovered
'that "'in tiM eeCtion [for fiftb- and sixthgraderalabout the end of World War D, them. Early on the moming of the third
AnENTION EX-POWS
students are encouraged to read a book day ... they were paraded through the
about a Japanese girl of their age who camp and then, at sunrise, and standing
February 17, 1995
died • painful 'death .. a reeult or radia- before their own grav.., moL" A hundred stories like rua echo throuP Dear Mr. Vater:
tiOn &om the atomic bomb that the U.S.
dropped. on Hil"08hima in 19U:i. And that Dawa' book.
RecenUy I wu called by an American
On the Bataan Death Mateb, Japaneee writer ro~ lfflK (Japanese media), Robert
is all they are enoouraged to leam about
"chopped. the fingers off officers to get at
how the' war WILl ended!
·Tbeae appear to be yet. two more exam- their gold W.t Point rinp. One captain
ples of the anti-Western biu fA America'a had 80me Japanese money, ud for that vided some ~nrormatioD about what The
cultural elite. Well, let. me suggelt an they chopped. his head off. Another officer Bomb meant to POW. in Japan.
was holding hi. men'a mODey, .. bite
antidote to this poiaon.
Now NHK wanta to make a documenThe Japa.n ese took it and shot
Perhaps the Smithsonian could produce 'money.
tary to explain to the Japaneae people why
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a 600-pqe ec:ript. for an embit on Hiro- him.
the AmericaM don't ba&e the BaoIa Gay.
_What kind or -uniqUe culture" waa it
hito's Greater East Atia Co-Prolperity
He wanta to interview Ell-POW. of Japan
that
produced.
soldiers
like
that?
Spbere. For fifth- and .ixth-gradera, let.
who live in the Waahincton area - and he
Americans should rightly debate the is espedaUy interested in testimony for
me suggeat two new boob: -rhe ChowDipper" by Ken Towery who, 'aa a teen- 'wisdom and nec:eMity of using thoee terri- Japaneee TV from E..:-POWa who were in
aier, manned an anti-aircraft gun on ble weapons on open cit.ies. But, about the vicinity of Hiroahima and Nagasaki
Con-egidor, and "'Priaooers of the JaPJlD- wbo was the wanime aareuor in Asia, When the atomic-homb8 were dropped.
who behaved mo.t barbarically toward
. .* ~ Gavin 0....
Will you pleue alert your Quan readCaptured after Bataan fell, Towery WILl prisoners and captive peoples, no contest. era? It's possible- that getting the story
an eyewitneu to Japaneee hiatory. Here is Bat.aan's butchers and the perpetrators of before Lhe Japanese people (at last) oould
what happened to three friends who the Rape of Nanking deserved just what innuence their government to consider
they got.
eecaped &om tria priaon camp. reparations to the Es-POWs. His addnBs
·Within a matter of days ... lhe men
il:
Putrid! J. BucMnlm's column u syndi·
were brought back into camp and l taked
Robert CarTarO
by
TribuM
Media
Services.
cated
out in full view fJr others to undergo their
, 1756 North Rhodes Street '334
puni.a4ment- Three po&. were eel up, one
Arlington, VA 22201'
for each priaoaer;. Each wu forced into a
Thank )"GU. I hope th!1t some good. can
haif-8Jandio&, half;-kneeling position with
come or this.
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1;U. h8n4a tied behind the pole and his f .
Yours lincerely,
. to the baH, They could neither sit nor
Sky Phillips Bea'ven
stand. Thus they remained bareheaded
under a blaine sun for two days, while
Japaneee IJU8.l'da taunted., kicked md beat
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEETING REPORT
VA'S 19968UDG£T .
SUBMlmD TO CONGRESS
Wuhington, Feb. 6 - Funding levels
for the Department of Veterana Affaira
(VA) will reach $39.5 billion in the fiacal
1. This report summarizes the major iSlLuealconcerna of the members of the year 1996 budget aubmitted to Congreaa
AdviAory Committee on Fonner Prisoners of War di8CU&8ed at the November 2-4, 1994, today. The request repreaenta an increa.ae
of $1.3 billion above the 1995 budget, $1
meeting beld at the Audie Murphy VA Medica1 Center, San Antonio, Tuas.
billion of which is targeted to VA's health·
2. UPDATE NASlMFUA MORTALITY STUDY OF
care system.
FORMER PRISONER OF WAR V'BTBIlAN8:
VA Secretary Jeaae Brown said, "Once
The last update of the important mortality study of the long-term heaJth residuals again, VA', budget includes increases for
of captivity Waf! authorized by the Department of Veterans Affairs more than 20 yean both budget authority and outlaya. This
ago. The average age of the overwhelming mf\jority of former prisoners of war i& above budget reflects t.he Administration's con·
70 yean. It i8 highly probable that additional residual conditions exiat for which service- tinning support for veterans by ensuring
connected benefits could be fully warranted. The reeent addition of ischemic heart dis- that they eontinue to receive the benefits
ease i8 an example of thia. If thia update ill not done in the immediate future. it will and service."they bave earned and
mean that other legitimate, long delayed benefits will never be provided. Mortality stud· deserve.·
ies currently provide the most practical and effective means of obtaining Bcientifically
Brown said that 8 m~or challenge for
valid data. It is called to your attention that mortality data obtained by Dr. William VA's bealth~ system.is; promoting more
Page, MFUA, wll8tangentiaJ to the morbidity-cliniealstudies publi4bed in 1992. Lastly, effective and efficient aemce to veterans.
the annual statistical reports prepared by Dr. Charles Stenger, with cooperation of Dr. · We will attempt to meet. this challenge
Page, is no longer an accurate measure of the number of stm living fonner POWs since through a proposed reorganization of our
it was deP,endent, in the put, upon thi!I mortality data. That report is regularly utilized hospital management and operation a
by Congress, 000, The White House, and virtually every other organization concerned atructure into networks, which will funcwith prisoner of war matters 88 well as the Department of Veterans Alrain! itself. tion aa bus!'n ••• omcea to improve the
Therefore, the committee recommends that the Department of Veteran& Affairs give the delivefl" and C08wlTectivenesa of health·
highest priority to an immediate update of the loqitudinal lIIortality study of former
&ervicee," Brown added.
prisoners of war. It is strongly urged that the Department of Veterana Affairs fund this
The builget qontaina $17 billion (or medmost important, crucial and long-delayed atudy immediately.
ical care, a $747 ~l1ion increase, and aupporta an employment level of 201,254 em3. TRAINING AND INDOCTRINATION:
,
The lack of training and incloetrination for physicians frustrat.ee the former prison- ployeea in VA's Veterana Health Adminis·
er of war veteran. In disc:uuion& with regi.onaJ office personnel, questions were raised as tration (VHA). Funding will allow th.e
to what would facilitate proceuing of protocol enminations and provide the former department to provide high quality health
Ill. prieooen of war the optima) opportunity for jWlt. compensation. One of the answers was' care to all veterana expedecl to apply sys, medical examioationa which addreu diagnosis more precisely, more thoroughly, and temwide, including an additional 43,000
leu vaguely. Despite the fad. that medical diagnosia ia often uncertain and causation eligible vet.e.rana who are expected to seek
multiple, it is still neoeaaary fo( the physician to abow logical and positive correlation of care in 1996. The inerea.ae in. funding also
incident to outco~ for the adjudication/rating board to act fairly. In the pa8~, Dr. will aJlow VA to' open new (acilitiea, in·
Skelton of the Tampa VAMC and Dr. J. Johnaon of Reno VAMC have both emphasized c1uding tbree nuraing homes, and fully
the need. for training and on-going education for physicians wbo conduct protocol exami· (un'd construction of new boapitals in
nations and who work with former prisoner of war veterans. (See Attachment '3, Brevard County, Fla., and on the grounds
Statement by Dr.' JerTOId: Jobnaon.) Mr. Robert Fletcher, a member oUhia committee, on oCTravis Air Force Base in California.
Brown said that the budget will permit
his own, viBited a number of VA medical center&, and it was his personal observation
that there is litUe or no training for the physicians examining former prisoners of war. the department to continue the shift. from
Mr. Fletcher adviaed the Secretary of his concerns by personal letter. Dr. Johnson of the h06pital inpatient care to outpatient and
Reno VAMC adviaed that phy.icians who conduct protocol examinations need to be sen· noninstitutional care settings, whicl) is in
sitive to the POW experience. Physicians need to have a refresher course in the POW keeping with the genera] trend in providdiaeue entities (particularly malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies) and need to have an ing medical care throughout the country.
underatanding of the preeumptive diwaaee and an understanding of both the na'ure of
the examination with .ubeequent adjudicatory proceaa. Dr. L. Lehmann, Veteran.
Health Administration, Central Office Representative, suggested that post graduate
~ucation can be accompliabed in a variety of ways including: ( 1) Audio tapes; (2) Filma
- "Priority POW; e' al; (3) TV satellite COUI"'8M; (4) 2·3 day regiooaJ or national couraea
on the POW veteran (theM should be held every two to three yeal;8:); (6) conferences providing dialogue with adjudicators and phya,iciana to the mutual benefit of both; (6)
involvement of the RMEC to conduct. certain of these programs. It would be necesaary to
provide continuation medical edUl;8tion credits for the physicians attending the foregoNovember W, 1984
ca..re
BRING AFRIEND
ing.
4. APPOINTMENT<S) TO THE ADVISORY COMMITtEE:
The Chairman of tbi.I Committee baa been informed ,that one of ita members (Mr.
Everett Alvarez) aelected for re-appoint.ment, has declined his re-appOinbnent. The committee is therefore one member short. It is imperative that thi!I vacancy be filled immediately. Alao, three (8) sitting members' tenure expire in June 1995. It is recommended.
... that t.beae vacancies be filled by re-appointment of incu,;nbent or appointment of new
• !Jlemben,DO later tbaa April 1. 1986.. Such action will allow tbe new appointees to
attend the n¢ scbeduled. meeting of the Committee on April 26-28, 1996. ~ed
bereto (Attachment '1) is a liat ofsuggested nominee&.
Cont. on POile 6
TO THE 50th CONVENTION.
BE SURE TO MAKEYOURHOTR
RESERVATIONS WlY.
THE WHOlE CONVENTION
FOR $40BEST BUY IN BOSTON
"
APRIL, 1996 - 5
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Cont. from Pae<s
5. RBGIONALIZATION:
'Ibe Committee heartily endol'88l the Secretary's favorable commibnent to a pilot
program to regionalize adjudication of POW examinations at central.ized offices on a one
to two year trial basi&.
RICHARD A. STRATl'ON. MA MSW
Captain, USN (Retired)
INTERNATIONAL LAW VIOLATIONS
February 10, 1995
2716 Eastabore Place
Reno. Nevada 89609
(702) 827-3191
•
...Mr. Erie Tiatounet
Room D204,
Centre For Human Right.
PalaU dee Natio08,
United NatioD.l Office at Geneva,
Ch·1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Dear Mr. TiatouDeC
It is my honor and privilege to eocloee 18 eopi_ ofa communication on behalfoftbe
American Defender. of Bataan ,. Comlgidor, Ioc., with refel"8DCe to our claim against
the Government of the United State. of America.
This claim i8 baaed on specific violatio08 of international law committed by the
United Statea .. particularly DOted under the various provision. of the loternational
Covenant on Civil and Political Richta.
It is rec:ogniJ.ed that the United. States ratified the International Covenant in the
Pall or 1992. but, that it haa not. .. of thia date, entered into the Optional Protocol of
the Covenant.
We would therefore requeat that the Human Rilhta Committee of the United
Nations consider the claim pursuant to Article 40 of the International Covenant lUI part
and parcel oftbe Committee'. juri.ldiction in thiI context.
