Feb. 1996 - Philippine Defenders Main

VOlUME 50
PITTSBURGH, PA - FEBRUARY, 1996
NEW HEALTH-cARE NETWORK
DIREOORS
Washington, Oct. 12 - The Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the
selection of directors of iUi new medical
facility networks under a major reorganization of the department's health-care syst.m.
ELMER E. LONG JR.
It is with deep sympathy I report the
death of P.N.C. Elmer E. Long Jr. He died
of a massive heart attack. Elmer WBS one
of the hardest worki n g officers for
A.D.B.C. 8S well 8S other veteran orgsni.
zations.
Elmer was Past National Commander
and for the following 15 years served as
National Secretary. He also served 8S
Membership Chairman, adding many new
members to the A.D.B.C.
Elmer was buried in Arlington by the
marines, having been carried to Arlington
on 8 caisson, along with a full military service, musica1 group and marching group.
Attending A.D.B.C. members were Paul
and Nicki Reuter, Harlo Feiner and
daughter, Bill and Dorothy Troy and Neil
HarTIngton.
Elmer is survived by his wife Charlotte
and two sons, Michael and Elmer III. (See
the obituary.)
MASTER MASONS
I wish to hear from Mll8ter Masons who
were Ex·POWs and served under Presi·
~ dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. 1'ru, man, or Douglas D. MacArthur, who were
all three Masons.
Walter L. Bell
CMSgt USAF (Ret.)
PO Box 634
Spartak, NC 28675
The reorganization, initiated in March
1995 by VA's Under Secretary for Health
Dr. Kenneth W. Kize r, realigns VA med·
ieal facilities into 22 Veterans Integrated
Service Networks (VISN). The networ k
directors will have strategic planning and
budget responsibility ove r a ll medical
facilities in the network, as well as authority and responsibility to meet unique
community needs.
Said Kizer; ~These individuals represent a broad spectrum of organizational
and clinical management expertise and
were chosen fo llowing a highly competitive application and interview process.
The selection of the VlSN directors is tbe
last major task before we implement the
VlSN organizational structure. I am confi·
dent that these highJy qualified individu·
als will contribute greatly to our efforts to
reinvent VA's Veterans Health Administration, ensuring high quaJity health care,
easier access to services and improved cost
management."
VISNs range in size from five to 12 medical facilities. Under the new structure,
resources will be allocated among the medical centers and clinics, and contract services with the private sector and sharing
agreements with the Department of
Defense will be established or expanded.
VISN headquarters' sites are located in
the following cities; Boston; Albany, N.Y.;
Bronx; Pittsburgh; Baltimore; Dur ham,
N.C.; Atlanta, Bay Pines, Fla.; Nashville,
Tenn.; Cincinnati; Chicago; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Omaha,
Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; Jackson, Miss.;
Dallas, Phoenix; Denver ; Portland, Ore.;
San Francisco; and Long Beach, Calif.
BOOK
"Prisoners of the Japanese'" by Gavan
Daws is now in paperback. To order, call
1-800·237-0657. Price; $15,00.
NUMBER 4
NEW NATIONAL CEMmRY
The Department of Veterans Affair s
(VA) has announced thaf1. i~ has purchased
from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland a
273·acre parcel of land in Guilford Township, Ohio, for a new nationaJ cemetery for
veterans and their families.
~The veterans of this nation have
earned the honor of burial in a national
cemetery," VA Secretary Jesse Brown
said. -Acquisition of this site brings us an
important step closer to our goal of mak·
ing this honor a reality for hundreds of
thousands of veterans and their families
in northeastern Ohio,"
The parcel is located in Medina County
on Rawiga Road, near the Seville exit on
Interstate 76, between Seville and Ritt·
man. It is approximately 48 miles from
downtown Cleveland and 20 miles west of
Akron. VA paid approximately $600,000
for the land.
VA had previously awarded a $466,000
contract to William Behnke & Associates
Inc. of Cleveland to develop a master plan
for construction of the cemetery. The first
phase calls for 15,900 gravesites and 2,900
in-ground and columbarium niches for ere·
mated remains on 65 acres and would include an entrance gate, administration
building, flag plaza, committal shelter,
roadways and maintenance facility.
Provided construction funding is appropriated by Congress, the cemetery could
be dedicated and opened for burials in
1999.
Nationwide, VA's National Cemetery
System operates 114 cemeteries, haJf open
to new burials and half unable to accept
additional caaketed remains. More than
70,000 veterans and eligible family members were buried in VA national cemeteries in the last fiscal year.
All veterans with discharges other than
dishonorable, their spouses and dependent
children are eligible for burial in a national cemetery. Eligible veterans may receive
a VA grave marker or headstone even if
they are not buried in a national cemetery. VA does not reserve space in national cemeteries prior to the time of need.
Information on VA burial benefits is avail·
able from national cemetery offices and
VA regionaJ offices. For more information,
call 1-800-827-1000.
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HELP
LOOKING FOR BOOKS
I am trying to gather a little more inform8tio~on my uncle's captivity during the
war.
He was Major Sam C. Jones (capt. at
luqender), Ser. '0377039, 45th Infantry
Filipinp Scouts (probably on Negroe), then
in Philippine Military Prison Camp 2.
Transferred (1) to Camp 11 in 19441
Embarked Manila 13 Dec. '44 for J a pan
(with 1619 POWs). Bombed, killed along
with 942 dead at Subic Bay 15 Dec. '44.
Any more information possessed by
members of AOBC would be g r eatly
appreciated.
Sincerely,
Richard P. Bertoli
345 Pratt Ave.
St. Helena, CA 94574
(707) 963-2293
Dear Sir,
I am an amateur historian interested in
books by U.S. military personnel who
defended the Philippines and who were
held prisoner by the Japanese. I am particularly interested in older books and
th08e which are privately printed. I wou1d
appreciate it if you could publish a notice
indicating I am interested in such boob.
Thank you for your assistance. I am,
sincerely,
Mark Grossman
3 Barns Court
East Brunswick, New Jersey
08816-2774
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VA-DOD PACT
STATEMENTS TO RAn ClAIMS
SEEKING INFORMATION
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) and the Department of Dereoae
(DOD) have implemented a plan that will
reduce from six months to 88 little 88 24
hours the time it takes to provide a death
gratuity benefit to survivors of service
membere who retire due to medical rea·
sons and die from aervice-connected couses within 120 days from separation.
The Department. of Veterans Affairs
(VA) has published in the Federal
Register regulations that will allow VA to
:rate veterans' compensation and pension
claims based on a private physician's
statement.
In the past, original claims for compen·
sat.ion and pension benefit.s, claims for
additional service-connected disabilities,
and claims for higher level aid and atten·
dance required an examination by a VA
physician. VA already accepts statements
of private physicians in deciding claims for
increases in compensation.
Provided VA accepts it, a private physician's statement can now be used to rate a
claim without further VA examination if it
meets VA medical standards. These
include describing clinical manifestations
and substantiating the diagnosis with
findings from diagn08tic techniques generally accepted by medical authorities, such
as appropriate pathological studies. Xrays, and laboratory testa.
In cases where private physician exams
are accepted, VA estimates the average
claim processing time could be reduced by
as much as 35 days. The chimge also is
expected to make it easier for veterans to
file for B.nd receive benefits due to the
potential decrease in veterans' travel time
to see a VA physician and an increase in
accessibility for many veterans who see
only their private physicianB.
Veterans will be responsible for paying
for exams perfonned by private pbysicians
for VA purposes. VA exams are given at
no cost to veterans seeking di.sability compensation.
I would appreciate a buddy letter from
anyone who knew me while J was in any of
the following camps: Corregidor, Dilibid,
Cabanatuan, Daval Penal Colony, Yokkaichi, Honsho, Japan and Toyama, Yokkaichi was also known as Osaka Camp n .
1 was in the 228th Signal Corp, captured
on Corregidor. While in Cabanatuan I had
a bad case of Wet Beri-Ben . .1 also had
problems with my eyes. I presently have a
60% disability for PTSD. I am legally
blind. This happened three months ago.
My wife is reo::lvering from a stroke and is
in rehabilitation in· a local b08pital. If anyone can assist me I would appreciate it
very much.
Sincerely,
Heim J . Rat.ach
RA 6991064
9633 Saddlebrook Dr.
Boca Raton, FL 33496-1807
NOTE: I am writing this for Heinz. He
is blind. He has trouble reading.
John Aldrich
Prior to the agreement, the average
or
time from date death to payment of the
benefit W88 six montha, primarily because
of the Dumber of offices handling the
claims and the fact that these c1aima were
treated as routine.
Under the agreement, all of these
c1aima will be processed for payment by
DOD by VA'. regional office in Cleveland,
which is collocated with DOD's Defense
Finance and Attounting Service (DFAS).
Both officee have worked closely to process
these claims in the past. DOD and the
individual military services have agreed to
provide VA with the infonnation needed to
process the cases within 24 hours.
In the first case following the jointagreement, th~ Marine Corps in Wash·
ington, D.C., called the VA regional office
in Cleveland Friday afternoon. April 7, to
report the death that day of a potentially
eligible veteran. Required papers were
faxed to the Cleveland regional office
Monday morning, April 10. That afternoon, VA faxed a certification of eligibility
and rating deeision to DFAS to initiate
payment of the death benefita.
A DISCUSSION ON CYCAD
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN PROFESSOR P.~. SPENCER.
MEDICAL DIRECJ'OB OF OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY,
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
TOXICOLOGY, AND MR. p.s. CAIRNS MBE AND MR. A.L HUMPHREYS OF
NFFCA ON THE POSSIBLE CAUSE AND EFFECTS OP TIlE CYCAD SEED
AND NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND FEPOWS.