AI. you are aware, Article 40 provides that the Human Rights Committee baa the
power to review the reports iuued by State Parties with referenoe to the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Righta with specific reference to the progreu made by
the individual State Parties in giving effect to the Individual righta recognized under the
Covenant.
ln accordance with the Rules of Procedure established by tbe Human Ri,hta
Committee it would be our undentand.ing that the attaebed communication could be
made available to the Committee for ita evalWition in the eootat. of ita Article 40 review
oCthe United Statea of America report..
It is our further understanding that the United States will be the aubject of such
evaluation in Man::h of t.hie year in New York .. part and paroel of the Human Rights
Committee Agenda for the period commencing March 20 and tenninating April 7, 1995.
We would like to take this opportuni ty to express our appreciation to the
Committee for ita CODJIideration 01 our communication.
Reapect.fully,
RALPH LEVENBERG
Ml\ior, USAF (Retired.)
Special Projecta Chairman for
The American Defendera of Bat.aan
and Corregidor, roc.
Jusna DEPARTlWfT
ADVISES VA ON
SUPREME COURT DEOSION
Waahington, January 28 - Secretary of
Veterana Affairs Jesae Brown is announcing that the Departme nt of Justice haa
reaponded to his requeat for advice in
interpretina a recent Supreme Court decision in the Brow" u. Gordner ca.ae.
The court overturned VA's interpretation of a Jfw dealing with disabilities veterena incur aa a consequence of VA medical care. VA had taken the position that
ita liability waa identically parallel to the
private aect.or, i.e., the department was
clearly responsible for medical errors or
negligence but not for the poeaib&e or unintended c:oneequenc:e.s eX procedunw wboee
nab were known and accepted by the
patient..
In a January 20 letter, the Justice
Department stated: "AI. your letter notea,
the scope of the exchwon identified by the
Supreme Court in the aecond put of footnote 3 to tb. Gardner opinion is Dot
entirely clear' _•. Nevertheleaa, we believe
the footnote itaell iI read most accurately
aa excluding from coverage under aection
1151 only thoee iJ\juriea that are the certain, or perhap8 the very nearly certain,
result of proper medical treatment..·
Brown aaid, "I appreciate the Attorney
General'a prompt reaponae. VA can DOW
proceed on a 80lid lep.I footing in deciding
pending claima with leu likelihood of further tiJne.eooawning litigation.·
Bued on t;b.W advice, the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) will move quic:kly to
reviee eximng regulations oonsiateot with
the Jusuce Department guidance and
tuljud.icat.e';p!Ddins claima .. 800n . . the
reviaed reguJationa are final
n.. Supreme Court's December 12 opinion was dear with reprd to certain categories of claims that had been held in
abeyance pending the Court'a decision. VA
had been moving on a parallel COUI'MI to
decide thoIIe CUM while awaiting Juatice
Department guidance 00 other catesoriea
of pendinl daima. The department will
coatinue to adjudicete thoee claims while
the re.iaed regulations, expected to be
published in the near future, are being
finalized..
GUEST OF AN EMPEROR
IEIIIIIOIIIIIfOIIIA1IOII
REUNION
The ,Nonbweet Chapter 01 the Amarican
Defendera of Sateen and Conesidor will
·have their 1995 reunioD in Sandpoint,
Idaho, June 9 to 11. Regiatration and
information, Hach E . Branch, P.O. BO:l
283, Cut Bank, MT 59427. Phone: 406878-2476.
4th Muine Regiment (CorregidorBataan) reunion will be held in San
Antonio, TX May 22 to May 25, 1996. For
information write Pat Hitchcock , Food
Brolter Conaultanta , 41 Stonebrooke
Place, Suite 134, Jaekaon, TN S8S06.
'-TBEQUAN
ThankYOIL
EDdoeed is a copy of my recently edited
book, "GUEST OF AN EMPEROR-. I published it myself, and have a thouaand
copiea on hand, and they can be purclt-.I
direct. from me at a coat of $14.95. Thia
includea poetage and handling.
ReopoctfuIly.
Vqil V. Vining
11862 Cherry Hilla Orin E
Sun City, AZ 853610S868
'995 REUNION NOTICE
Escape!
We appreciate your cooperation in posting and publishing
notices of our 31st reunion. The 1995 meeting will be held
in Charlotte, North Carolina. September 7·11.
Memoir of a World War II Marine Who
Broke Out of a Japane.e POW Camp
and Linked Up with
Chine.. Communist Guerrillas
WHERE:
Adam's Mark
J _ _ D. McBrayer, Jr.
Charlotte, North Carolina
{232J pp. 9.f...24528
Pbotograpba., illustrations, map, document&, appeDdioes, indes
WHEN:
September 7-11, 1995
WHO:
All Handa who aerved in U.S. Navy PI' Boat
Squadrooa, Baaea, Tenders, Supply,
Communications, FEMU. Medical or were
in any way connected with ww n PI' Boat
operationa, family and frienda .
()"7864-O(168.7
$26.96 library biDding
1995
On MIlJ' 10, INS, Lieuteaant James D. McBrayer and
three other U.S . Marine officers were crowded onto a
Japaneee train in China, leaving the P9W camp st .Kiangwan and headed ror a ship that would Lransport them to
Japan. Since their imprisonment in December 1941, the four
men had continuou.ly plott.ed their e&eape, waiting for the
opportune moment to put their plan iDto action.
'nle cro,..ded boxcar provided them with . uch an opponu..
nily. As darkneu deeeended the four MarineI put their plan
into action, removing the two rusty bars and Itrande of
barbed wire coval'ina: the boxc:ar'1 windcnv and jumping out
into the Chineae count.ry1lide. Thia is the gripping story or the
author'1 imprilODment in China, hia darina: eecape from the
POW train, the dangeroua puaage throuJh the country with
the help of ChinMe Commuru.t' perrill.., and hi! return to
the United States 61 day6 aft.er biB eec:ape.
.
A retired Marine colonel and pmfetllOr emeritus or political science, JIUDMI D. ~'" oJ.... live. in r.le or Palma,
South Carolina.
COL. • MRS. J.D. MeBRA.YBR, JR.
8850 GAIJ,ERIA. WOODS DR., APT. 112
BIBMINGHAM. AI. 3U44
McFarland I; Company, Inc., Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
Complete informatioo may be obtained from P.T. Boata,
Tenders and Bases. P.O. Box 38070, Memphis, TN 38183·
0070, Telephone 901·765-8440; FAX 901-751-0622.
DON'T FORGET
To al1 the eons" daugbten
oftha aurvivore:
I have been &airing myself a question for
sometime.
Where are all the lona/daughtera of
Bataan and Cottegidor survivors?
I know you are out therel You are probably my apt 46, maybe younger.
Ifl could have. minute olyourtime ...
Pleue uk what your puent/grandparent went through. If they had not been 80
courapoU8 and strong, with the will to
live, you would not be reading thia. Too
many have forgotten and many just arm\
interested, but we mWlt not (orget. The
~rity of people our age know nothing of
what these meo went through, or even
woree, they bave never heard of Bat.aan.
But we've .11 been educated about the
"bomb-. I know you all have families of
your own, DOl mutb time, etc., but please
ask questiona about it. ." leam what happened ... why we dropped the bomb. There
are not many survivors left.. Most will talk
now, but only if asked.
I myself waited too long. My father
passed away in 1977. I would give any.
thing now to taUt to him. even for a few
minutes. When 1 was yaung I was a1ways
'too busy or itjuet. didn' interest me. Until
now.
I have been privileged to have met and
talked to many survivors and spnuetJ and
have learned 110 much in 110 little time. 'l1le
time to learn is now. Juat. take a few min·
utes to ask, learn, educate others who
have no idea. It's history. We don't have
long before there are no more survivors.
But I promise to them now, I will not forget· nor will my children. You are what
~ stands ror. I salute you all!
A proud but concerned son,
Jeff'McIn~
2418 21st SE, Puyallup, WA 98374
FAX: 206-841.{)269
SEEKING INFORMAnON
SEEKING INfOIlMATION
February 2, 1995
Samuel L. Gordon, M.D.
80 Spoonbill Road
Manalapan, Florida 33462
(407) 686-4248
Dear Sir.
Re: American Defenders of Bataao •
Corregidor meeting May 26 . 1995 Braintree, Mass.
My brother wu Ensign Jack B. Gordon,
USNR who died January 25, 1945 aboard
a Japanese Ihip nearing Japan while
enroute from Manila, P.1. - departing
December 15, 1944 a8 a POW aboard the
Orianoka Maru.
Pleaae advise me if I can be of any 88llialance to you or your fellow lurvivors at
your reunion; or if I am eligible as a nen
of kin membe1'8hip in your organization.
As a naval flight lurgeon who served in
the Pacific from Guadalc:anal to Saipan, I
read of your reunion in the February 1995
isaue of The Retired 0fIJeer. u r am a
member ofTROA.
•
I tru8t your orgarur.ation has membel'8
who knew my brother, either on Corngi~
dor or during ~ur POW yean!
Sincerely.
Samuel L. Gordon, MD
Comdr., MC, USNR (ReL)
February 28, 1995
Mr. Joseph Vater
18 Warbler-Drive
McKees Roc:u, Pennsylvania 15136
Dear Mr. Vater.
I am writing for the purpose of finding
information about my uncle, lit. Lt. John
M. Kerrey. He was with the Army Signa1
Corpe, wsa Bent to the Philippines in 1941.
waa captured by the Japanese, and escaped rrom the Bataan MarU.
He operated with Robert Lapham until
17 October 1944 when he drowned after
falling overboard • banca while aailing on
Baler Bay near · Dibut, Tayabaa,
Philippines.
My uncle would have been 30 years old.
He fuiiahed four years at the Univer.ity of
Minneeota but went into the BeMCII before
graduating. He grew up in Chicago and
W88 engaged to a woman from Waahing·
ton, DC. Her name was Evangeline Mella.
Would you put a query in your newslet.ter to eee if any aurvivor would remember
him? Accordiog to Robert Lapham, hi.
beat. friend was a University of Iowa grad·
uate, Wilbur Lage,
Anyone with a recol1ection can eend
information to me at my Senate offtee.
Respectfully Y0W'8,
J . J;lobert Kerrey
APRIL, 18811 - 1
REGULATIONS FOR PRISONERS
Thousands of Americans made the trip to Japan by "Japaneae Prison Ships- ,
Encloeed for each of)'ou ia a true copy of your travel orden from the Philippines to
Japan, courtesy Chapter 124.
COMMANDER OF THE PRISONER ESCORT
NAVY OF THE GREAT JAPANESE EMPIRE
REGULATIONS FOR PRISONERS
~LLOWING ORDERS WILL BE PUN·
ISHED WITH IMMJIDlATB DEATH.
s ) THOSE DISOBEYING ORDERS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
b) THOSE SHOWING A MOTION OF ANTAGONISM AND RAISrNG A SlGN OF
OPPOSITION.
c) THOSE DISOBEYING THE REGULATIONS BY INDMDUALISM, EGOISM,
THINKING ONLY ABOUT YOURSELF. RUSHING FOR YOUR OWN GOODS.
d) THOSE TALKING WITHOUT PERMISSION AND RAISING LOUD VOICES.
e) THOSE WALKING AND MOVING WITHOUT ORDER.
0 THOSE CARRYING UNNECESSARY BAGGAGE IN EMBARKING.
g) THOSE RFSISTING MUTUALLY.
h) THOSE TOUCHING THE BOAT'S MATERIALS, WIRES, ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
TOOLS, SWITCHES. ETC.
i) THOSE CLIMBING LADDER WlTHom ORDER
j) THOSE SHOWING ACTION OR RUNNING AWAY FROM THE ROOM OR
BOAT.
k) THOSE TRYiNG TO TAKE MORE MEAL THAN GIVEN TO THEM.
I) THOSE USING MORE THAN TWO BLANKETS.
2. Siooe the boat is not. well equipped and inlide being narrow, food being ICaJ'Ce and
poor, you'll feel uncomfortable during the ahort time on the boat. ThOH I"in,
patience and diaorderina: the regulation will be heavily puniahed for the reaaon of not
being able to escort.
3. Be aure to finish your *nature'a call-. Evacuate the bowels and urine, before embarking.
4. Meal wiU be given twice a day. One plate only to one priaoDer. The prisoners called
by the guard will give out the meal quick as poesible and hon_tty. 'Dle rem_ioin&"
prisoners will stay in their plaeM quietly and wait for your plate. Tboee movinc from
their plaoea reaching for your plate without order will be heavily punished. Same
orders will be applied in handling platea after meal.
5. Toilets will be fixed at the four comers of the room. The bucketa and eana will be
placed. When filled. up a guard will appoint a prisoner. The prisoner called will take
the buckete to the center of the room. The buckets will be puJled up by the derrick
and be t.Im:Iwn away. Toilet papers will be given. Everyone must cooperate to make
the room sanitary. nu.e being careless will be punished.
6. Navy of the Great Japaneee Expire will not try to puniah you all with death. ThOlMl
obeying all the rules and regulations, and believing the action and purpose of the
Jepaneae Navy, oooperaq with Japan in constructing the "New Order of the Great
Asia" which lend to the world'a peace will be well treated.
1. THE PRISONERS DISOBEYING THE
PlEASE HELP
Dear Mr. Vater:
Two reqUMte:
Would you please run these names in
the "Quan" in hopea some reade r mi,ht.
know the addreM 01 the IoUowiDC IMIDo
who were forme r members of the 7th
.........
_, _....
the. are the only men whom I have DOt
found in the pUt three yean out of Ute
335 p8noODel who were aasipecl to our
unit in 194 1 while on Bataan, I would
appreciate your elTort and thank you in
advance:
Croeby, Harvey 6142550
.Pun. Rudolfbo 0 . 18011487 (Medic)
Moran, Robert L. 18029968
BDb~,~ueIF. 6296310
I S W'e eqjoy the "'Quan," etpeciall,.
the
February '96 iaeus, and the article on page
15 written by Otto Whittington. as I met
8-THEQUAN
thia fellow at Phoenix Airport la at
November, and be is something elae; and
very dedicated to Veterans and their problema, any POW would aurely enjoy hia
humor, to think he is very near t.be point
that will put him in a wheelchair for the
real. or his life, you would not know he suffers when you meet him and tal.It to him
,bout his experiences. but he liItee m08t of
us, all have some type of diaability that we
like to keep hidden, but. be deservea a
medal for hia GRIT. (Otto is quite a
writer).
I agree with the writer that peeD I.
hard to read from. but as you say 1 don't
want to see the type iocreeaed in size, fd
rather uae a mquifying gIau to read, but
don't aborten the Quao.
Sincerely youn,
Ray H. Tboml*N1
2938 W. Heatherbrae Or.
Phoenix, AZ 860 17-t US
NEVER PLAN
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a ATAAN. COftREGtDOR
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BATAAN
UNCENSORED
By COL B.B. MDJ.ER
In frank, burning prose, Col. E.O.
Miller tena the true etory of the
194th Tank Battalion who endured
the horror or Bataan du.ring WO,r ld
War U . When it ended, only 29 of
the 61 citizen IOldien of the Brainerd unit eurvived to return home.
Limited quantiti.. of Col. Miller's
book are available throuch the Minnesota Military Museum, P.O. Box
150. Camp Ripley, LitUe Felle, MN
66345-O1~ , COlt i. $17.35 for instate ordera, '16.45 for out-of-atate
ordara, which pricea include snippiOl" and bandliOl". Cheeks ahould
be made payable to the Minoeeota
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CHARUE BARNES
WILLIAM E. BURCH
"Charlie" Ba m .. , 73, of Phoenix, Arizona, paued away s.tunIa,y, Februaty 11,
1995 in the Carl T . .Hayden Veterans Hospital followiog yean of decliniDc bealth
due to empbyaema.
Charlie wu born in Gadaden, Alabama
in 1921 and enlieted in the Army Aircorp
in 1989 juat after araduation from higb
school in Chattanooga, Tenueas... He
completed training at Barksdale Field,
Louiaiana and airuaf\ mechaniea ac:hooliog at CbllDut.e Field, Rantoul, I1linoia.
November t. 1941 he left for the Alia
Paciric Theater with the 9lat Bomb
Squadron travelin, to the Philippines
aboard the PrMideot Coolidge.
Please be informed that my husband,
Major (USA Ret.. ) William E . Burch,
p&s&ed away September 9, 1994 at Wilford
Hall HOlIpital, Lackland Air Force Base in
San Antonio, Texas or poeumonia..art.hritis (service connected death).
He served in the Philippine Army since
1932, to Philippine Scout - 1936, Philippine Cons tabulary - 1938 and The
United States Army - 1941, P.O.W. rOY
eight months at Bongabong Concentration
Camp in 1943. He aerved in three wars:
WW II, Korean and Vietnam War. He
retired in 1969 after 27 yean aervice in
the US Army.
He was 87 yean or age when be paaaed
away - survived by biB wife Connie, five
children - Sonny, Bill, Carol, YVGDDe and
Patrick, twelve grandchildren and three
great a:randchildren.
Charlie ••e wit.h tbe 27th Bombardment Group in the Defen" of Bataan.
..Eollowing their lummder in April of 1942
in Cabeaban. and aurvivio, the Balaan
Death March, he we. interned for 3 K
yean at POW campa O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Baguio, and Bilibid in tbe Philippines and Osaka 11, TaDllPwa. and Ikuno
inJ.pan..
He returned to the ltates and waa diacbarged from the army at Port Bragg,
N.C. in 1946. Service medal. include the
Bronze Star. Philippine Defense Service
Medal with one 8e1'Vice atar, and OistinIUiahed Unit Badce with 2 oak leaf eluate",.
On MardI 31, 1946 he married. IrJlOl'lne
-Jean- Parker Barnes in Chattanooga ,
• Tenneaeee. Charlie returned to hi8 prewar
,. plana and enrolled at Georgia Tech, completing hia Bachelor in Eledrical Engineering degree in 1961.
From 1961 to 1969 be waa an engineer
at GeoeraI Motora in the Pontiac Testing
and Rnearch DivisioD in Ponu.c, Michigan. '!be automotive field tMting took him
on tris- to Arizona anel led to a career
chanp and move to Pboenb:: in 1969. A
regiltered profeuional eqineer, Charlie
work.d rrom 1959 unt.il retirement in
1982 as an electrical engineer at. the utili·
ty company, Arizona Poblic Servic:e.
In 1984, Jean and Charlie traveled to
the Philippines vi.itin. remembe~ed
places and daulbier Lealie Barou, who
.pent almoet 13 yean &hen work:ing with
Campus Crusade. Survivon are his wife,
Jean Barnes, daugbtera Linda Bame.,
Leslie &a.me., Rita Lawyer, June Bamee,
and three grandehildJ"en.
Memorial service. ror friends and fami·
Iy were held in Phoenix. Arizona at the
Greer-Wihon Funeral Home Chapel,
February 15, 1995.
DECEASED
Buet.he, George
October 18, 1994 - Hq. Co., 2nd Bn.
KinDeJ. Harold J:.
- Oetaber 1&, 1993-H Co., 2nd Bn.
Myen, Keith T.
May 2, 1994 - D Co., 1A Bn.
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JAMES A. BURNE"
Jame. A. Burnett, 79, a lifelong reaident of Albuquerque, died Friday, January
6, 1996. He is aurvived by hil wife or 68
yeara, Avi. Burnett or the home; 8Ona,
Jame. L. Burnett and wire, Sharon and
Rodger Allen Domett and wire, Suaan; aU:
grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. Mr. Burnett. was a veteran or
World War II, having served in the U.S.
Air Force. He was a priaoner or war, and a
survivor of the Bataan De ath March.
Graveside services were held Tuesday,
1:30 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Rodger Allen
Bumett, Jr. officiating.
KENNETH C. CAMPBELL
Kenneth Clif\on CampbeU alway. &aid
that after surviving the infamous Bataan
Death March and Japanese prisoner or
war camps during World War n , "the real.
ofhi81ire was a OOnua."That's how he relt, - said his 100, Brett
Campbell or Eugene, Ore. "He relL like
once he made it out or Lhere, everything
elae was a:ravy. I think he enjOyed life. lot
after that.Campbell, 74 died Mooday, February 6,
1996 of a brain tumor,
Campbell was born May 30, ]920, in
Cumberland, Mel. He played baseball and
football in high acltool and enlilted in the
Army in 1938.
He was aaaigned to the PhilippiDM and
WBe among the American troops captured
when Japanese rorcM ovemm the islands.
. He sW'Vived the Bataan Death Ma~h
and yelU'lJ or impriaonment in prisoner or
war campa in the Philippines and Japan.
In spite of the brutalities he suffered,
Campbell never held a grudge against tbe
Japanese people, his 80n said.
After he W88 liberated at the end of the
war, Campbell remained in the military.
He served as a flia:ht technician and field
maintenance officer in Korea, Indochina,
Formosa, Spa in and Japan, along with
numerous assignments in the United
States.
He ran the physiological flight. training
unit. at Barbdale AFB in Shreveport, La,/
and roodly recalled training actor Jimmy
Stewart.
While st.ationed there, Campbell met
and married Emma Bodron in 1968. '
After retiring in 1963 as an Air Poree
ca ptain, he m oved to San Antonio and
worked at Kelly AFB as a contract negotiator in the procurement section. He
eventua~ left. 15 years later t.o become a
aelf-emploYed derense conti-act consultanl
-He was a &elr-made man: his 80n recalled. "He never went to college, but by
the end of his lire he was negotiating
multimillion--dollar contract. ror the
BOvemmenlCampbell ettioyed traveling, watching
sport. and goinl to the horse races at
Bandera Downs.
Survivon. besides his wife and son, inelude sisten Reba Whitehair and Martha
Weber; and two children from a previous
marriage.\,!,om Campbell and Cynthia
Wilkin.s.
THOMAS D. CHERIIY
Thomas Dwight. Cherry, 78, 439 Dale
St., died April 7, 1993, at Methodist Hospital in lndianapolia.
The son or Georle P . and Avi s L .
Holmea Cherry, he was born September 7,
1914, in Gosport. He married Mary ~Mag"
M880n on May 6, 1946. She suJ"vive8.
Mr. Cherry was a 1993 graduate of Goaport HiSh School . He was a Navy Chief
Warrant Officer, retiring in 1964 after SO
years in the service. He t.he n waa employed (or 12 yean with the Mayflower
Truckina Co. He retired in 1976.
He waa a member or the Navy Ret.ired
Officen Club, W88 a pri80ner or war rf'Om
May 6, 1942 to September 2, 1945, and
received the Bronze Star and a Priaoner or
War Medal. He was one or the rew survivors of the -March or BataaD.Other surviVOR include one lIOn, Mike
Cherry, Martinsville; one daughter, Linda
As her, Paralon ; two brothe rs, James
Cherry, Albany, Ga., and Duane Cherry,
Martinsville; rour sisters. Georgia Allen,
Alberta Leonard and Phyllis Manley, an of
Mart.insville, and J a nice Applegat.e of
Paragon, and three Irandchi ldren ,
Michele Che rry and Jared and Alisha
Aohe,.
Two liatera, Mary Pettit. and Helen
Cherry, preceded him in death .
The Rev. Gary ComweJl conducted the
service at. Cure A: Hensley-Coatin Funeral
Chapel. Burial rollowea in New South
Park Cemetery.
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HOWARD M. CAVENDER
Howard M. Cavender died October 31 ,
1994. He is survived by wire Behy. No
other detaila are available.