The CYCAD tree is very similar in appearance to a Palm tree, but with darker
green leaves, and which does not grow to such a great height, the palm fronds are similar to those of the coconut tree. A sample can be seen in Kew Gardens and is called
CYCAS REVOLUTA, the Japanese call it SUTETSU_
The disease attributed to the Cycad seed is a combination of two, and in some cases,
symptoms mall of the three diseases we know as: PARKINSON'S DISEASE, MOTOR
NEURONE DISEASE and ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. It is now referred to in medical
circles as: WESTERN PACIFIC AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCHLEROSIS PARKINSONISM DEMENTIA COMPLEX, or to put it into its abbreviated fonn : A.L.S.P.D.C.
Put in layman's tenns: Parkinson's Disease is a poverty and slowness of movement
and tremor&. Motor Neurone Disease is progressive weakness and loss of ability to swallow. Alzheimer's Di86886 is personality change, I08S of memory and the ability to sleep.
In Sourabaya in Sumatra there was a high incidence of Motor Neurone Disease following the war in the Far East, wbich it is thought to have been due to the Cycad seed.
In the RYUKYU islands the Cycad was used as an emergency food supply following
typhoons, when all the crops were destroyed, this would be mainly in rural areas. In
Japan the Cycad seed was U8ed. as remedies by KITOSlfl, the nearest equivalent we can
think of is a Witch Doctor, who treated his patients in ceremonies with banging of
drums and the tapping of the patient with a sword before issuing a prescription, note
Seaetary
Florida Chapter ADBC
that he did not use the remedy, he prescribed it. Professor Spencer had personal
experience of this ceremonial when he
obtained a prescription from a IOTOSHI.
The Cycad seed was used extensively
externally as a remedy for tropical Weers.
The Cycad was not used north of
KYUSHU, which is the soutbern of the
three main islands of Japan, but it is
known that supplies were imported into
OSAKA for use in the KII PENINSULA,
where it was taken orally. Prison camps in
the Kii Peninsula include: Shingu, Kobe
12 area, Osaka 9 area, Wakayarna. There
is no information available as yet to indicate if Cycad preparations were taken
orally, or administered to POWs in the
camps. Only the Fepows who were in
thOBe camps can tell us that.
ProfessOr Spencer is greatly excited
at the opening of a new chapter of
research into this impo"'rtant subject of
brain degeneration in POWs in the Far
Eas t , and expressed his very s incere
thanks to Mr. Cairns for all the work he
has put in on a particular case, and for
informing him of his success in achieving
a War Disability Pension 8S a result of the
Professor's research. He felt his visit was
well wortbwhile for two reasons:
a. Because it had made it" possible for
him to mske the journey to the V _K.
specifically for this case.
b. The subject was raised in 1991 of
the posaible significance to POWs in the
Far East concerning the condition of fOod,
and the shortage of medicines in a Cycad
area, which were optimal for the use of
Cycad.
Continued next issue
FEBRUARY, .l996 - 3
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SIGHTSEEING TOURS
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where you will see and be able to purchase fine examples of handicraft.s and other quality art from every pueblo.
Sunday, May 12, 1998
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SaDclli; Peak 'J,'ram Ride -
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All Dliy Trip to Santa Fe - Visit the ~City Different", shop, see museums and art galleries. This enchanting experience includes a guided tour around the city by coach, then
our guide leads us on a walking tour of the historic plaza area pointing out highlights of
this wonderful city. We will see St. Francis Cathedral, the Palace of the Governors. The
Loretto Chapel with its famous "Miraculous Staircase- and many other sites we have
heard and read about. There will be time on your own for lunch, shopping and browsing
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Mooday, May 13, 1998
9:00 a.m.~:OO p.m.
Cont. on page 5
4-THEQUAN
nearly 200,000 cases over the past two
yean by developing innovative management strategiea to accelerate proceasing.
VA's claims processing backlog, which
peaked. at 674,000 ca8es at the end of
1993, waa reduced to 385,000 at the end of
fiscal year 1995.
VA baa faced both an increased volume
of claims for service-connected disability
compensation as well 88 more compleI
claims, in large part due to military downsizing and judicial interpretations of vet..
erans' benefits laws.
VA's Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA) is using ~help teams," experienced
rating specialists drawn from regional
offices nationwide, and "partnering, ~ a
pairing of VA stations to share workload.
FOCUfIing on tboIte offices with large rating
backlogs and using intensive manpower
and overtime, ten help teams have completed nearly 24,000 cases nationwide in
the last year, yielding a significant backlog reduction quickly with no disruption to
the ongoing operations of the regional
offices served.
"When a veteran is suffering from a disability or illness related to military service, the country owes it to him or ber to
provide compensation in a timely manner," VA Under Secretary for Benefits R.J.
Vogel said. "Despite our gains over the
last two yean in an era of austere budgets-; we face formidable challenges to
reducing the claims backlog, and we must
continue to find innovative solutions 80 we
can process veterans' claims as quickly as
possible."
The partnering initiative provides a
strategy for managing workload and
improving service to veterans by pairing
regional offices of similar size, workload
and staffing charaeteristics. Stations are
conaidered for the program based on timeline88 of claims P~88ing, the number of
eases pending and tHe number of Cll888 per
rating speciaJist.
Local managers work out the details of
the partnership, such as the number of
cases to be shared and at what intervals.
The offices continue to work together as
long as one needs the auistance and the
other is capable of providing help.
INFORMATION REQUESTED
Please send to Will Bingham, 6714 N.
31st Ave., PhoeniI, AZ 85017, or phone
(802) 973·7166 collect, any infonnation as
pertains to Byron P. Bingham, QMC, my
brother who left. Bataan to Corregidor.
After this he was sent to Tokyo Area to
Main Camps OMORI and SHINAGAWA,
to perform loading and unloading rice
from Railway Cars. Any details about his
brother if known or about these two campa
will be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Joseph.
CANCER NOW ON UST OF
RADIATlON-CAUSED'DlSEASES
INFORMATION INQUIRY
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) has published in tbe FederaI
Register an amendment to regulations
adding rectal cancer and lymphomas other
than Hodgkin's disease to the list of diseases that may be considered for disability
compensation due to ionizing radiation
exposure.
Under the regulation, which is used to
determine if a disease resulted from in·
service radiation exposure, VA must con·
sider the condition the veteran claims, the
radiation dose a veteran received, and the
time elapsed between exposure and the
onset of the disease. Veterans do.not have
to prove that ionizing radiation may have
caused any of the listed diseases....
Diseases already recognized as radiogenic under the r egulation include all
forms of leukemia, except chronic lymphatic (lymphocytic) leukemia; multiple
myeloma; a posterior subcapsular cat·
aracts; nonmalignant thyroid nodular dis·
ease; parathyroid adenoma; tumors of the
brain and central nervous system; and
cancer of the thyroid, breast, lung, bone,
liver, skin, esophagus, stomach, colon,
pancreas, kidney, urinary bladder, sali·
vary gland and ovaries.
:rhe list is not exclusive. In February,
VA revised the regulation so that it will
consider veterans' claims based on diseases other than those listed in the regulation, provided the claimant presents scientific or medical evidence showinj the
claimed condition may be caused by radia·
tion exposure.
VA moved to add rectal cancer and lymphomas other than Hodgkin's disease to
the list on the advice of the Veterans Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards, a committee of outside experts established by Congress to evaluate scientific
and medical studies and to advise VA on
radiation-related compensation issues.
Veterans or their survivors who'wish to
file claims can contact the nearest VA
regions) office at 1-800-827-1000 for information and assistance.
Dear Mr. Long,
Thank you for your assistance regarding my inquiry about my Uncle Lloyd.
Below is the information I would like
included in the notice to be placed in your
magazine, The Quan:
Stephanie Clark, 6116 Lakewood Dr. W.
*2, Tacoma, WA, PH: (206) 475-1247 , is
searching for infonnation on Lloyd Russel
Clark, A.S.N. 19016167. Private Clark
was an aircraft mechanic assigned to the
20th Pursuit Squadron of the 24th Pursuit
Group. Stationed at Nichols Field in the
Philippines from 11140 to 7/41. Stationed
at Clark Field from 7/41 to 12141. He was
on the Bataan Death Marcb and died at
Camp O'Donnell of dysentery . Official
date of death is May 25, 1942. (Some
sources list it as June 2 or 3 of 1942.)
I have also enclosed a good quality photocopy of him taken at Clark Field to
accompany the notioo. I hope you have no
difficulties in reprinting it.
I would like to thank you again for providing a means of reaching those Bataan
survivors who may remember my Uncle
Lloyd. This means a great deal to my
father who was his twin brother. The SUJ'o
viving members of the 20th Pursuit
Squadron that I have been able to reach
have all been extremely kind and generous in their help. It is indeed a special
bond that unites them together.
Sincerely,
Stephanie A. Clark
2 ..t Pursuit Sqdn. Members, L·R, Joe Ward, Ray Hunt, Joha Walker and
Norman Ernst at Lackland A.F.B .. Oct. 1996.
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United States. About a dozen families continue to live here year round as their people
have for centuries, maintaining their ancestral home and church in readiness for feast
days and celebrations. We will board their small bus for the ride up the dirt road to the
mesa top. Here the Native American guide will lead us through this remarkable village
telling tales of the history of the pueblo. Be sure to join us for this tour to a village you
will long remember. There is an additional fee of $5.00 for picture taking on the mesa.
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FEBRUARY, 1996 - 5
THE HISTORIAN'S CORNER
With this article I'm starting a three part series on the WWII Prisoner of War camps
located near the city of Cabanatuan, in the Provence of Nueva Ecija, on the island of
Luzon in the Philippines. These articles will contain statistics primarily but will also
cover some details not previously covered in books or articles publiahed about the campa.
The prime purpose of these articles is to clear-up some myths and false information
which has been perpetuated from one written account to another for the past 50 years.
There were three POW camps in the vicinity of Cabanatuan. All three campa were
located on a road leading out of the city, east and slightly north, toward Baler Bay. The
campa were approximately 5, 9 and 15 miles, respectively, from Cabanatuan. The camp
closest to Cabanatuan was located on the south side of the road. The second camp was
located on the north side and the third camp straddled the road with the largest part of
the camp being located on the north side. These campB had originally been used as garrieon sites for the hastily mobilized Philippine Army.
The camp closest to Cabanatuan was designated No.1, the middJe camp No.2 and
the far camp w8.8 designated No.3. I am aware of a controversy concerning the numbering but the overwhelming majority of the POW's in these camps remember the numbering as described above. For these articles I will use the designations as given above.
For the fint article in the aeries I'm going to cover campa No.2 and 3 only. I'U cover
No.3 fint.
The first group of POW's arrived in this camp on 27 May 1942. They numbered
1500 and were men who had been surrendered on Corregidor. These men had initially
been shipped on 23 May, from Corregidor to Bilibid Prison in Manila. On 26 May these
1500 men had been crammed into boxcars in Manila and shipped to Cabanatuan. They
bivouacked in the city overnight and marched to the camp on the 27th. During the nert
three d"ys additional groupa of 1500 men each, arrived at camp No.3. 6000 men were in
this camp on the evening of 30 May but not all were military personnel. A few civilians
were amOng the POW's. Generally, these men had been civilian employees of the Army
and Navy and were collBidered by the Japanese to be the same as military. Some of the
6000, were military men wbo had escaped to Corregidor when Bataan was surrendered.
There were probably 200 to 400 in this category. The exact figure is unknown. Also,
there. were a few men, no more than 50, who had been surrendered on Bataan and had
made tpe "Death March" to Camp O'Donnell. These men had been sent on small work
detailsj"~m O'Donnell and when the work was completed, usuaJly in just a few days,
they weit. taken to Bilibid rather than being returned to Camp O'Donnell. When the
1500 t1¥!n drafts were put together these men were included.
De.thB at Cabanatuaa Camp No.3
In general, and particuJarly in comparison to other POW camps on LUZon, the By MODth
By Branch of Service
men if!- Cabanatuan camp No.3 were in May
7
U.S. Army
41
good health. The overwhelming majority June
18
U.S. Navy
16
of these men had been stationed on July
14
USMC
10
Conegidor and the other Harbor Defense Aug.
17
Unknown
2
islands. In comparison to Batun, their Sept.
10
Tota1 69
food, both in quantity and nutritional Oct.
3
vaJue" had been fa.r better. Also , these Total 69
men bad not been subjected to the ravages
The listing I have of the 69 men comes
of malaria and dysentery as those on from copiell of documents which were
Batean. Nevertheless, there were health buried at Camp No. I, for safe keeping,
problems in the camp and 8. small hospital and then recovered when Camp No.1 was
was established on the south side of the liberated. The documents are difficult to
road r:\lllning through the camp. Only a read and I cannot dedpber the details
handful of patients were ever in this hos- about two of the men. This is why two
pitall\tany om! time.
men are listed as unknown under the
~ tOtal of 69 men died, from all causes,
Branch of Service column above.
in Ca·mp. No.3. the first death, CSK
Four of the deaths in May were execuGeo~ F. Huxtable, USN, occ,urred on 27 tiona by the Japanese. These four men died
¥/fY 1942, the day the camp was opened. by firing squad, in full view of tile camp, on
The lp;st death, PFC George Lazarek, 31 May 1942. They were savagely tortured
USMC, occurred on 24 October 1942, just for several hours before the executions. The
a few' daya before the camp was closed. names and ranks of these four are Cpl.
Below are the figures for the deaths by Frederick Lee, Pvt. William Benson, Pvt.
month and by Branch of Service.
Wesley Jordan and Pvt. Hugh Wellman.
All were in the 59th CAC Regiment.
I have only read 'about one escape from
Camp No.3. The escapee was Joseph
Petak. This effort is described in Petak's
book, "Never Plan Tomorrow.~ He was free
for only a short time, was recaptured and
returned to Camp No.3.
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There was another escape, of Borts,
which I heard about verba1ly. This incident revolved around a convoy of trucks,
probably 3 or ., dispatched from Camp
No. ;3 to Cabanatuan, for suppliell. The
drivers of the trucks were POW's from
Camp No.3. Each truck had one or two
Jap guards. The convoy was ambushed by
guerrillas. All the Jap guards were kiUed
and one of the American driven was
wounded. The remaining uninjured drivera retreated with tbe guerrillas. This
story was told to me by the wounded driver af't.er he recovered. I can't recall his
name. [f any of you out there can fill in
more details on this incident, I would like
to hear from yOU.
From time to time, work details were
formed at Camp No.3 and dispatched to
various work sites on Luzon. In October
1942, two large drafts of men were aseembled. and marched out of the camp for Jabor
in places other than Luzon. During the last
2 or 3 days of October th~ Olen remaining in
Camp No.3 were marChed to Cabanatuan
Camp No. 1. All American POW's were
removed from Camp No.3 hy the evening of
31 May 1942. The Camp was never again
used to house American POW's.
CABANATUAN CAMP.2
The only group of POW's to occupy this
camp arrived on 31 May 1942. They were
1500 in number and had departed Bilibid
prison in Manila, the day before. These
men had been surrendered on Conegidor,
the same as those sent to Camp No.3. The
water system in Camp No.2 was most •
inadequate and for this reason the camp •
was abandoned on 3 June 1942 and the
1500 men were msrched to Camp No. L
No deaths occurred at Camp No.2 and to
the best of my knowledge 'there were no
eacapea. Camp No.2 was Dever used again
to house American POW's.
TO BE CONTINUED
Sincerely,
Andrew Miller
THANK YOU
Dear Mr. Vater.
Until last month I had never been
aware that there "Was lIuch a thing as a
Prisoner of War Newsletter. Upon receiving this ioformation I immediately wrote
to you hoping for information regarding
my father, Robert J. Davis. I was overwhelmed to receive a letter, mapa and further information in this week's mail from
Mr. Bud Rosa. I shall write to thank him
personally, of course, but 1 just wanted to
tell you that I am definitely receiving
result6 after contacting you.
I would like to become a subscriber to
the QUAN if this is possible. Thank you..
Sincerely,
Jacquelyn Davis Plett ,.
831 S. Whitney Street ..
Visalia, CA 93277
MAllWNE UllOM'S
MEMOUIU CHRISTMAS
By FQ'e Bra...
Por Arboa8 Sentor Wortd
Madel ine Ullom'. moat memorable
Christmas waa her third - and 1a.t one as a World War II priaoaer of war of
the Japeneee in the Philippinea - Decem·
ber 26, 1944.
"It 1rU~'" &ad in • way,· abe said in.
receDt interview. ~ere were about 600
childn:n under the age of 18 in the camp.
The first year. we tried to make toys out 01
anything we cou1d find. But by the third
year, we wer. uaing even the hema of
dreues for bandapa. and there . . . n0thing for malting to)'a .•
Madeline and Tunon Mayor George
Miller were tbe featured apeaker. at a
program celebrating the 50th annivenary
of Vi dory in Japan (VJ) Day at. t he
Veterans Medical Center September 1.
Mayor MiUer was a Purple Heart recipient. Lt. Col. Madeline Ullum, Retired, was
an Army nurse. A POW for three years,
she was liberated at Santa Tomas Intern·
ment Camp on February 3, IIM6.
"The injured called U8 The Ange la,"
Madeline said. "'The Japaneae bombed.
sheUed and strafed UI the dock around ...
We did not lack for courage or leclr. the
will to fight. We were taken captive, but
our apirit remained invincible.·
In all of her 84 yean, her-moat frighten.
ing "perience waa when the enemy took
, over Manila, where she wu stationed u a
2nd Lieutenant. Aft.er being confined aix
weeks on Corregidor, they weN moved to
Santa Tomas Internment Camp. The Japanese emphasiU!d that the death penalty
could be invoked on any offenee against
them - not only to the offender, but to 10
members olthe &ame unit.
Madeline wu on duty when one of the
doctors, a veterinarian who was in charge
of the food, uked for rations to feed the
patients. In about five minutes, two llhots
were fired. No one ever saw him again.
Patients with tempe r aturell of 100
degrees or leu had to be discbarged from
the hospital. 'I'he8e patients suffered from
malnutrition, uhauetion, \ ropical dis·
eaaee and war wounds. & they feU by the
wayside, tbey were clubbed, bayoneted
and beheaded by the Japanese eoldiers,
she said.
If an internee kIobd up at an American
plane nying OYer, the puniAhment wu to
stand in the hot sun without food or drink
until the sun aetOn Chriatmae Day, eaeh inmate had
one tablespoon 01 unrefined sugar and a
spoonful or jam added to hi. meager diet
of watery boiled rice and Ip&ne vegetable
....,.
~
"Filipino civilians planned to give eaeh
, of WI an egg for Christmas ... They were
very rare, each one worth about $ 1.30. We
were all eagerl y looking forward to this
treat. But wben the truck came to deliver
the eggs , tbe Japanese ,uard. tur ned
them away. They wouldn't let us have the
Madeline said.
When seven internees died in 20 hours
and the American doctor refused to
ehange the eau.se of death on the ~rtifi·
eates from ma1nutrition and starvation, he
W88 placed in jail and then executed.
Internees were not dying fut enough, so
liquidation was planned. Just in time, the
Americans returned to liberate them.
"It was the hsppiest day of my life."
Madeline said.
Later she was stationed with the Army
ofOecupation in Heidelberg, Gennany, for
two years. After 26 years of service she
retired in 1964 as a lieutenant colonel and
moved to Tucson for her health.
Her honors and award. fill her home,
and she continues w reeeive them. Among
maDY she received this year are The
Patriek Henry Award for Loyal and Dedi·
cated. Service to Rpmanity and the MiIi·
tary Order of the World Wars. Two years
ago she reviewed the troops with Major
Genera l Samuel A. Lerner at Ft. Hua eh uca.
"'Isn't it something? It kind of staggers
me when I stop and think about it.
UsusUy I don't have time to 'think about
it," she said.
In addition to being in great demand aa
a s peaker, Madeline enjoy. painting,
lwimming, hiking, reading and gardening.