APRIL. 1986 - 8
WALLACE CASTO
JOHN E. FORRESTER
Retired Tech. Sgt. Wallace Cuw desperately wanted to serve his
Country during World War II. His puaion
burned 80 fiercely that the Crawford
County native lied about his age to enter
the Army Air Corps at age 16.
But in 1942, a year into his duty. the
young private was captured by t.he
Japanese on Corregidor, a small Asian
island near Manila Bay. For three years,
six months and 10 days, the 5-foot-.10-inch
captiVe, whose weight fell from 148
pounds to 89 pounds while imprisoned,
performed hard labor for the Japanese.
Casto, who opened his house on U.S. 65
to weary truckers in the winter, died
Wednesday, October 20, 1994 of cancer.
Jle was 71.
"He talked about being captured and his
war days quite a bit," his daughter, Debra
KalbOeish, said. MBut he stayed in the service after World War II and was even
involved in Korea."
In the POW camP, Casto worked in the
coal mines. His hands were brutally
smasbed, and it looked as if he would not
be able to continue working in the camp.
His ordeal as a POW did not stop Casto
from wanting 'to serve his country. After
serving in World War II and Korea, he
retired in 1961.
His three sons, Wallace, John and
David, followed their father into the military. Commander Wallace R. Casto, a
Vietnam veteran, still serves in the Navy
and is baaed in Charleston, S.C. Johli
Casto served one month in Vietnam before
encountering a mine that left him 70 percent diaabled. David Casto served in the
Navy as a hydraulics technician.
"Dad's two brothers, R.D. and J.W., al~
served in the military: KalbOeish said.
-John was the only child - out· of the
three boys, my sister, Tricia, and myself
- not born in a mjijtary hospital."
In 197.2, Casto built the A-frame bouse
on U.S. 65 that became a haven for blearyeyed 'truckers who had to travel the dangerous curvy roads in Van Buren County.
For years, he spoke with the truckers all
night on his citi&en's band radio.
- Trvdera knew they could stop at the Aframe hou~e for a cup of coffee and a
chance to.meet o.rhe Ridgerunner. ~
In late September, Casto, who knew he
had cancer~ and another buddy, Pete
Schrag, jo~yed to Dubois, Wyo., with
Casto's favorite gun, a .300-caliber Weatherby that he bought himself .s a gift
when Kalbfleish, his laat child, was born.
After a year of planning the trip, Casto
hoped to make a kill. He did - a ninepoint buck on a cool October morning.
"He said 80 many time8 that he wished
he could have just taken a picture than
kiij SOglethillMj but he bad to feed us kids:
Kalbfle'ish said. "Thai was Daddy. He waa
proud of us and his time be gave to his
country."
John E. Forrester died October 16, 1994
of colon cancer. He died in Atlanta and
waa buried at.Murphy, NC. He was off the
USS Huston.
DAMASCUS -
lO-TBEQUAN
FOLLOW·UP
I am writing to Joe for follow-up our
phone conversation of last week. My
father, Joseph G. Fox, died on January n,
1995.
My father was born in Europe and came
to the United States in 1937. Four years
later he was drafted into 'the United
States Army and waa placed in the S03rd
Engineering Corpe. At the outbreak of the
war, December 7, 1941, he was stationed
at Clark Airfield. The Japanese attacked
that airfield as well aa Pearl Harbor. My
father fought alongside the other soldiers
and waa captured by the Japanese on the
Island of Bataan. He the;l was a participant (if that is the right word) in the infamous Bataan Death March. Afterwards, 1
believe that my father was imprisoned in
the Mindanao Penal Colony. He waa then
tnmaferred to a number of other locations.
He waa a proud and life long member of
the American Defenders of Bataan and
Col'Tegidor. He wall also a past commander of the Freehold New Jersey poet of the
Jewiah War Veteralll!l. He always remembered his comrades fondly and was proud
of his service to his country.
Sincerely,
Nathan A Fox
RALPH GWINNUP
Lt. Ralph Gwinnup, US Navy (Ret.)
passed away on DecembEi; 2, 1994, Sun
City. Ari~, He suffered a severe stroke
on November 16. He is survived by his
wife, Althea, a daughter and 8On, and several grandchildren. Ralph waa a Japanese
prisoner-of-war in Zentauji Prison Camp,
Japan.
MARGE HAUSMANN
Margaret (Snow) Hausmann, 75, of
North Weymouth. fonnerly of Salem, died
January 29, 1995. She was the beloved
wife of the late Herman W. Hausmann,
devoted mother of Stephen C. Hausmann,
Linda McGregor and Sharon Lynch.
Mother in-law of Julie Hausmann, John
McGregor and John Lynch. Sister of Rita
Gagne and Mary Cassidy and the late
George Snow and John Snow. Loving
Grandmother of Melisa, Douglas and
Brian McGregor, Ian and Christopher
Lynch and Stevie Hausmann. She i8 also
aurvived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was from the McDonald Funeral
Home, North Weymouth, 40 Sea St. (off
Rte. 3A, at Bicknell Square). Funeral
Mas8 waa in St. Jerome's CHurch. Relatives and friends were invited. Interment
W88 in Old North Cemetery, Weymouth
Heights.
RUSSELL HANSON
Russell Wal'Ten Hanson, 73, of La Jolla
passed away Monday, January 9, 1995 at
his residence. A native of Litchville. ND,
he was a Philippine POW for 3 years and
" months during WWII; a recipient of a •
Purple Heart, and retired from the U.S.
_
Navy aa a Chief Warrant Officer with over
30 year8 of service. He has lived in the
San Diego area for the past 43 years and
was a member of Masonic Lodge 151
F&AM Bellingham, WA., San Diego
Scottish jute, The Torrey Pines and the
Miramar Mens Golf Clubs, and waa past
presiaent of the San Diego Fish and Game
Association. His survivors include wife
Doris Hanson, sons Russell S. HaDsoD,
Scott R. Han~n, daughter Kathryn Hanson and 3 grandchildren.
HARLAN T. JOHNSON
Rear Admiral Harlan T. "Dub- Johnson,
US Navy <Ret.). pasaed away on October
28, 1994, age 84. He waa a graduate of US
Naval Ac¥.em'y, Claas of 1931. He was a
torpedo-bomber pilot flying from aircraft
carrier USS Yorktown during WWII, had
crash-landed in the Marshall Islands,
which were occupied by the Japanese, and
became one of the first US prisoners-ofwar. He spent 3)( years in Zentsuji PriSOD
Camp. He had a long and illustrious navs]
career, retiring in 1960 when he moved to
Manatee County. He is survived by his
son Chip Johnaon, wife Dorothy, four stepsons, and 5 grandchildren. Services were •
held at Arlington National Cemetery on
November 8, 1994.
MELVILLE T. JONES
Melvine T. Jones, born December 29,
1918, in aallawey, Neb., died Monday,
January 30, 1995 at Memorial Medical
Center. He waa a resident of Las Cruces
for four years having retired as an X-ray
technician from hospitals in the Portland,
Ore. area.
He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a
POW and' also a survivor of the Bataan
Death March.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife of 48
years, Maxine Jones; daughter, Lael
Jones; brother, William "Bill- Jones; sisters, Leah Jones Delma Mortonsen and \
Barbara Getty.
Visitation was from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, February 2, at Geb Funeral
Home.
WILLIAM KEAST
William Keast died February 28, 1994.
He was off the USB Huston.
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MILDRED B. JESUELE
EDWARD MciNTYRE
THOMAS E. WATSON
Mildred B. Jesuele, 72, of Whiting Station, Manchester Township, died Sunday.
March 6 at Brick Hospital She worked for
MP in Weal New York (or 27 yean, retiring in 1980. She was a communicant ofSt.
Elizabeth Ann S eton Roman Catholic
Church. Whiting. Mrs. Jeauele waa bom
in Long Branch and lived in ClifI1ide Park
for 35 yean before moving to Whiting
Station three years &&0.
Surviving are her husband of 54 yean,
Vincent J .; a 800, Michael S. J eauele; a
daugbter. Patricia A. Tufaro; a brother,
Harry Meyer, a sister, Rose Hoffman, five
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Edward Ray (Fuji ) McIntyre, d ied
Thursday, Septe mber 29, 1977, in hie
eleep at hia home in Bodfish, at the age of
69.
The eon of Edward Ray McIntyre and
Carolyn Glicher, he was bom in Muncie,
Indiana on October 25 , _ ~917, moving to
Califomia when Fuji w88 5 yean old.
He W88 united in marriage to Harriet.t
Colby. Three children were born to this
marriage, one lIOn, Jeffrey Kier Mcintyre
and two daughten, Cheryl Harriaon and
Melody Solis and five grandchildren.
Fuji was a member of the Moose Lodge,
M880n, D.A. V., thirty eight year member
of the Elka, V.F .W. and a World War II
Veteran. He served &8 a Corporal in the
United States Air Force &8 an Aerial Gunner for five years. He was a Prisoner of
War of the Japeneee for three and one balf
yean. He was a member of the March of
Bataan. He was taken priaoner on the
ialand of the Pbilippinea and then lhipped
to Japan to work. in the steel mille there..
He suffered. shrapnel and bayonette cuta
and il believed to have auffered his first
heart attack. in a pri80D camp in Sukoka,
Japan. He wa. remembered by his bud·
dies in tho.e camps as t.he Camp Entertainer. Hil greate8t goal in this life wal to
make the people around him happy.
When Fuji returned from the war he
held many and various jobe. He aerved in
a Public Relationl position for American
Northrup Corp., also for McDonald 00111"W , as he did for many private enterprises.
He ia survived by his wife Harriet, hil
aon , two daughters , five grandchildren,
one brother, James David McIntyre, and
his beloved mother, Carolyn Mcintyre.
Thomaa E. Watson, 78, of Binghamton,
N.Y. died Wednesday, March 8, 1995 after
an extended illneea. At age 18 he enli.sted
io the U.S . Army, W81 assigned to 11th
Engr., Panama C.Z. Diach,llrged, reenlist,.
ed 18th Infantry, Fort Hamilton, N.Y. He
volunteered for the Philippinea July 1939.
He arrived in Manila January 1940, and
waa assigned t.o Co. L, 3lat Infantry ,
Eatada Mlijor, then asaigned as inatructor
in 42nd Inf. Div., Philippine Army.
He wal captUl'ed on Bataan April 9,
1942 and made the peath March. He was
in the following Prison Camp.: Camp
O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Nichols Field,
where aintriIW: were built with pick and
shovel. Then he W&8 Bent to Bilibid Prison,
where seve re amoebic dysentery postponed tranafer to Japan. He W88 liberated
February a, 1945 at Bilibid. He apent one
year in various Army bospital•. Thomal
was assigned to recruiting duty in his
hometown and J;'etired 88 MSG March 31,
1955.
f
Thomas ~ employed with Civil Service with an Army Reserve Unit, home-
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EDWARD C. KEITH, JR.
Edward C . Keith , Jr., 17 Ordnance.
paaaed away in I...a,a Vegas ~ FebrUary 6,
1995. He wu a gueriilla. HiI wife Mildred
B. Keith is preaenUy in 8 puraing home in
La. Veg.', Nevada. The family can be
contacted at P.O. Boll: 1603, Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820.
MASON R. LOVE
Cdr. Ma.on R. Love, US Navy ( Ret.)
pused away in December 1878. This
information was received from Col. Bob
Jones January 12, 1995. Mason was a
priaoner-of'-war in ZeotBuji PrillOn Camp,
Japan.
·LESTER L PETERIE
Mr. Les t.er L. Pe terie, USA, passed
away on December 16, 1994, age 81 , a t
Kin.d ey, Kansas. He served
the US
Army with the 60th Coalt Artillery on
Corregidor. He spent au: years in five different pn.on C&D1p8 ending with Zentauji.