A world traveler, she haa ridden elephants
in Jaipur, India; visited Turkey. India,
Thailand and Greece; and has returned to
the Philippines four times.
eggs:
THANKS FOR HELP
Dear Sir:
I want to express my sincere thanka to
the QUAN for printing my letter in the
July 1995 'issue of the QUAN ooncerning
my request for information relating to any
POW that may have known my father.
Edward F. Kline, Captain, MC, USN, who
was interned in Bilibid, PI from 1942 w
,....
I have heard from several persons who
knew my father and were with hi.m for
various periods of time. Those I have
heard from are; Don TapsooLt. of Tampa,
Florida; Vic Reynolds of Peoria , !Uinois
and John Ritter of San Diego, California. I
have also received IIOIIle literature in the
Corm of logs, journals, eLe., which have
shed some additional light on that period
of time.
Thank you again for your kind assis·
tance. While I was not among those who
fougbt in the Philippines, I feel a Itrong
kinship in that I wa. a career military
man and served in Korea and Vietnam.
Sincerely.
Edward F. Kline, Jr.
LTC, USA Retired
4064 Mara Way
La Mesa, CA 91941
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CAN YOU HELP?
Dear Mr. Vater,
I recently spoke with you on the phone,
and I am very excited about trying to con·
taet my father.
I'll start by telling you a little about
myself. My name is Elizabeth Moore
Hoffman. I am 48 years old. I have a 27
year old daughter, who baa 2 IIODS and a
daughter. I work in publie c:ilmmuniea·
tiona.
My father's name is Samuel Bearfield.
I'm not aure if that ia the correct apelling.
He ia a Bataan Death March survivor. He
was in thae USMC and stationed in San
Antonio in 1946 and 1947. He is tall with
black hair and dark eyes. He had a best
friend named Nick.
My mother'a name was Iva Zoe Moore.
She is now deceased. She lived in Del Rio,
Tuas. I believe my parenf8 met at a USO
gathering. Their favorite song was "To
Each Hia Own-. That's really all the infor·
mation 1 know of. I truly appreciate your
taking the time to assist me in my search
for my father. If I can be of any asaistance
to you or your POW publieation, I will be
glad to do 80.
My address ia:
Elizabeth Moore Hoffman
5305 Iris Lane
Arlington, TX 76016
My phone number ia
817-400.8510 (also my brother)
817-861·1893 (my daughter's t )
817·277-.6536 (my friend Linda Roes)
Thank you again for any help you can
give me. J hope to hear from you 80001
1'hankyou,
Efuabeth Moore Hoffman
INFORMAnON PLEASE
Dear Sir;
WouJd you please publiah the following
about my father, Lt. Commander Leonard
L. Lyons (Barry) in the Quan in the hope
of obtaining information.
Reported for duty to the 16th Naval
District. Caviti, P.L on June lA, 1941.
Survived the Death March.
Imprisoned at Davao and Cabanatuan.
Loaded aboard the Oryokko Maru on
12· 13..... When tbia ahip was disabled, he
W88 put on tbe Enoura Maru. At Takao,
Formosa the forward bold wsa struck by a
bomb and he was killed. My three broth·
ers and I _ould appreciate hearing from
anyone who knew of him during these
periods.
Sincerely,
Camille E. McKee
Telephone: 1-614486-8082
CaD Collect.
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FEBRUARY, 1898 - 7
THE CHAPLAIN'S
CORNER
"God Shows Forth
His Glory"
AB I sit down to write this edition of the
Chaplain's Comer, I wish I cowd convey
to you something of the sense of God's love
which I feel. Christmas is still three weeks
ahead and we are finishing up the mailing
of cards and gifts to loved ones; the audio
tape is playing carols. OUf world is at
peace and in great expectatio~ of the
arrival of the Christ Child. A perfect time
to pause, give thanks and to contemplate
the goodness of God.
Even the major violences are confined to
the football field and basketball courts;
would that it would always remain that
way.
For the next few weeks we will hear
wonderful stories major religious meaning
to the world: Hanukkah is the Jewish celebration of the Dedication of the Temple
afi.er driving out the heathen; Christians
remember the arrival of the shepherds
and the Magi to receive the Messiah, the
Prince of Peace. God became man that
ma.n might s it at the right hand of the
Father. The greatest love story ever told is
being re-enacted in our lives these days.
At ife,.same time we must deal with our
fee li ng~ about thi s nation's growing
involvement in the Balkans. I suspect that
most af,us have grave doubts about send·
ing our troops into the former Yugoslavia,
and for good reason. No doubt the stated
purpose is a noble one; peace on earth is a
worthy goal. I personally have to 4eal with
the irony of a president, who was unwill·
ing to serve his country in the services,
deciding that the Balkans are worthy the
sacriflce of American lives in the pursuit
of that elusive goal. SutTering and dying
are for other people to do.
We ADBC members tend to piace ourselves in the places of the American soldiers, sailors and airmen now beginning to
deploy into Yugoslavia; we can identify
with being committed to 8. "'no win- situation. We can tell the world a few things
about self sacrifice and we would not wish
that situation for any other human beings.
So, , :tell myself, this is a time to put the
politics of the situation aside; those are
beyond our control and understanding.
What liea within our own realms, however, is. that we can tum to our loving God in
prayer for His intervention in the human
condition. Since the time of Creation He
has had to deal with mankind's cruelty to
mankind and His response has been to
send His only-begntten Son to redeem us.
God has not given up on us! Let us not give
up on us, either. This is a time for all of us
to otTer prayers for Him to bring peace to
the world. We can ask Him to perform the
mimcle of peace in the world. With God all
things are possible.
8-THEQUAN
SEEKS INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Vater,
I am writing to ask your reading audio
ence for information about pre-war Manila
radio announcer Don Bell. I would like to
contact him or find the address of rela·
tives who might be able to assist me with
an ongoing research effort into the prewar Manila-American community. Mr.
Bell was well known before Pearl Harbor
for his noontime news broadcasts over
radio station DZRH. Mr. Bell, whose real
name was Clarence Alton Beliel, is also
alleged to have had another radio show
wherein he conducted topical interviews
with shoppers as they browsed throug h
the air conditioned Heacock Department
Store. Some have said that Mr. Bell had
been a Shanghai Marine before resettling
in Manila. There are further reports that
Mr. Bell was married to a White RUS8ian
named Li li a Helen and that the couple
h a d two children named Clarence and
Richard. Mr. Bell was a civilian POW duro
ing World War 11 at t he Santo Tomas
internment camp. Again I would be deeply
appreciative to anyone who might be able
to assist me in tracking down Mr. Bell or
his family.
Sincerely yours,
Scott Harrison
U.S. Embassy - Beijing
PSC 461, Box 50
FPC AP96521-OOO2
P.S. - To ADBC members who were
POW'a in China, I extend an open invitation to call on me at the U.S. EmbaBsy in
Beijing, China should travel bring you
back again to the Middle Kingdom under
more pleasant circumstances.
P.B.S. TAPE
If you have a P.B.S. television station in
your town, I invite you to watch the spring
pledge program starting in March. The
program was taped at the beautiful Heinz
Music Hall featuring Marvin Hamlisch.
Your editor Joe Vater had the pleasure to
supervi se the decorating of the hall in
Pittsburgh, PA during the renovations in
1995.
Let us pmy for Him to show forth His
glory in the seemingly impossible situation in t he Balkans; let us pray for His
protection of all participants. Let us pray
for Him to make all things new again;
including the renewal of our hearts.
Fr. Bob Phillips+
National Chaplain
American Defenders of
Batasn and Corregidor
Wm. Paul Skelton, m, M.D., at Florida
State Chapter Nov. 7th. Be llpoke on
the P.O.W, probleJllll.
FLORIDA CHAPTER
The Florida Chapter had a successful
meeting at the Quality Inn, Oceanside,
Ormond Beach, Florida on the 6th and 7th
of October 1995. Our guests were Doctor
and Mrs. Pedro Gonzales, eo.Chairman of
the BataanlCorregidor Memorial, Cleat
Norton aDd the present Commander of the
6th· Rangers (they liberated Cabanatuan)
and Doctor William P. Skelton III.
Ninety people attended the Quan party
and the banquet . A good time was had by
all.
The slate of Chapter officers for 1995·
1996 are:
Commander - Steve Raymond
Vice Commander - Keith Johnson
Jr. Vice Commander- Neil Harrington
Treasurer - Duke Fullerton
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Secretary - John Aldrich
Director - Harold Feiner
Director - Landys McClamma
Director - Gerald Copeland
Director - Chester Deller
The Defenderetts of The Florida Chapter elected the following officers to serve
the J995-1996 term:
Commanderette - Marie Raymond
Vice Commander - Jean Pruitt
Secretary - Ann Hionedea
Treasurer - Louise Fullerton
Chaplain - Lucy Norton
Sunshine Lady - Irene Wonneman
The Florida Chapter ADBC will hold its
Executive Board on Friday, Feb. 10, 1996.
We will announce the time and place at
the Hyatt Orlando after we arrive.
If there is anything that our Chapter
can do to assist you, please let me know.
..
Sincerely, •
John Aldrich
Secretary
Florida Chapter ADBC
PARADE OF THE DEAD:
A U.s. Army Phy"""s MellKMr of Imprisonment by the Japanese, 1942--194.5
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In "Parade of the Dead:' a North Carolina doctor recaptures his youthful introduction to military service and posting 10 the Philippines in the year before Pearl Harbor.
With an arresting combination of feeling and detachment, Dr. John R. Bumgarner
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PhWppiae Liberation Medal, served
in the Philippines for not less than 30
days from Oct. 17. 1944 to Sept. 3, 1945.
Philippine Deten.e Medal, served in
P.1. not less than 30 days from Dec. 7,
1941 to June 15, 1945.
PhWpplue badependenee Medal. To
veterans who received both the above
medals.
Philippine RepnblJe Preaideatial
Ualt Citation B_qet served from Dec.
7, 1941 to May 10, 1942 and during the
campaigns from 1944 to 1945.
World War U Victory Medal, continuous service of at least 30 days in the AsiaPacific Theater from Dec. 7, 1941 to
.. March 2, 1946.
,
A.la-Pacific Campaign Medal, con·
tinuous service of at least 30 days in Asia·
Pacific Theater Dee. 7, 1941 to March 2,
1946.
Only the Philippine Liberation Medal
will be issued free to veterans. Other
medals cost $7.00; make check payable to
DAFAO, WDC: The Embassy may charge
postage and handling on all medals.
Forward request for medals with a copy
of dischsrge, DO Fonn 214 or other service re<:ord which details the veteran's service in the Philippines.
Defense and Anned Forces Affairs Office
Embassy of the Philippinea
(Veterans Affairs Section)
1600 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-9409
FAX: 202-467-9437
Discharge and DD Form 214 obtained
from :
National Pel'8Onnei Records Center
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
Give service number, units, dates,
branch of service, rate or rank.
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GASTRIC ULCER ~$WCH
OYerview of the Dbeaae
In the U.S., about 6 million people currently have stomach ulcera. These wcers
are also known as gastric, peptic, or duodenal ulcers. About 30,000 patients were
treated last year in VA medical centers for
peptic ulcer. Peptic ulcer is the primary
cause of death in 6,600 people each year.
Areas of the stomach and intestine may
respond to acid and pepsin and form circular lesions through the muscle layer and
become ulcers . Most commonly, these
wcers occur in the first few inches of the
intestine after the stomach (duodenum),
but they may occur in the stomach itself.
While stomach weers cannot occur without acid secretion, duodenal weers, which
occur later in life, are not 8.S8Gciated with
increased acid ~roduction . Certain drugs
such as aspirin and corticosteroids tend to
cause ulcers. A microorganism called
Helicobacter pylori, almost always aocompanies duodenal ulcers. Many patients
complain of burning or soreness from
ulcers and the pain can be relieved by
antacids.
Diagnosis of ulcers is made by en·
doscopy, x-ray studies with bsrium , and
by gastric analysis to demonstrate excess
acid secretion. Treatment is designed to
neutralize or decrease acid production
with the use of antacids, or drugs that
block gastric acid output, oft.en called histamine H2 receptor antagonists. Other
drugs, such as sucralfate, form a protective coating in the ulcer that prwnotes
healing. Omeprazole prevents the cells
lining the stomach from producing acid.
Surgery may be recommended for ulcers
that bleed and are not controlled by medication. For those patients with H. pylori
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infection with antibiotics reduces ulcer
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VA Research in ulcer disease funded 16
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FEBRUARY, 1996-9
$PIR" Of IATAAN HEROES
WlU ROAM LHDS FOREVER
When retired Ingalls employee Donovan
Gautier was a Sergeant in the Army Air
Corps during World War
he was taken
prisoner by the Japanese following the raU
aftha Philippines.
During the infamous six-day, 8S-mile
8ataan Death March, he found a small 48at"r American Flag. Througbout the
Death March and for more than three
years of imprisonment. he carried and
concealed that nag, briQging it home at
the war', end.
On Tuesday, Gautier carried the flag to
its final destination, placing that memento
n.
of World War 11, and hia pel'1lOna1atruggle
to survive, inside the main maat of the
amphibious a888wt ship BATAAN (LHD
5). This ship is named to honor those
Americana - like Gautier - who defend·
ed the Batasn Peninsula.
Gautier, who began hia career at Ingalls
all a Nuclear Inspection Supervisor in
1965. said "LHD 5 ill a living memory to
all those brave defenders, and thoee subjeded to the Death March - eapecially
those who died along the way. I believe
that the spirit of the men and women who
died ,at Bat.aan will be roaming this ship
forever."
Gaut.ier's son, Doug, who ia • Crew
Trainin1 Specialiat at Ingalla, said ~Our
f~m~ is really excit.ed that Ingall s is
buildine BATAAN because we know that
it is puilt to last and will be a tribute for
decafiet to come. BATAAN is a viaible reminder of the ..crifice that all Americans
wen~ through defending Bawn and then
the Death March."
Also during Tuesday's ~ast Steppinl'"
ceremony, a 1!M2 nickel was placed inaide
the ship'. main mast. the coin's vaJue five ·cent.s - represents t.he ship's hull
nunrber; and 1942 was the year of t.he
Death March, during which American soldierp who had been taken prifloner by the
Japanese following fall of the Philippinee,
were subjected to harsh and brutal treatment by their captors on the way to prilOn
"'mpo.
. Mrs. Linda Mundy, Ship'a SponlOr for
LHD 5 , cont.ributed to the ceremony a
Manne Corpe cap emblem and a fOW'-Star
coll,r bar worn by her huaband, General
Carl E. Mundy Jr., USMC (Ret.), former
eon\manciant of the Marine Corpe.
I\dditionally, a small paperweight honoring "The American Defendera of Bataan
and CorTegidor" was placed in the ahip'.
DUl8t by LHD 5'a prospective commanding
officer, Captain Craig WillOn, USN. The
paperweight was provided by a family
friend, Mrs. Betty Edaall, widow of another Death Marcll surviVor, Carlton EdaaJJ.
A "Mast Stepping" ceremony is a longpracticed tradit.ion baaed on maritime
folklore and dating back to Roman Times.
It waa believed that if the ship became
wrecked, the coins would ensure payment
10-TBEQVAN
_lorn •.
FUTURE SHOCKI
(For
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I94SJ
If you were born before 1945 and are
still around to wonder at the changes,
here's a partiaJlist.
You were born before TV, before penicillin, before polio ahota , frozen foods ,
Xerox, plastiC; contact len&efl, frisbees and
the PiD.
Before radar, credit carda, split atoma,
laser beams and ballpoint pens. Before
pantyhose, dishwashers, clothes dryers,
eled-ric blankets, air conditioners. dripdry clothes ... and before humans walked
on the moon.
You got married first and t.hen lived
together. How quaint! In your time, cloe·
eta were for clothe., not for "coming out
or.- Bunnies were small rabbits, and rabbits were not Volkswagens. Designer jeans
were scheming girls named Jean; and hay·
ing s meaningful relationship meant get-ting along with your cousins.
You thought fast food was what you ate
during lent and outerspace was the back
of the local movies. You were before daycare centers, group therapy and nursin·g
homes. You never beard of FM radio. tape
decks, electronic typewriters, artificial
hearts, word pr0cea80ra, yogurt, and guys
wearing earringa. For you, time-sharing
meant togethemesa ... not computera or
condominiums. A chip meant a piece of
wood. Hardware meant screw drivers and
nails, and 80ftware wasn't even a word.
Back then, "Made in Japan~ meant
junk. "making out" referred to how you did
on your exam. Pizza., McDonald's and
instant coffee were unheard of. Tbere
were 5 and IO·cent storea, where you
bought things for 5 and 10 centa. You
bought ice cream cones for a nickel or a
dime. For a nickel you could ride a street
car, make a phone call, buy a Pepsi, or
even enough stamps to mail one letter and
two postcards. You could buy a Chevy
coupe for $600 ... but who could afford
one? A pity, too, because gas was 11 cents
a gallon!
In your day, graas was mowed, not
amoked. Coke was a cold drink and pot
was IOmething you cooked in. Rock music
was a grandma's lullaby and aids were
helpers in the principal's office. And you
were the last generation that was 80 dumb
as to think you needed a huaband to have
s baby.
of the crew's passage back bome.
SATAAN is the aecond U.S. Navy warahip named to commemorate the defense
of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippinea
by Army. Navy, Marine Corps, and Filipino Forcea at the beginning of World War
ll. An aircraft carrier, CVLK 29, earned
five battle st.ara during World War n and
the Korean Conflict.
LHD5 is scheduled for a March 1996
launch.
LAR CHIUSTMAS
CMfmNGS
Christmas Graetings to aW A.D.B.C.
with special thanks to my
F _ Slala Chapter.
Font8lne Porter Brownell
Merry Christmas and many thanks
to Ben and Bea Saccoreo for all
their help when my husband
Edward C. DeGottard passed away
test January.
Our best wishes for a Merry
Christmas and a healthy New Year.
Scotty end Dorothy IIcArdle
Mele KallkJmaka Hanoii Makahiki
Hou.
John end caroline Moyer
Seasons greetings from Leo and
Helen Maselli. PNC Amer_X·POW
Inc. Co E. 4th Marines
Holiday greetings to all
ADBC members!
Dkey & Alma Pack
Merry Christmas and a happy and
healthy New Year to all.
Pete end EliZabeth R_rath
Xmas greetings to ADBC and all who
ate at Major Johnson's kitchen,
Cabanatuan.
Paul V. Rouse
Happy holidays to all.
Love, bla and Lou Sackwe6d
Mayall you surviVors surviVe
another )'t!8r. Happy holidays.
liz enit-John lobay
PLEASE HELP
Dear Sir,
I a.m seelting any information on my
uncle Pvt, Harley Woodrow Coulter, U.S.
Army, A66tb Tank Battalion, Fort
Benning, GA. ASN6922613 (X2941861) U
don't know what this number means.]
He left Fort Benning August or September 1941 for the Louisiana Maneuvera,
then San Franciaco. From there he aailed
for the Philippines in October 1941 . He
aurvived the Bataan Death Malcil only to
be killed on a ahip.
Any information would be greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely,
Carol Matthewa
5125 N. Lakewood Or.
Panama City, FL 32404
GREGORIO ALARCON
Gregorio "Greg" Perez Alarcon, 80, died
Aug. 3 1 at St. Ann's Hoepital.
Mr. Alarcon was a first lieutenant of F
Company 718t Infantry Regiment.
USAFFE, and he retired as an aocountant
at Clark Air Base in the Philippinea.
He
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a Bataan Death ..arch prisoner
of war of World War II.
Survivora 8.re bis wife, Floreoeis;
daughters, Vangie, Ophelia; 80n, Jonathan; grandchildren, Marion, Nestor Jr.,
Rowena, Andrew, Marietta, Koko, Goldy;
son-in-law, Pe~j daughter.in.law, Didi;
graodaona.in.law, Dave, Gary; granddaughter-inola"", Julie.