He was awarded two Purple Heart.a, two
Silver Stan and two Bronze Stare. He ia
survivad by his wife, Myland; son, Dr.
Jerry Peterie and daught.er , Brenda
Simpeon.
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JOHN E. RICH
John E. Rich, Hq . Battery 131at F .A.,
died ~., 1994 in a tnIclr. accident in
California. Hia wife, Ursula wae with
John when tbe accident happened. She
was aeriouaIy in.jured and .,..as in the hoBpita).
WILUAM SCHAEFFLER
William ScbaelIler of New York died on
January 7, 1996. H e was at the time a
patient of M.D. Anderson in Houaton, TIl
He survived the Bataan Death March and
wu a member of the P .O.W. organiution
in AJbany, NY.
He leaves a wife, five children and
seven grandchildren, He is buried in the
National Cemetery ia HOWIton, TIt
MAURY RICH
Maury Rieb, 84-, died in Boynton Beach,
Florida on January 7, 1995. He wal formerly from St. Louie, Mieaouri, where he
lived for many yeaR.
Maury enlist.ed in the Army in the early
1940's and W&8 aeaigned to the we of Corregidor in the Philippinel. He wa. cap·
lured by the Japanese when Corngidor
surrendered on May 6, 1942 and held prieonet' by the enemy for 3" yean, suffering
inhumane treatment, malnutrition and
tonnent. After Corregidor fell he was sent
to Cabanatuan Prieoa Camp and later to
Japan where he labored in a nickel mine.
He ia survived by hill Iovin« wife, Ruth;
aon and , daughter-in-Iaw , Nelson and
Sberrie Ricb ; daughter and lon-in-Iaw,
Bonnie Ind Richard Weinl tein ; and
da11l"hter and aon-in-Iaw, Marlene and
Step\len Roman and aix grandcJlUdren.
Maury was deeply loved and touched
the livea of all who knew him.
A graveside aervice w.. held on Mon·
d1\)', January 9, 1995 at. Eternal Light
Cemetery in Boynton Beach, Florida.
to~
.
He retired December 31, 1974 aft.er 40
yean of government service.
He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart., Good Conduct., three Presidential Unit Citations, A.iatic-Pacifi.c Ribbon
with two Stan, Philippine Defense Medal
with one Star , Philjppine Liberation
Medal with one Star and POW Medal. He
married Mary Maher September 8, 1945.
He haa 2 eoos Tom a nd Kevin and one
da11l"hter, Martha.
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He W&8 a member of American Legion
Poet '1645, D.A.V. '60, Life member of
ADBC. He w .. 8 member of St. J ohn the
Evllllteliat ctJurch. Binahamton. N.Y. and
itB Holy Name Society.
Funeral services were held Saturday,
March 11, 1995 at 9 a .m. a t the J .A.
McCormack Funeral Home, 141 Main St.,
Binghamton and at 9:30 a .m. at St. John
the Evangelist Cburch where a Funeral
MUll was offered. ]3urial was in Calvary
Cemetery.
KYU O. THOMPSON
K,yle O. Thompeon, who 8erved with -HBtry., 131 F .A., died in 1995. He is survived by wife Vivian G. No other dew"
are Ivailable.
KENNOH E. TRUEBLOOD
Kenneth E . Trueblood il deceaaed .
Quan returned.
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IN LOVING ME"'ORY
OF STELLA M. GOULD
2-19-89
APRIL, 1186....., 11
LIll ER TO THE PRESIDENT
MANY THANKS
Dear Charles:
Happy New Year to youl Thana to you,
thia haa been one of my happieat New
Yean. Since you pubUabed my letter in
the Qu.aa Vol. . . - Number
I have
received eo many letters, and I feeJ I have
made a who.. DeW world of friend.. You
have opened a door of kriowledp for me
a.
and I've learned 10 much from a ....onderful
aincere group people I never knew exist.ed, and Pm 110 honored to have such an
opportunity fer all you've done (or me.
At one point during COIlverutioDl with
my Mom I wondered if I waa doing the
right thinK. Mom told me Dad alway. JOl
upael when abe wouJd mention to anyone
of hi. experieDCetl of war ( like being a prisoner. etc.). After a kit of deep &boueht. on
my part., I feel Dad would be proud. of me
for pW"8uing Mm'Iet.hing J really wanted to
leam about. He always abared hia 1mowIedge with me (ex.c:ept for this part of hia
life), and I know he'd be proud to Imow
that 111 have information to 8hare with his
or
Grandkida that wu never mentioned in
my sebool day •. And I know he'd be real
happy to ImGw how many wonderful
pe0-
ple have truthfully helped me learn much
more than can be taught by an out.aider
with no knowledce or how it rutly was. I
. till miM him 80 much, but you..... belped
eo much to Me this part ofhia life that. ru
never be able to thank you enou,h. It
make. it eaaier to know that 111 be able to
share my love for him through my pneratiooe to come. with the tnowledce rm get.ting &om the door you opened for me.
Bef'Ote I had lUly knowledge that a publication called the Quan existed a Navy
Priend's wife had .called my Mom to ten
her about spou..1 compellllation (or lachemic Heart Diaeue that ahe had reed
about in a letter called the Quan. That
very day we called the Vetera.Dt Administration to see if' we could find out more.
They aaid they would aend forma (which
were the onaa alreed,y filed aDd refueed).
'Iben we aaked them if they bad beard of a
letter called the QuaD only to be told by
the VA and I quote -nMre is a lot of'stuff
noat.in& around. out t.here ~ but they hadn't
heard o( tbe QuaD ."' We thought i( we
could get an issue it may explain ttl lUI
how to file (or compeneation knowing if
abe would be eligible. With that shock, we
reated auured we would receive very little
information from any-inquiries through
them, ao all hope w . . shoved ..ide and
forgotten. 1'hen 3 months later I .tart get,.
ting letters from everywhere, aayina they
had read my letter in the Quan. What a
coiocidenee. Wouldn't you agree?
I have recently subecribed to it IUld am
lookifll" forward to learning more. I'm sure
!the VA would not readily belp anyone rrnd
out more about beine able to obtain an
iesue. It was a shock to hear how they
acted during our inquiry into obtaining
information other than they were unwill-
U-TJiEQUAN
1231 Sweetwater-Vonore Rd.
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The Honorable Bill Clinton
President of The United Statea of America
The White HOU8e
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
t
This is the third letter we bave wri~t.en to your office requesting support of the
claim for reparations from the government of Japan.
A. we have adviaed you in past letters, The American Defenders o( Bataan "
Corregidor (a group of(ormer prieonera of war o(the Japaneee during World War II) are
involved in a law suit claiming reparations and an apo\oly from Japan (or the torture
and inhumane treatment we sutrered as slave laborera while POWs of the Japanese.
Our law suit is being pursued through the Uni\ed Natiou Commiuioo OD Homan
Righ",
Mr. President, each responae that we have received &om the State Department and
from the U.N . Ambassador (Mr.. Albright) advised ua that we bad NO claim ... that our
right to sue was waived io the Peace Treaty of 1962.
Our claim is being submitted under the Boonoak .... 80dal BNoIation 1101
(XLVD) (19'70) oItbe Co-.lwloa on B1IIM.D JU6t:a. 'Ibe claim i.e baaed upon (acta
that the Japane&e OagranUy disregarded the humaa ~ta of the priaonen o( war,
intemationallegal aod moral standards as recocni:r..ed bY the Univenal Declaration or
Human Rights of the United Nations. Further, that the actiooe of the Japanese government in WWII reOected a consistent and deliberate OauntiDs' of the Geneva Convention
of 1929, long sanctioned as the Intematiooal lepl standard 01 the treatment of prisonenlofwar.
Mr. Presiden~ we do not feel that aD c. . . . . .I . . . ...-0 lor it. conduct ill
World War D haYe heeD Mttlecl! Our claim is baaed upon the horrific treatment
meted out by the Japanese during our incan:eration.
For nearly four long years, these men suft'ered torture, starvation and horrible diBeaeea such 88 ben-beri, denpe fever, dysentery and malaria. And all the while, (oreed
to be slave laborers in induatri.. that helped the Japaneae government in their war
against the United States. The American servicemen who ...-e inearcerated by the
Japanese continue to auft'er £rom these diseaaea contracted while they were prisonen of
war,
We only ask that the United States govemment-fubUely support our claim as submitted via the United Nationa Human Rights Commiu...
Thank you for your kind consideration.
Reo,...,uuny,
CHARLES L. PRillTr
National Conunander
American De(enders or Bataan
and Corregidor, Inc.
ma to give. Ha! Oh weU, aa I aaid my mind
is fUJi", with knowtedp I thought would
never be explained to me. I will cherish
thia knowledge and .tore it for my futUJ'e
generationa, 80 they won't feel as deprived
if they are ever asked about the part of
war that is hushed by everyone but tboae
who lived. it.
The friends that have written to me I
(eel I've koown for a long time, and feel it
muat be bard for them to relive the pain
they suffered through this time of their
by.. , yet they are willing to help me learn
the truth by sharing their knowledge of
wbat really happened. I truly felt like all
the truly remarkable people tha~ sincerely
care were very few , but I know there is a
wonderful group o( you guys to make me
thankful I was wrong. If it wasn't for the
door you opened I would forever be wondering why Dad let me find out after he
died that he was a survivor of the Death
March, and whaI. exactly was the March of
Ba....m
Now &hat 1 have been in ooutacl with so
many wonderful people aaaociated with
this part o( Dad'. life, I would ,"atly
appreciat.e any information on t.he
NatiorW CODftlntion in MueaehuaetbJ in
May and alao, the annual convention in
North Carolina in August. I would be eo
happy to be a part of this, and meeting
some of the t:rue.t fHanda a penon could
ever want. ,",is ehance would mean so
much to me. Thank you again for helping
me. Dau,ghterofThomaa Cherry.
Forever Friencia, 6.
Linda.Mbar ~
R.R. 1 80.1: 145A
Paragon, IN 48166
1-317-&37-9601 phone
HELL SHIPS
TATl'ORI MARU
Departed Manila Oct. 8, 1942 with 1,202 American PWa. Enroute 14 Americans were
tnlnaferred to hospital at Tabo. Formosa and 585 at Kobe, Japan. Arrived Mukden,
Manchuria 11 Nov. 1942. Source: Provoet MarahaU General!1 dead.
UlllRDA IlARU
Departed Manila 7 Nov. 1942 with 1,500 American PWa. Arrived Japan 26 Nov. 1942.
Source: Lt. Samuel A. Goldblith, USA. 15 dead.
NAGATOMAIlU
Departed Manila 7 Nov. 1942 with 1,700 American PWs. Arrived Japan 25 Nov. 1942. (7
men died enroute, 160 dying men left on dock were never seen again). Source: Lta.
Edward Ericbon and Robert PoweU - both Army Air Corpa, and Lt. Frank Burwell,
Kermit lAy, USA. 157 dead.
TAGAMARU
-Departed Manila Sept. 1943 with 860 American PW•. Arrived Japan _ _ _ _ _1
Source
? 70 dead.