REID H. BROCK, SR.
Reid H. Brock/ Sr.• 77, of Englewood,
Tenn., died in an Etowah, Tenn., nursing
home. A Baptist, he was McMinn County's
longest held POW, a veteran of World War
II and the Korean War. He wsa retired
from the Army and Air Force. after 23
years, a graduate of Tennessee-Wesleyan
College an an employee of the IRS. He
owned Brock Tax Service. He
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mem-
ber of McMinn County School Board,
American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, American Ex.prisoners of War,
Sixth U.S. Calvary Association. VFW,
American Legion, Disabled American
Veterans, Sons orthe American Revolution,
National Association of Retired Federal
Employees, Ruritan Club, Englewood
Lodge 633 l'&AM and Tennessee School
Board Association. l;Ie received severa! military awards including foreign decorations.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara F.
Brock; two daughters, Starling Lee Saffles
and Rebecca Hannah Moyer; two sons,
Thomas O. and Reid H. Brock Jr,; a grand·
800; several nieces and nepbews. Memo·
rial services were in the funeral home
chapel with Minister Harlan Daugherty
officiating.
JAMES E. CARPENTER
James E. Carpenter, age 74 of Zepbyrhills, Florida, paaeed away on the 23rd of
September 1995 from a heart attack. He
was aaaigned to the USB Canopus. He was
captured on Corregidor and was in the fol·
lowing POW camps: Cabanatuan, Osaka
and Taruga, Japan. He was a life member
of ADBC. He was interred in Wayland,
Michigan. He is survived by his wife Francis. James was buried with full Military
Honor.
MELVON N. CARNES
Melvon N. Carnes, who died May 30,
1995, lived in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Melvon waa in the 34th Pursuit Squadron
~ and was .170 at Osaka Sub-Camp
, 12B-Hirohata.
November 19th, 1:00 p.m. the V.F.W.
Post at Shawnee, Okla. was named:
Melvon Cames V.F.W."pos£ 1317.
AUERT H. CORNILS
Albert (AI) Comils paased away Dee. 7,
1995 after an extended illness. He was
born in Downers Grove, IL. He served in
the Philippines with Co. B, 192nd Tank
Battalion. He was on the Batun Death
March, was in several Japanese Prisoner
of War Camps, made the trip to Japan on
the infamous "aIave" shipa, was working
as a P.O.W. in a mine in Northern Hon8hu, Japan when the war ended. After
Japan surrendered be was picked up by
the U.S. Navy and returned to the Philippines, before being sent home.
He married Katherine Wolff three
weeks after getting home. Tbey have two
children, Oma Jean Amundson of Clehurne, TX, and Jay A CorDils of Colorado
Springs, CO. They have two grandchild re n , Aaron Gore of Arlington, TX and
Andrea Kay Briggs of Cleburne, TIC..
AI was interred in the Mausoleum at
Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Colorado
Springs, CO on Dec. 11, 1995.
JAMES J. CRYNOCK
Jame8 J. Crynock, age 76, passed away
on November 23, 1995 at Lake Worth. FL.
There was an obit in the Lake Worth
paper and the item 8tated that he was on
the Bataan Death Man:b and he had lived
in the Lake Worth area for the last 26
years; he had moved there from Erie, PA.
He is survived by his wife Ruth M. This
information was passed to me from Roy
Gentry of Palm Springs, Florida.
JOHN CURTISS
Upon gr aduation from tbe C,hoate
School , John received the award for
'Leadership In Clean Sport.' At Yale UniVersity he won letters in football and
lacrosse. His college yearbook states that
he was regarded as one of Yale's great
lightweight ends. As a First Lieute'n ant in
the Army Reserve he was called to duty in
November 1939 , sent to the Artillery
School and then to the Philippines where
he was a captain and the senior instructor
of the Gunnery at the Philippines Artillery School. During the hostilities he
directed the srtillery fire on t he right
flank of the defensive line. He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple
Heart, Presidential Unit Citation and others. After three years 88 a prisoner of war
he reverted to the Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel. In Albuquerque he was a
stock broker at Quinn and Co.
Survi ving John are Paul of Albuquerque, Keiran who is retired from the U.S.
Armed Forces, John III and Catherine
Comstoch of Denver, and Doctor Ursula
Curtiss of Chapel Hill, North Carolina and
four grandchildren. He was a member of
the American Disabled Veteran8, Purple
Heart Society, American Prisoners of War,
and American Defenders of Bataan and
Corregidor. He died November 4, 1995.
LLOYD EDWARD DEBOY
Lloyd Edward Deboy, '77, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 1995 in Klamath Falls. A
former mayor of Merrill, Deboy was born
Feb. 3, 1918, in Catlow Valley to Henry
Austin Deboy and the former Glenna May
Byram.
Mr. Deboy graduated from Paisley High
School in 1936 and then attended mecltanics trade school. H~ worked in the
construction industry before joining the
service in 1940. A World War IT veteran,
he was c,sptured by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March.
After returning to Summer Lake in
1946, Deboy married Hazel Adams Moss.
She preceded him in death in 1974.
In May 1975, he married Bonnie Peter80n in Reno, Nev. Deboy was active ynth
the Merrill City Council and Volunteer
Fire Department. His hobbies included
woodworking, hUnting, fishing, boating
and bowling. He especially enjoyed deep
sea fishing and salmon fishing.
His memberships included Veterans of
Foreign Wars, American Defenders of
8at.aan and Corregidor , D,isabled American VetenlIl8, X Prisoner of War.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie;
daughter, Glenna Deboy. stepsons Kenn
Peterson, Richard and Bruce Peterson;
step-daugI,.ters Norma Thornton, Barbara
Schull and Nancy Berkey; sister, Lela
Woods, Klamath Falls; brother and sisterin-law Jack and Donna Faye Deboy; 19
step-grandchildren; 12 step.great-grand·
chi ldren; and numerous nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in deatH by his
parents and a sister Joan Hand Deboy.
A service of remembrance was held
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1995, at the First
Presbyterian Church in Merrill . Dale
Deboy officiated. Burial followed at Eagle
Point National Cemetery.
JAMES D. DONLON, JR.
Just to let you know that a very close
and dear friend of mine passed away. It
was James Damian Domon, Jr. He was in
the artillery, and on the Death March on
Bataan . He bad been in the following
prison camps: O'Donnell, Cahanatuan II,
Davao Penal Colony, and Luang. He was
on the Shinyo Maru with about 800 other
American POWs when it waa sunk 7 Sept.
1944 by a torpedo from an American
Submarine which ftred on an unmarked
ship. The Japanese from the other ships in
the C<lnvoy recovered Japs in the water
and shot with small arms and machine
guns the Americans who attempted to
swim ashore. Only 83 men swam ashore
alive and one oftheae died two days later.
Jim's highest rank attained waa Ml:\ior.
Jim Donlon died Oct. 9, 1995. His birthday was Sept. 4, 1913.
FEBRUARY, 1998 - 11
LEE EDWARD DICKEY
. HELENA -
Lee Edward Dickey, 84, 8
former county treasurer and U.S. Navy
veteran who spent 45 months in prison
camps during World War II, died Tuesday
of natural causes at the veterans hospital
in Fort Harrison.
Services were held Saturday at Retz
Funeral Home Chapel, followed by burial
with military honors at t.he Veterans
Cemetery in ·Port Harrison.
Dickey was horn March 26, 1911, in
Moccasin, and in 1925 his family settled
in Helena. He graduated from high school
in 1929 and attended business college for
two years. He was a surveyor for the
Monlana Water Conservation Board and
served on the state liquor board.
He later worked for M.K. Construction
and went to Wake Island to build a sub·
marine base and air strip for the Navy. It
was bombed five hours after Pearl Harbor
and the survey crew became prisoners of
war. Dickey was in prison camps for 45
months until the end of World War II.
He married in 1947 and divorced in
1961. In 1965 he was elected county treasurer: a position he held until retiring.
In 1981 he married Alma Jane
Brewington in Helena.
He was a member of POW's Big Sky
Montana and the national affiliate, the
Disabled American Veterans, American
Lejipn, the A.D.B.C., the Veterans
CoSmmittee of Montana, and Prisoners of
Wa.!te, Guam & Cavitie. He was a member
of fhe Eagles and past president of the
Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce
and the Volunteer Fire Department.
Surviving are his wife of Helena; two
daughters, Janice Keith and Judy Agan;
two sons, Conwell Dickey and Bill Dickey;
two brothers, Lloyd Dickey and Bob
Dickey; three stepchildren, Art Robuck,
Anp,y Robuck, and Wilbur Robuck; and
three grandchildren.
HAMPTON M. DRAKE
Hampwn M. Drake, ~, born at Rocheport, MO, July 2, 1905, died in Phoenix,
AZ, Octobel: 10, 1995. He was a survivor of
the Bataan Death March and spent 43
m6hths as a POW in the Philippines and
Japan and 'was a member of the U.S. Air
Force until his retirement for disability
March 31, 1949. He served in the 7th
MBterial Squadron, 19th Bomb Gp. He is
survived by a son Daryl and a sister
Mattie Henderson.
ADAN H. DOHERTY
LOUIS EDWARD DUNCAN
World War II veteran and former prisoner of war Adan Harold Doherty died in
1994 in a local nursing home. He was 79.
He was born Jan. 17, 1914, in Henrietta, Texaa, to Thomss p , and Lula
(McAdams) Doherty and lived in Shawnee
moat of his life. He married Lula Louise
Hooten Lindsey in Gainesville, Texas,
Aug. 28, 1974.
He retired from the U.S. Air Force and
was a member of Vetersns of Foreign
Wars, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, American Defenders of
Bataan and Corregidor. He was a member
of Rock Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Louise Doherty,
all of the home; daughter Louise Hall;
stepsona Arlie Lindsey and Tim Lindsey,
stepdaughter, Gwendolyn Parsons,; two
brothers, Joe Doherty and MelvinDoberty;
13 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren
and other relatives.