SHINYOMARU
Departed Zamboenp. Mindanao 3 Sept. 1944 with 760 American PWa. Torpedoed by
USB FADDLE on 7 Sept.. 1944. Only 83 survivors. Source: Maj. Manny Lawton, USA
(Ret.); and Georp R. RobinaU (former Army Air Corps MISgt.) both men survived the
ainking.... dead,
THE HIKE INTO THE SUN
Me.olr 01 lUI -'-rk:u Soldier
<:apbInd OD Bat-. ...941 sad
1 by die J . . . . . Ud 1!N5
. . . .1
Ben..-d T. Fitz.Purict
with Jann A. Swccuer. UI
(243)pp.92-S6641
Phococrepbl;, iIIumations,
te&ectcd bibliopphy, incb
0-89950-850-2 $'24.95 libnl:y blnOin, 199]
SerJcIIft
BemanI T. FittPaaick endured the
long roed to JiipIDeK priIonet 0( war campi, an
event known thereafter I. tbe 81ta1D Delth
MIreh. In Japan he WII fotted to work at the
Y.... SIICeI "(orb • Kokllnll - the ori,inal
Wget of the Allies' ~ltOfIUcbomb.
fitzPatrick' . service It ClIrk Field In the
Ptlilippila, tbr; brutal fiptiaJ oa 8~, and
the hIrrowiaa details of hi. tirne u • Japanese
POW __ cIetIikd. JrMtJpelICd _ hi. IhouJhU
oa U.S. preparltio.s for the pacirlC war, hi,
lapanette (:lplDrS, lIlId the American, Filipino
and JIJIMOC men and _
who risked their
lives 10 eua lie hanh condil_ in the camps..
Benard T. fjtzPalrick, a retired insurance
Ii,," i. St. Paul, Mi~
~ve.
IIAIIO MAIlU
Departed Manila 3 Oct. 1944 with 1,100 American PW•. Arrived Takao, Fonnosa 25
Oct. 1944. Source: Dr. Julien M. Goodman, M.D., USA .... . the total deat.be on board
were 39.
coune, we loR many more in the following days from emauation and mistreatment on this trip. 39 dead.
or
Jolm A. Sweetler, lII, I teacher and wriler,
lives ill MllIDeIpOlis.
The Hik .... die s.. SlU5
. Shippin~nft' ($2 first book,
75, e.:h additional book) _ _ __
ARl8ANMAIlU
Departed Manila 10 Oct. 1944 with 1,800 American PW•. Torpedoed by USS SNOOK on
Oct. 1944. Source: Calvin Graef - ODe of I) lurnvon. (Three other lumvon were later
reported.) Source: Office oftbe Provoa\ Marshall General. 1,796 dead.
((JNKNOWN) MAIlU
Deputed Manila 16 Oct. 15M4 with 1,100 American PW'I. Torpedoed 18 Oct. 19« by
unJmown aubmarine. 8oun:e: Dr. Julien M. Goodman, MC, USA. 1,100 dead.
ORYOKU MARU. BBAZIL MARU. ENUIU MARU
ORYOKU MARU departed. Manila IS Dee. 1944 with 1,800 American PWa. Sunk by
U.S. NAVY carrier plaoM off Bawn Peninsula on 15 Dec. 19«. BRAZIL MARU
departed Lingayen Gulf 21 Dec. 19« with aurvivon, arrived 2 Jan. 1945. ENURI
MARU with aurvivors, departed Takao 14 Jan. 1946. Arrived Moji, Japan 29 Jan.
Among the aurvivon were: COL. Maynard Booth, USA; COL. Eugene Jacoba, M.D.,
USA and LT. GEN. John M. Wfilht, Jr., USA. 1,426 dead.
PLEASE HELP
MAILING LIST
I am doing reeean:h 00 the priam camp
located near Suwa, Japan. At the "ar'.
end approximately 250 American and
Britiab POW'. were incarcerated in Wa
camp. I am seelUnc any of theee men to
expand my file. I am very interested in
knowing the whereabouta of Monte Greenlee or West Virginia. and Lonnie Gray of
Kentucky.
The work perfonDed by these men "u
at _
a nearby iron
smelter. Any help would
be
_
IMPORTAN'I1 Secretary Elmer Long ia
cuUing his memberehip and QUan mailing
list to eliminate namea or people who
haven't answered hia mail. Unlesa he
bean rrom you, he will pull your name
from the mailing list. Ir you can't afford
the duea tell him, as we do have members
who will pay JOur duea. A. you can see,
the coat of printin, and mamn, keeps
lOins up. Pleaae cooperate.
U yoa. are a paid up .ember. Ule
. . . .ber• ...ociate -..her. 01' lIOmeo
ODe I8Dtitled to a eompIhaeatary Qa.aD.
d.iareprd tbbl eote. You. will Dot be
dropped. TIaank J'O'L
AI_
8718 Maca... Ave.
... ~CA92U3
Canadian lad (om", dlippinsl
hIIIdIinl ($4 fu1t book,
SI.SOeadJadd.)
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C<utadioll QItI/ foni811 onkn
pkau fitly ill U.s. FIINIs
Or by cbeck to: B.T. FItd'atrk:k, lIU Eh.ay
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s-l (or book wid!. Vila or Me to:
McFartud • eo.,.."lIIC.., PN"''1..t~!nn
""II,Jdfenoa Ne -"-(II~:z46..446I)
DWIGHT OIERRT REPORTED
AS PRISONER Of WAR
50 y ..... AFt March 17, 11M3
Word had been received by Mr. and
Mrs. Georp CbeIT)' of this city that their
100, Dwilbt Cherry. reported misaing by
the Navy Department rollowing the raU of
the Philippines at the outbreak of the war,
i. a pri.lOoer of war in the banda or the
Japanese. Cherry, a sraduate of Gosport
High School, had been in the Navy IiI
yean and was on a boat in the Philippine
area when the war bepn in the Pacific.
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STAY OF EXECUTION
THE ATOM BOMB
-
800KREVlEW
-n.y.ol~.·
by .rolla eo.teIlo
Pocket Boob; 441 pp.;
$24.00 (bard cover)
The lnvaaion of Japan wsa Dot far away,
and death edcin& cloeer with each passing day
All P.O.W .• were to be destroyed before the invasion attack.
to eliminate any danger 80 cloee to their back
'The Camp Commander had orden for his deed to be done,
an unapeakabkl act sanctioned by the Riaing Sun.
REVIBWBD By ROBERT.E.IIANEY
Then a new type of bomb hwtJed down from the sky.
• city destroyed, and ~ would die
A few days paaeed;. peace treab' was spumed,
another bomb waa dropped, and. trqic lesaon was learned
Japan'lIleaden were abock.ed, they could no longer depend,
on their military foroea to fight to the end.
We did not know ~ this bomb, and could not rea.liu,
1.he effect thia weapon would now have on our lives
While true Japan haa ordend the death of these men,
it magnified Pearl Harbor all over again
~ow they were raced with the defeat of their Nation,
Unconditional8Urrender, or complete dev88tation.
The death threat now faded from our innermost fean,
and Freedom reigned again after many long yean
The slave labor _u gone that endanpred our men,
and we grieved for thoee we left., and would not see again
We can think back now, and t.hank God in Hill Grace.
that the Bomb brought Peace, and DO executiOOll took place.
(Japanese doeumente listed the execution date 88 Aug. 29, 194a)
July 10, 1994
Lloyd V. Willey
U.S.M.C. Dretachment
USS Houaton
20TH ANNUAl REUNION
RETURN TO MUKDEN
2'TI'B BOMB GROUP (L) WW1I
PANAMA CITY BEACH AND
TYNDALL AFII, PI.
OCTOBBRl_
A1TEN'J10N:
All ,Ex-Prisonen of War of the JapanMe, You are invited to attend
PLACE<
Comfort Inn
94M St. 'I'bomaa Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
DATE:
0ct00er 3-6, 1996
ROOM RB8ERVA110N8:
Call Comfort Inn
1-800-224-4863. Code: 27 Bomb Group
SPECIAL RATE: $54 for aincle or dou-
ble room plua tax. One day depoeit
required with reaervatioD. Same room
rat.ee apply for 3 days before aDd 3 . , .
after reunion.
pRE-RBGlBI'IlAnON FEE:
...... ......,
FORADOmONAL INFORMATION
CONTACT:
• Paw H. Lankford, Secretary
106 Hummiqbird Drive
Maryville, TN 37803
(616) 982.1189 (H)
(615) 974-7004 (0)
1.4 - TRB QUAN
February 21, 1995
Dear Fellow Mukden Survivors.
Families and Frieoda:
AhBooHau!
How would you like to eo back to Mukden this Auguet to commemorate our liberation and Japan'a defeat 50 years ago?
I think it wowd be a great trip. I located,
LovelUnitoun, a company that apecializu
011 tours to China, Siberia and Mongolia. I
eapJained our interest and at m.1 requeet
they have put topther an exciting 18 ct.y
*our to include KDna. Siberia, the 'Frana
Siberian Express, Lake Babl, Monplia,
Beijing, Harbin, Mukden (Sbeoyang) and
Shanghai . Enclosed i8 tbe fint cut of a
tentative itinerary. The indicated COIIt u
"',600 per penon (double). 'l'ranepacifie
GnII' and back ia by Aaian (Korean) Air in
'lbe long wait wover. It lasted 58 yean.
Finally, a non-military, non-government
historian of both national and intematioDat ltatun haa adequately e:.:plained the
macbjnationa behind the humiliating lou
of the Philippinel in the early months of
World War II. Thoae who for long yearl
have wondered about the blunders in atrategic planninj and generalahip that resulted in the death or lunender of 16,000
service personnel, American and Filipino,
a~r only five monthl need wonder no
longer.
eo.tello. with remarkable reaeareh and
interpretive skills. bas produced what
likely will ~ u the definitive work on
the aubjeCt. He deacribea inciaively the
deficienciea to planning and execution
that led to the diaaater and the dereliction
that compounded the trapcl.y. HII aboWI
.. .eIl how tboae r.ponaible avoided culpability by their being in control, in both
aovemment and the military, oftbe retention and reJe.... of information and the
conduct of official inquiry. Thia control
enabled them. to dieeuise motivatiODl and
adiont, rationalize failuru , e:.:agerate
oppoaing lorcea, deprecate their own
flllOureea, ..nitize communicatioo. and
attribute their own failures to ecapepata
who were prevented. by security c:onaiderationa from mouoting an appropriate
defense . ..
Cos tello l • book. ia nhauatively reaean:hlld, acrupuloualy documented., rigor.
oua in ita reaaoning and judicious in ita
cooeluaiona. It will. b8yood a doubt, form
the basi. of extenaive future reeearch and.
ceuae painful rllconaidllration of much
that hu been written to date. History deaervea thati the defenders of Bataan and
Correaidor duerve thet. '1:0 tboBe of us
who .uttered the. consequence of the
newed governmenl. planning and disas trous military pneralahip thaI. resulted in
the premature _ ~ the Philippinea, this
book lepreaenta both vindication and clol UI'll. For III&IIY, perbape moet. it haa come
\00 late.
TM nU~&Hr U the outllor of -C. ...,
Dr. . . . ., A. A •• rie •• P.O. W. lit
747..
"orld "ar II ,Jopo •• • Momentum
Dependent on the number Of'pereobl
and genera] interest the plans may be
modified. Before we commit or aak for
changea, I have to know bow many are
iotereeted in going and ehanp... that we
would like to have made. ShorteniDg the
time or distance will reduce. the price. If
you are interested call Dave Levy (510)
228-4366 for more detail • .
BooIu. Ltd. 1 (800) 748-1870.
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SIGHTSEEING PROGRAMS
We are pleaeed to o«er special aightMeing programs uclu8ively (or the
AMERICAN DEFENDERS OF BATAAN A CORREGIDOR
PLEASE NOTE TBB FOLLOWING:
-A minimum of 40 participanta must 8ign up for each program. Should the minimum number not be reached, a full refund will be available.
-All tours depart from the main entrance oCthe SMroIoIt Taro Brairm-.
----Ilarl, ~ (or to.n ,. ~ndH to GOOld G eeu.o.t. If toun
have not reached run participation, a limited number ofticlteta will be available OD-site.
-D~LINB for receivinc' advance orden ia Tuesday. May 2, 1995. Please cootact Dale Myerow Aaaocia.tee with any questiona - 6171592-3284 .