Captain Louis Edward Duncan, U.S.
MC Ret., was born in Baltimore, Maryland November 20, 1916 and died November 21, 1995, in San Diego, CalifOrruL He
enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corpi on
September 26, 1936, specialiDng in small
arms and weaponry. An expert. marksman
with a wide variety of weapons, Louis
Duncan represented The Corps in numeroua shooting matches. He was a Serpant
and on his second tour of China duty, with
The Fourth Regiment, when WW U Broke
out. His battalion waa bivouacked at
Alongapu, Luzon, Philippines, at the time.
He was batta1ion armorer on Corregidor.
Taken prisoner May 6, 1942, Captain
Duncan spent 41 months as a prisoner of
the Japanese. Incarcerated in Caban.atuan . then moved to Japan, he was
liberated on Honshu at the cessation of
hostilities in 1945. His military career
included service in Korea during the
Korean Conflict where he rose in rank to
Capf:ain.
Following his Marine Corps servjce,
Captsin Duncan opened and operated
Duncan GW'I Works, in his adopted home
of Vista, California. He later moved the
business to San Marcos and opened a
small arms range in the area. He was
active in the NRA and American Legion. A
natural bom leader, Louis was instrumental in the formation of The Fourth Marine
Chapter of The ADB&C and was the first
Commander. He was serving as Co-ehairman of the chapter's Corregidor School
'froject at the time of his passing. In addition, he was a member of The. Ex-POW,
The Retired Officers Association and other
civic groups and philanthropic organizations.
Captain Duncan was a respected member of his community and revered by his
family and friends. He contributed most
generously of himselr and his prosperity to
any cause to which he was attached. He is
survived by his wire Clara; two sons, Bud
and IJ'homas lhmcan; three daughters,
M.arcia Fitzgerald, Sandra McDulen,
Debra Corsart; eight grandchildren and
two sisters. Services were held at National
Cemetery on ~ovember 27~ 1995 in the
city of Riverside, California.
MERLE ENRIGHT
Merle Enright, 77, of Kettle Falls, WA,
paaaed away Oct. 30, 1995. He was a Pacific Naval Air Base construction worker on
Wake Island, and was inducted into the
U.S. Navy at the onset of WW II. He was
captured by the Japanese in December
1941, and was a prisoner of war for almost
four years. He wss interned in Woosung
and Kiangwan, China,-and Osaka and
Nooetau in Japan. He was a member of
the Spokane-ln1and Empire Chapter and
life member ofAXPOW. He is survived by
his wife of 57 years, Florence, two daughters, a sister, four grandchildren, and ten
great-grandchildren.
CHARLES E. HUNNINGS
Services for Charles E. Hunnings, 70, of
Kinston, who died September 9, 1995, at
VA Medical Center, Durham, NC were
held September 13, 1995.
Interment was in National Cemetery,
Jacksonville, NC, with full military hon0 ....
Charles served with the 60th Coast
Artillery and was on Corregidor when it
fell. He was a prisoner of the Japanese for
3 years and" months.
Charles was a member of Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 9514, Pink Hill, World
War II and Korean War Veteran, Gold
Card member of Bataan and Corregi.dor,
member of Lenoir County Chapter .32
Disabled Veteran, and a member of First
Penterostal Holiness Church.
Survivors include his wife, Maggie R.
Hunnings; one lIOn, Steve Tollie Hunnings;
two stepsons, Robert Small a nd William
Small.
SALVADOR D. ELEFANTE
In behalf of my father-in-law, Col.
Salvador D. Elefante, 5601 N. Camac St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19141, I'm writing to let
you know that he passed away November
10, 1994 in Philadelphia, PA. The cause of
death was cardiac arrest. He's now at rest
in Lipa City Floral Cemetery in Lipa City,
Philippines on November 20, 1994.
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CHARLES B. FRANK
HUBERT D. HOUGH
Chades B. Frank, 80, a retired Army
colonel who was a prisoner of war for
nearly 3~ yea1"8 during World War nand
survived the Balaan Death March, died of
sepsis Nov. 2 at Charlestown Retirement
Community in Catonsville . He had
Parkinson's Disease.
Col. Frank, who lived in Taotanon, MD,
before moving to the retirement community three years ago. served in the Veterin-
Hul1ert Dwight Hough, 75, of Oskaloosa, Iowa died November 20, 1995. He
enterM the U.S. Navy OD June 15, 1938
and was discharged as a Lieutenant on
February 14, 1948. He was taken prisoner
on Bataan and was a prisoner of war for 3
years and -4 montha.
MedalsIHonors he received: American
Defense, Philippine Defense, Asiatic Pacific, Good Conduct, American Tbeater,
China Service Medal, Army Distinguished
Badge, Victory Medal , Pur ple 8eart,
Bronze Star, and Prisoner of War Medal.
He was a 50 year member of the DAY
and American Legion, and a life member
of EX-POW and ADBC. He ia survived by
his wife Verla of 50 years, two daughters,
and three grandchildren.
ary Corps after the war and Will! assigned
to Fort Myer and Fort Meade before his
retirement in 1967 . He then joined the
National Academy of Sciences, retiring 10
years later.
He was one of several thousand'soldiers
taken prisoner by Japanese forces in the
faU of Bataan in April 1942, about a year
after he entered the service. He survived
several harrowing trips to djfferent prison
campa a nd finally was releaaed in September 1945. After returning to the United
States, he ealled his survival ~pure luck"
He was awarded the Legion of Merit, the
Bronze Star and the 'Purple Heart.
He was born in Mount Joy, PA, and grad.
uated from the University of Pennsylvania.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca
Jane Frank; three children, Dr. Charles G.
Frank, Jon Frank and Mary Ann Honneman and six grandchildren.
ROBERT B. HARRIS
Commande r Rober t B. Harr is, USN,
Retired, died OD December 23, 1995 at his
I home in San Carlos. He was a native Californian, born in Los Angeles in 1912.
He is survived by Mildred. his wife of 50
years, and their two daughters: Judy Harris, her busband. David Smith and their
SOD, Andrew; and Joyce Harris-Nord, her
husband, Hans Nord and their children,
Kristina and1Jerek. Other surviving family members are his sister, Donna Rasmusson: his aunt, Marion Early and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Cdr. Harris enJisted in the Navy in 1932
and was serving in the Philippines at the
Onaet of World War U. He was captured by
the Japanese in the fall of Corregidor and
was a prisone.r-of-war until the liberation of
the Philippines. During his imprisonment.
he was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service and received his commission. After the war, he continued with his
career in Navy communicatioOll and electronics until his retirement in 1961.
Following his retirement from the Navy,
Cdr. Hama worked for Lenkurt Electric in
San Carlos and retired from the company
in 1977. He was an avid amateur radio
operator for most of his life, and was
active in the South County Amateur Radio
Emergency Service. He was also a life
member of TROA, IEEE, and the Ameri• can Defenders of Bataan and Correg:idor.
,
Cdr. Hartis waa bur ied at Skylawn
Memorial Park on I:tecember 29 following a
family graveside service cond ucted by the
U.S. Navy.
RICHARD F. JODER
Richard F. Joder, 75, died Friday, 0ctober 20, 1995 at. his home in Vanderbilt
Beach , Fla. of cardio-respiratory failure
following a long illness.
Mr. Joder wasinstrwnentBl in bringing
a modem public library system to Collier
County, Fla., directing the library for 10
yea rs until his retirement from public
service in 1982. During a diatinguished
career as an educator and librarian, Mr.
Joder gu ided public librsry systema in
Ohio, Oregon, Nebraaka and Florida.
A native of Johnstown, Pa., Mr. Joder
earned a Baccalaureate degree from the
University of Pittsburgh and a Master of
Library Science degree from CarnegieMellon Univeraity. He completed post.graduate work at Yale University and the
University of Sou thern California in
German and Geo-politics.
As a combat infantryman with "The
Battling Bastards of Bataan,e Company E,
31st Infantry Regiment, "Philippinea, Sgt.
Joder was captured by the Ja panese upon
the fall of Corregidor and spent three
years in Japan as a POW. Later, during a
decorated 20 year military career, he
directed an English language program for
Japanese Air Self Defense Foree Cadets
while assigned to the Military Assistance
Advisory Group in Tokyo. Retired from
active duty ,in 1965, Mr. Joder was a two
time recipient of the Joint Services
Commendation Medal in peacetime and
the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in war.
An avid motorcyclist who toured erlenaively in the U.S. and Europe, he became
enamored of .flying to 1985 and soloed at
the age of 65. An accom plished linguist, be
was fluent in Greek and Japan~, with a
working command of several other laDguages. He was a Master Mason of the
Corinthian Lodge of Free a nd Accepted
Masons of McConnellsviUe, Obio, and a
member of the National Association of
American &-Pri80ners of War, the American Mi li tary Society, the American
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Inc.
and the 31st Infantry Association, Inc. He
contributed generously to environmental
and humane causes.
Mr. Joder is survived by his wife of 48
years, MSJjorie J. Joder; 'their children,
Timothy E. Joder, Linda E. Comba and
William E. Joder; and four grandchildren.
CHESTER P. KOZLOWSKI
Chester P. Kozlowski. 81, of 1938 Harclay Place, died in Lancaster General
Hospital.
He was retired from the Social Security
Administration; waa a gr.a duate of the
University of BufTaJo (N\Y.); an Army veteran of World War II, a priaoner of war, a
survivor of the Balaan Death March and a
Purple Heart recipient; a member of St.
Philip the Apostle Catbolic Church; and a
third-degree member of the Knights of
Columbus,
He was the widower of Elizabeth Ueon
Kozlowski. Surviving are two daughters,
Linda A. Kozlowski and Judy M. Krall; a
brother, Felix; a sister, Mary; and a
grandson.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated
in his church; mourners met in Fred GrofT
FuneraJ Home. Burial waa in St. Joseph
New Catholic Cemetery.
ELMER E. LONG, JR.