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-Pleue complete U. order blank and mail with your c:heek or IIlOoey order (NO
CASH OR CREDIT CARDS. PLRABE) made payable to Dale Myerow Aaaociat.ell.
Your canoelled check will be your receipt.
-=-Refund requesta mutt be rec::eiwd in writing by Monday, May 9, 1995. To cancel,
please write to Dale Myerow Aaeoc:iatea, lne., 10 Preston Court, Swampeoott, MA 01907.
-Dale Myerow Aaeociatee, Inc. is a member of the Boston Vl8itonl and Convention
Bureau.
MAIL TO: Dale Myerow Aaeociatea.1nc.
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8wu1ay........ AquariumlHarbor CruiaelJFK LibrarylLunch _ _ • 'M.OO pet' person
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The AbwuIant ute
Our Lord'lI prayed for His children that
they -might have life, and have it abun·
dantly". To lOme people the phrase 'abundant. life' would mean to have plent.y of
food, clothing and ahelter; an abundant:e
of the t.hinp that. auata.in the body during
thia life. Sur~ly one can read in Scriptures, both Old and New Testamenta, that
God did provide these lbinp for His pe0ple in their time of need. He is compallsionate and caring; He would not bring
phYllical suffering "Upon Hia children. He
cares about our earthly and temporal bodies as well IlII He cares about our eoula.
At the time of Easter, Cbrilltians are
called to remember the eternal nature of
our souls and the promise of the rellurrected body. The Son gave up Hill earthly
body on the Croea oC Calvary for the salvation of all meo ; Hill Rellurrected Body
beioa' the peri.a. model for our expectation oL a life hereifter. AA He Willi reaurrected, 110 are we auured of. new and reIurrected being. St. Paw said of Adam and
Jesus, -As in Adam all die, so also in
Christ shall all be made alive".
The sorrow of Good Friday is replaced
by the joy of the new and Eternal Life
which He promilles and which ia oura
through Grace . Have a joyous Easter
So.....
Fr. Bob Pbillipe +
National Chaplain
American Defenders or
BataaD and Corregjdor
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BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE
Bo.ton is known at the cultural, historical and intellectual center of the country.
This tour is designed to hishlight Boston's intriguing diversity. We will visit Copley
Square where JOU will view the outstanding architectural design of the TriaUy
Cb...... the oldest free public library in the country, the ao.toa PvbUe IJbnary, the
elepntJy refurbiabed 19th century Back Bay with its Victorian townhouaes and man·
sioM, and the Pab8c a...... with its century~ld Swan boats.
View fashionable B.,aeoa BID with ita stately 18th and 19th century homes, the
-new" State ROUM and IIoI&oe eo..o.. Travel put many of the hiltoric""Freedom
Trail- sit,.,. including KI.C. Chapel and Graaary BuryiDa GI'OUIld, the Old South
IIeet.tq IIoaM (where colcJniN gathered on the eve of the Boeton Tea Party), the Old
&&ale 80uH (eeat of BritUb royal authority in pre-revolutionary Boston), Paneull
BaD (the Cradle of Liberty). Learn about the revitalized QaIacy Market, fonnerl),
colonial Boaton'lI central martet, with its exciting IIhope, restaurants and entertainmenL
Viait the Old Norib Cb1ll"Ch, made famous by ita lanternll signaling Paul Revere
to begin bill "midnight ride-, and delight in the North Bad with ita European atmoephere. We will travel to CItarlenowD to view the U.8.8. Coutltatlon. known as "'Old
~. 8eaides enjoyiDl' the aithta of BoRon'a beautiful waterfront, we lIrill alllO
pau by The T_ Party 8hIp. a replica of the brig Ileav.-. where Boeton'a famous Tea
Party Willi held in 1775, &.ton'a fascinating Cldaatown. the t:enter for ita large Asian
populaLion, and the mqnific:ent. architectural OOI'Dplex of the world headquarters of the
Fint Cbarda 01 ClaW, 8cdeatlst.
ConI. on Page 16
MOTORS IN THE WEST
A p«m compo8ed b y _
unknown tJOldier on Corregidor, P.I.
befon tM .ummder.
The old man with the whiskers
was pointing IItraight at. me.
He said your country needs you, lIOn,
10 I signed right up ror three.
The recruitina aergeant told me
of a life that Willi the best.
But not a word he said that day
about motors in the west.
He llpoke to me in dulcet. tone
as to a man ofmeana.
Travel is what you need, he said.
Why not the Philippinee?
So now I'm here, the war is on,
I never would have gueued..
'!bat thia amaH phi--. a:.wd meaD ao much:
Flub! "Moton in the west".
Cont.
011.
Prwe 16
APRIL, 1 _ - 16
EX-PHIUPPINE
SCOUT REMINISCES
Cat Lai, Rvn (4TC 10) - "There'. one
thing that never really changes - the jun,lel~ The man apeaking was Sergeant
Pirst Claa. Vincent Labrador, a native
Philippine lalander who haa fought in
jungle cam)l4ign8 of two ware. The fint
was in the Fint Filipino lntanU'y in the
recapture of the Philippine Islanda on
World War II. The second is today with
the 159th Transportation Battalion'.
1099th Medium Boat Co. in the Vietnam
"""""-
-Each time I see Saigon today, I can't
belp but think of Manila 25 yean ago,·
reflects Labrador. At that time, AUitralia
waa the apearbee.d of an apprebeneive war
effort, while the people ofManlla, living in
a conquered city, were furtively making
affoN to throw off \heir Japaneee opprea-
.......
Following some early prewar training
with the merchant marines and later the
Philippine Cout. Guard, I waa eventually
forced to watch (rom tbe as as the full
fon:a of Japanese armed might, stormed
over his islands in those early days of the
war following Pearl Harbor.
Moving the ieland a,ainat what was
almost a token .force of two Philippine
Scout regim'entl and the American 31st
Infantry Regiment. Japan'lI Lt. General
Maeaharu Homma moved hie 14th
Imperial Japanese Army in against the
island defeodel"ll. The Japanese force consisted of the 16th and 48th Divisions, both
numbering over 50,000 strong, and was
lIupport.ed by the Japanese Third Fleet, its
Southern Philippine Fomt, and the roving
Japanese Second Fleet.
Then making his way to the port of
Darwin, the capital of the Northern
Territory, Auatralia, lAbrador enlisted in
the U.S. Army to become part of an ill
rated convoy originally destined ror the
liberation or the Philippines. But a surprise Japaneee air It.rilte left II of the convoy's warships aunk in the Darwin harbor
and the conyo,.s atriki.ng. rOmt seriowdy
crippled.
Next, the amall, wiry but tough and
detennined Filipino Damed Vincent lAb·
rador found himaelf in Canungra, clan
leader of a group being trained in the specialized techniques of jungle warfare - a
l
role almost second nature to him.
-In 1943: he explains, "jungle wari'are
students were trained in Auatralia rather
than Panama.·
After graduating first in his class .. the
detennined Filipit;lo was pick.ed as one of a
group or Philippine Seoutl to spearhead
General Douglsll MacArthur'1I return to
the Philippines.
Smuggled back into his islands by submarine, he help'ad initiate a top secret
intelligence millllion {or ..the ad.vancing
allied rOrte in the Pacific. Lying concealed
in the steaming jungles for 15 months or
18-TBEQUAN
BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE
ConL {N>m 1'08' "
Our tour continues with a visit to notable ClUDbridp, steeped in lI'adition, history
and academic life. Our expert guide will highlight outstanding pointe of int.e.rest lIuch 88
ramed Harvard SQuare. Tory Row, M.I.T., the Charles River, Harvard University, and
Widener Library (largest private library in U.S:). We will explore charming Harvard
Yard, the originaJ campus or the oldest university in the country. We look forward to
having youjoin ua ror a fascinating overview of this lovely city.
Thunday, May 26, 1886
lZ:30 p.m.-4:30 , ....
".00 per penon, ba8ed on a minimum of 40 participants
and i.ncludu d401/.Ue mot.orcooch and profeuionDl piM.
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AQUARIUM/HAR_O!I CRUISE/JFK UIWYIWNOI FOR
AMERICAN DEfENDERS OF UTWI , CotREGIDOR
Ail we travel by moton::oech to Boetou's bf:outi{ul w~ learn about the loca1
sights from our knowledgeable guide. Visit the New E ....... AquarIum which offers
exhibit.e from around the world with over 6,000 marine animals. The. mai.n. Uhlbit rocuses on a rour story Giant Ooean Tank. with huge aea turtles, sharb, tropical 8th and
moray eela. There are 70 exhibits in the galleries including a larp penguin colony and a
tidepool exhibit, -Edge or Sea". AJao, Sea lion shows are offered aboard Diacovery.
Next on our agenda is a lovely boot end., highllghting Boet.on's out.etanding skyline and its harbor ialands. Enjoy the ambience and theee eocheDtiD(r viewt from the
water. We will be providing our guests with a delicioul parmet bozed Itmeb on board.
Even Paul Revere would be proud orthia rerreshing ride!
Then we will land at a private launch for an interesting tour of the ,JollA F.
knnedy Library, an incredible tribute to a great President. ,""e Library'll museum
rocuaes on the ramily heritage, life and career or John F. Kenned,y. You will be picked up
at the Kennedy Library by motGrboach.
Bo.ton is aaeociated with the ocean and history. Attend these wat.erf'ronl land·
marks to have the beat view or8oeton and a speciaJ day to remember.
Sunday, May 28, 1996
...30 Lm.-3:30 p.m.
....00 per penon, baaed on 40 participants,
including <klux. mororcoach trall8portotion, harbor cruiM,
admissions to Aquarium and JFK Library, lunch,
profelJlJioMl guide, gratuities. and taus.
the years 1943·1944, he studied the Japan.
ese strengths, their rortifications, and then
relayed the inrormation back to the wait.ing allied forces. Throughout those long
months, he was never once detected.
Finally, late in 19«, when the allies
began their push into the Philippines, the
then Sgt. Labrador made hie way to Leyte
to join the Filipino Infantry and help
aqueue the enemy from his homeland. By
the time General MacArthur, the Supreme
Commander or the AJlied Forces in the
Southwest Pacific, and his Chier oJ Staff,
Lt. General Richard K. Sutherland, had
returned, Labrador and hia Filipino coml1IdM woo back. their islande.
Now, aner a quarter of a century and
aervice toun ir;a Greenland and Korea,
SFC Labrador is once more involved in a
struale akin to jungle warfare.
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But this time, he's helping to secure
riverwayll rather than patrQlling narrow,
jungle traila. And he's helping the South
Vietn&meae people to gain and hold their
freedom instead or going out to ftnd ,and
destroy an enemy.
But the jungle remains the same. According. to this wiry, ~,UI).gle.bred prores.
sional, it'a almost become an old friend;
·one or the easiest places to live under
combat conditions.·
"You have to travel light, you aweat a
lot, and YOll're aJwaya in competition with
thou.sands of other living creatures - all
fighting for lire. ·Still," says the junglebred Labrador, "If y~u get to know the
jungle, learn ita secreta or food. water and
life, you can make it work ror you!"
M()TORS
(CMLfrom~~l~
There was • time bere on the "Rock..,
when life was fiDed with cheer.
Our main concern .... how to pay
our monthly bill for beer.
,
But the club is bombed. the beer is gone.
We are in the bombproofror
,qwet aod rest.
Listen! There it pee spin"Flash! Moton in the west'".
,
,
Somewhere the SUD is ahining,
somewhere there as re.L
But there is no more ~ 00 Corregidot"Flaahl Moton in the west".
But McArt.bW"s boys will carry on,
and each will do his best.
To throw a sreat big monkey wrench
in tho&e "Motors in the west".
THANK YOU
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We wiab to thank the foUowing for joining the Gold Club.
Paul Glenn In:r.er
THANK YOU
L. Scott Harrison
6036 Franklin Park Road
McLean, Vt.rginia 22101
(703) 582-1283
DearMr. Vater:
I want to thank you for publiehing my
letter in the November 19906 iMue of'Tbe
Quan-, A number of your readers and lub,acriben have coneepooded with me about
their pre-WWlI ex~rieDCe8 in Manila. I
would like therefore to take this 9PfOrtunity to thank thoee PeoPle for add.i.o&' dramatica1ly to my iMilbta into aocial and
garriaon life in the Philippinee and for
sbaring their many (ond memories wit.h
me. Man of their comment8 bave been
truly poi~anL It has been heart.enina as
well to discover how many people lind
merit in my efforte to capture in print this
aeemin&ly loat era befbn the cataclysm of
World War II. J .haWl been eguaU, bumbled by the magnitude of the heroism and
the penonal aacrificera .,-man,y Americans
made unaelfi.ahly' ror &heir country and ita
democratic institutions once war finally
began. I atill marvel at how ao many
dreamy or placid Iifeatylea were forever
tranaformed into battlefield gallantry.
Theae personal vignettee have touCbed me
profoundly, and I would aincerely welcome
further correapondence from anyone who
would like to add their viaion or ~~p­
tiona to my overall effort.e:.
Finally, and at the risk of impoaing
myself fUJ"t.her on your publiabing gene~
ity, I would al80 lilt'e to uk your readerahip to share with me lettere or diariea
sent home from the Philippines by our
milit!Uy meo to their familiea and loved
ones before war engulfed the Pacifie. I
would like to incorporate .. much of these
unvarnished insight. as poIISible into my
research efforts. Thank you for your con·
tinued support in theae matters.
WITH SYMPATHY
Since our meetiD& in Tampa, Fla.,
January 1995, we are BOny to report that five wivea have died.
Marge Hausmann
Dolo.... Bennett
Mildred Jeeuele
Mary La Clair
&.Aquilina
We send our deepeIt aympathy to
their Families.
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REUNION
Conrad A. Langley i. producinc his 7th
Annual Reunioo ofBataanlCorregidor Day
Commemorative April 20, 21, and 22,
1996. Call him at..;(3)8) 742-1915 for further details. This .year they will be meeting at the Ramada Inn, Shreveport. LA.
Rates $47.00 ... $11.26 tax.
January 31, 1996
1616 NuuaDu Avenue
Queen Tower 130
HODOIulu,
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C.L. Pruitt
1231 Sweetwater-Vonore Road
Sweetwater, TN 37874
Deer Mr. Pruitt:
Would you please ask the people a~d­
ing your Bataan and Corregidor reUnion if
they knew a Captain Harry W. Schenck,
who, I believe, was ~ther at Con-egidor or
Fort Hughea. Captain Scbenck w88' m)'
Battery Commander in 19~9 and was a
man I very much admired. t would like to
corTelpond with anyone who knew bim.
In Auguat 1941 , the poet where I waa
aaaiped received a mesaage from the
Chief of Coaat Artillery directing that a
Muter Sergeant Master Gunner be aent
to Corregidor. t was a Technical Sergeant
Master Gunner at the time- and we had no
~r~Gwm~. Themuupwas
answered to that effect and 1 expect.ed the
next one would say -send the Tech Sgt~,
but nothing further was heard - otherwise I would be eligible to attend the
reunion.
I hope the reunion is very aucceasful
Sincerely,
John E. Huntoon
Can y oo. help .John with lofona.tion o n hi. former BaUery Com-
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National Convention in BraiDtree, MA we will A8&in-try to pre-regiJ;ter anyone who
wishes to IlleQd in the information.
IT you chooae not to &end in • pre-regiatration we will register you when you arrive.
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Mr. Albert J . Senna
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De..-Mr. _
Your letter to Sec:retary Jeese Brown
wae referred to me for follow-up . Firat .
allow me on behalf of Secretary Brown to
thank you for your kind words concerning
his mit,to u.. (ODvention of the.American
Defend.-. of Bataan and Com!guior.
Also, t have forwarded the materiale
you encloMd about how vision devioea to
the nep.rtma:lt of VeteraD8 Affain (VAl.
Director, Blind Rehabilitation Service,
and to aU VA optometrist.a engapd in low
mton ..mca.. t have ~ them to
uplore the poaeIble Q88 of tbeae devicee at
VA faeHttiet Hmng vieually-impaired
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informative leUet.
Sincerely,
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Director, Optometry Service
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A GI TOIlURE -
IUT NO U.S. MEDAlS
SAN JOSE -
During World War II.
~ American Sgt.. Richard Sakakida "'u t0r-
tured by Japaneee lIIOidiera, riaked hia life
to engineer the eacape of 500 Filipino
guerrillaa. and sent valuable intelligence
to the U.S. military from behind enemy
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SakaJrida received no commendation for
hie undercover work - not even a Purple
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Among the reasonl (or the apparent
overaight are that Sakakida'. undercover
work during the war . u daaaified until
1972, and hia exploits are difficult to corroborate becauee moat of the people famil·
iar with his record and who could recomoaend him. for aD aware are dead.
A military atatute said recommendations (or World War U medals had to be
Single - '76.00; Double - $76.00; Triple - $75,00
SpocialRequinmen", _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'---_ _ _ _ _ __
made by 1951 .
But a half-century aner the we.r .
Japanese-American veterans groupe are
campaigning to convince the Army that
Sabiida, a 73-year-old Fremont rMident
and retired. Air Foree officer, deaerves the
natioo'. highest military .,.,.rd - the
Medal of Honor.
They have won the support of community pupa. a high-ranking Philippine repreeentative and a U .8. eenator.
~t·. outrageoua to WI that he'a never
been boDOred (or hi. (wartime) service,"
uJd John Tapmi, an aide to Sen. Daniel
Abb, O-Hawaii. -And at the same time
he'l been written up in hiltory boob,
inducted into the military intelligence hall
of fame and been honored by the
Philippine government..
Abu hal authored a bill that would
waive the Ita lute of limitationl in
Sakakida'i eue.
Althoulh Akaka hlm.elf believel
Sakakida de.ervel a medal, the bill
wouldn't order the Army to award one,
Tapmi aaid. It would inatruct the aervice
to review hi, wlU"time record and decide
whether he ahould. receive auch an honor.
Inatrumental in the drive to recognize
Sakakida', aeMee ia the Military Intelligence Service Auoc:iation, an organization
of aec:ood-pneration Japaneee-AmericanI
... ho aerved sa ~ in the war againat.
Japan.
While Sabkida waa not in the Military
Intell.ipnoe Service, ita membere cooaider
him one of their own.
-He didn't even set a Purple Heart from
hi, venture in Japane,e prilon,· .ald
Saratoga resident Tom Sakamoto, a memo
ber of the iJI'OUp ...ho served in the ...ar. -I
think irl beyood. the call of duty what he
did. He abouId have IOtten the Medal of
Honor or the Diatinguiahed Service Cmu,
at a minimum ... I thin1t the lXIuntry owes
bUp a lot.-
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The lack of recognition &om the JOWm·
ment doean't bother Sakakida, who says
he wu just doing his job and would prefer
to live a quiet retirement and forpt his
World War II dutiee.
"If I do set it, I will feel very honored:
said the self-effacing retired lieutenant
colonel. Sakakida said the real honor
should go to the many people ...ho have
expended time and effort on bia behalf.
But that kind of reaction i. typical of
Sakakida, said a friend of more than 40
,.......
"He'l not the type to toot hi, own hom,·
said Aptos resident J.y Niabikawa, who
served under SakaIrida in poetwar Japan.
A native of Hawaii who speaks fluent
JapAll8M, Sakakida wee recruited by the
Army before the war to gather iotel..ligenee
on Japanese agentl operating in the
Philippines.
U.ing the cover story that he was a
dran. dodger, the then-21-year-old was
able to infiltrate the Japaneee community
in Manila and, tbrouch dandeetine meet.ings, relayed information to hie IUperion.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor, Sakakida donned a uniform and
continued ...orlrina' with military intelli·
gence to .tymie the Japane,e. When
Corregidor fell in mid-190i2, hie superiors
liated Sakakida u a ciYi.lian on the surrender rolla in hopes be would be free to
l'el!JWDe undercover work.
Bllt the Japane" didn't believe his
cover atory that be bad been forced by the
American military to tran,late for captured Japanese soldiers. Sakakida ...as
held captive and tortured.
First the Japan81e tied his hands
behind his back and hung him from a
rafter, Sakakida said. Later, bis captors
applied lighted cigarettee to his thighs,
aton;Lach and genitala. Tbey atudt hie bead.
under a dripping Caucet for houri, and
stuck a boee inside hil mouth, turned on
the water and pushed his bloated stomach
10 that he .ould vomit.
The torture stopped in February 1943,
when the Japaneae put Sakakida to ...ork
for them, doing petty joba around the 14th
Army headquarters and acting as an
Engliah triu~tor.
Sakakida .aid this put him in a poUtion
to gather intelligence. He alao planned
and executed the eeeape of Filipino guerrilla leader Ernest Tapal and 600 other
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Earlier this year, the Philippine sovemmeot preeented Sakakida 'llrith the Philippine Legion of Honor, an award rell8f'V8d
for tboae who helped the country in ...hat
Filipinoa refer to &I the "war of liberalion.·
He ..... aJeo treated to a reception at the
Philippine Embusy in Wubingtoo, D.C.
"By these achievements: say. a
Philippine government resolution, "Mr.
Sakakida contributed immea.urably to
the liberation oC the Pbilippinee, thereby
earning for bimaelf the reapect and admiration of the Filipino people.·
SabJtida ia aleo a member of the Military Intelligence Corp8 Hall of Fame at
Fort Huachuca, Aria. He ia at.o the nbjed. of a video produced by the MIS Aaociation and the National Japaneee American Hi,toricaJ. Society titled "MiNion to
Manila: The Sakakida Story."
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Fi~d you m.i,ht like to know that
"Li8bt DuiJ'" Walker 01 the USMC Ca't'ite
Bunch blltiD aU.., thoucb doD\ bow for
how much loncer!! Quadruple bY-IHl"
awwery two)Mn . . baa F~ me addi·
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out!
Got aome aood De. . for our orpniaa.
tion!l 'I'brouP my pnerGUI dooab. the
Americaa Doteoden 01 Ba. . . . . eo.n,p.
dor. IDe.. ~ rtICIMYe rec:optition of beiDc
joint don.- of my practically new pool
table, ph.. cue ba&, rac:b, chalks, etc:.
Said pooI _ _ .......... the ....
Calif. V....... Home for AciD&" Vew, of
Bantow, Calif. 9'l311.
1 will keep you apprised of Curther
deyelopment.. This b .. DO&hiq to do
with the WM&em atata Chapter 01 AD of
BC,Inf:. It blaD &dofm)' own, BiIK:e 1 own
the tahte. I have the npt of bow it's die-
pooed 01.
Bob Curry, Wilke leland Marine, ~ cur·
na&b' ho.pite1igd at the Jerry L. Pettia
~ V. . . . . 'Ho.pital, ,11201 Ben·
ton 8t. .. Lama Linda. CA V2S67. He it in
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the Home Care Ward(s ), tint ftoor: South.
Eaat • W.t. He'd eIIjoy vWiton.'pt well
oanIo. etc.
I received noQoe from the Dept. of Veterana AfI'ain., LA ReFonal 0fIlce that my
iachemic heart d iNaH claim Corm haa
.been approved - no increaae in m,y 1m
SC money , but UMn aa a triple dippel',
who am 1 to .......... in!
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One imporUdlt IU'U you .. editor h ..
never toucbed - ~ oar memben to
vi.il their local VAMC Mental.Health
Clinics..
Semper Fie.
Joeeph L. Walker, JAP·XPW·USMC
Holen, Manchuko, 194211945