Elmer Eugene Long. Jr., 79, of 2208
Woodland Avenue, New Bern, NC died on
December 23. 1995 ai Craven Regional
Medical Center as a result of a massive
heart attack.
Mr. Long waa a member of St. Andrew
Luther.an Church. He was. the National
Secretary for the American Defendera of
Bataan and Corregidor and waa a past
National Commander. He was Adjutant
and Treasurer of the Disabled American
Veterans, Chapter 40. He was a life time
member of DAV, The Retired Officer
Assoc., VFW , Marine Corpa League,
Ma r i ne Corp~ Musta n g Auoc ., Sixth
Marine Di vision, and was a member of
Craven County Veterana Council. Mr.
Long was a Japanese POW for 3~ years.
His aervice awarda include two Purple
Hearts and the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf
Cluster.
Burial was in Arlington NationaJ Cemetery, Arlington. VA Wednesday, January
3, 1996 at 11:00 a.m.
He is survived by his wife, Charlotte
Long: two soos, Michael E. Long of Upper
Marlboro, MD a nd Elmer E. Long, III of
Waldorf, MD; one brotbe,r, Preaton E.
Long of Williamsport, MD ; two sisters,
Ruth Singer of Freder ick, MD and
Beatrice Shuff of Wai'kersville, MD; four
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The fa,mily received frienda Tuesday,
December 26, 1995 at Cotton Funeral
Home.
In lieu of flowersf donations were made
to one of the following: The ADBC, Disabled American Vete~. Chapter 401 or
to St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 1605
Neuse Blvd., New Bern. NC 28660.
FEBRUARY, 1996 - 18
MS. K.A. KADEL
Kathryn A Kadel, age 77 t passed away
on the 19th of December 1995 at Lake
Worth, FL. She was interred in Cave City,
TN in a gysvesite next to her deceased
husband Col. Richard Kadel.
LlVEO OLiVOnl
Mr. OUvotti is survived oy Harriet Olivotti, his high school sweetheart and wife
of 48 years. He also leaves three daughters and sons-in-law, Christine and David
Mercer of Ben Lomond; Patricia and Doug
Gephart of Pleasanton j and Mary and
Gary Triassi of Ple8l18nton; and nine
grandchildren ; Brian, Mark and Jeff
Mercer; Amy, Ann and Scott Gephart;
Matthew, Daniel and Mark Triassi; as
well as his tirother, Andy Olivotti, of
Merrill, Wi800nsin.
A memorial service was held in Livermore on July 8, 1995 , at Holy Cross
Lut.heran Church. Interment was at
Arlington National Cemetery on Monday,
July L7, 1995, where Mr. Olivotti was
given full military honors.
Sincerely,
Christine Mercer (daughter)
1iveo ~Ollie~ Olivotti retired Air Force
Officer, former WW n POW and long-time
Livermore, California, resident, passed
away at his home on July 4, 1995, Ollie
W88 born on January 27, 1921. in Merrill,
Wisconsin. He attended local schools there
and after graduating from Merrill High
School, he joined the Army Air Corps. He
then completed Aircraft. Mechanics School
and volunteered for duty in the Philippines arriving at Clark Field in 1940. On
Christmas Eve, 1941, Mr. Olivotti and his
WARREN C. PHILLIPS
fellow soldiers left for the Bataan PeninWarren C. Phillips ofWestt>alm Beach,
sula where they fought valiantly, but Florida died the 27th of October, 1995. He
finally surrendered ttJ the Japanese forces was assigned to the Philippine Depart.on April 9, 1942. Ollie Burvived the ment of Engineers. He was captured on
Bataab Death March and was Doe of the Bataan, made the march, POW Camps,
longest-held American prisoners of war O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Nagoya,
enduring 1261 days in Japanese prison Japan. He was a life member of ADBe,
camps that included Camp O'Donnell and Florida Chapter ADBC, Life Member
Cabanatuan in the Philippine Islands, and XPOW and Chapter Member of XPOW
in Mukden, Manchuria. He was liberated Sun Cost Chapter of Florida. He is sur
from Mukden, Manchuria Prison Camp by vived by his dsughter, Jane Scott., son
the RU8J:ian Army on September 20, 1945.
Warren C. Phillips, and a sister, Betty
Up&n his return to the U.S., Mr. Olivotti Gauglu. He was cremated and was
continued to serve in the Air Force attain- interned in a VA Cemetery in Exeter, Rl.
ing t~~ rank of Chief Warrant Ofl;icer He paased away at the West Palm Beach
before retiring in 1960. He was honored Veterans Medical Center. He W88 born on
for his military service by receiving the the 7th of April, 1916.
Bronze Star Medal , Pri s oner of War
Medal, WW 11 Vict.ory Medal, Air Force
J.W. RICHARDSON
Commendation MedaJ, Good Conduct
J.W. "Red~ Richardson, a former Marine
Medal, American Defense Service Ribbon,
American Campaign Service Ribbon, Corps photographer who got a first.hand
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, Na- picture of life behind enemy lines during
tional Defense Service Ribbon, Air Force more than three years as a Jspanese prill-Longevity S~rvice Ribbon, Presidential oner pf war, died of cancer Tuosday/
Unit. Citation, Philippine Republic Presi- October 3, 1995 in his Imperial Beach
dential Unit Citation and "the Army of Home. He was 75.
Occupation (Japan) Ribbon.
Mr. Richardson retirM from the Marine
Immediately following bis milit.ary Corps in 1959 as a master sergeant, ending a 20-year military career dist.in~ment, Ollie began his second career
at Sandia Corporation in Livermore where guished as much by his compelling phohe retired 88 a section Supervisor after 21 tographs as his anguish 88 8 POW.
During World War n, he wss among
yeanl. Ollie remained active in his retirement. - SQuare dancing, golfing, traveling American and Philippine troops who were
and participat.ing in family activities. He overwhelmed by the Japanese on Corregialso, was a member of many fraternal, dor, an island near the Bataan Peninsula
socilll and military organizations includ- in the Philippines. He survived the torturing MasOnic Grand Lodge of Ke~t.ucky NOr ous, 65-mile Bataan Death March. He was
S7j Scot.t.ish Rite, Nashville, Tennessee; held captive in Japanese prison camps
Aahme8 Shrine Temple; Novkeps; Aahmes until VJ Day in August 1945.
He endured 39 months as a POW, some
Golf Club; So AI Co Shrine Club; Order of
Quetzalcoatl '13; National American Ex of them while working 70-hour weeks in a
Prisoners of War; Local American Ex Yokohama brickyard, where be subsisted
Prisoners of War, Cecelia McKie Chapter; on rice, whale blubber and hot-water soup.
Mr. Richardson was awarded the
Defenders of Bst.san and Corregidor;
Retired Officers Associationj VFW Poat Bronze Star for his heroism on Corregidor.
7265; SIRS .121; Northern Californis Golf After Japanese bombs had nearly deAssociat.ion; and Holy Cross Lutheran stroyed a concrete artillery ammunition
blockhouse, stocked with explosives, he
Church.
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ran into t.he building and rescued rour
wounded men.
Seven others were killed in the bombing, Mr. Richardson later recalled.
During the Korean War, Mr .
Richardson took combat photos and covered Marilyn Monroe's appearance before
the troops in Korea. His photos of Monroe
and an account of her celebrated visit
appeared in Leatherneck, a Marine Corps
magazine. In the 1950s, Mr. Richardson
spent a year in Saudi Arabia, photographing the Persian Gulf 88 part of a Marine
Corps mapping project.
He took photos in 20 foreign countries
as a Marine Corps photographer during
his military career, learning the ropes
under Sgt.. Lou Lowery, who had been at
Iwo Jima during the famed flag raising
that was captured for posterity by photographer Joe. Rosenthal.
Mr. Richardson worked at various times
for the West Coast, Pacific and Far Eaat
bureaus of Leatherneck. At one time, 80
percent of Marine photos disseminated
nationally were taken by Mr. Richardson,
according to Marine Corps records.
Of more than 60 Marine Corps photographers who worked for Sgt. Lowery when
the latter was photo director of Leather·
neck, "the photographer who did the most.
outstanding work was J .W. Richardson,ft
he once wrote.
In 1963, when President John F.
Kennedy visited San Diego two months
before his assassination, the Marine Corps
called Mr. Richardson to active duty for a
day to photograph the event.
He served as photo manager of t.he
Marine Corps Recruit Depot exchange
before opening his own photo shop in San
Diego . In 1978, he and his wife, Rose
Mary, founded Imperial Guest Home, a
board and care facility for the elderly in
Imperial Beach.
Mr. Richardson was active in the business until 1990.
A native of Snyder, Texas, he lived in
Imperial Beach f-.36 years. He belonged
to the Fleet Reserve Association and the
Marine Corps Correspondents Aasociation.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by
a daughter, Patti Lee Kopas; a son,
Michael, and a grandson.
DEAN B. SMITH
Please be infonned that. Dean B. Smith
passed away No,vember 4, 1995 at bis
home in Rogers, Arkansas. He served in
the Philippines and was captured at Corregidor. He W88 a Prisoner of War in Muk·
den, Manchuria for three and a half years.
He was awarded the Bronze Star and two
Purple Hearts. He is survived by his wife,
Virginia, and four children.
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WILLIAM E. SMITH
NEWEL SMITH
STANLEY ANDREW WEGER
William E. Smith of E llenton, Florida
passed away on September 5, 1995. He
was asaigned to tbe 6Ot.b. C,&C A Baty. He
was a life membeT of ADBC. He was captured on Corregidor and waa held in POW
Camps Cabanatuan and Fukuoka, Japan.
He is aurv1ved by hia wife Christine, a son
Ne wel Whitney Smith., a decorated
Navy veteran who spent 39 months a. a
Japaneee prisoner during World War 11 ,
died of cancer Dec . 29 in his home on
Point Lorna. He was 179.
Mr. Smith was a radioman on
Corregidor when he was captured by the
Japanese. After his release. he earned a
degree in naval studies from the
Univenity of Utah, graduating with a 3.8
grade point average, a nd attained the
rank of lie utena nt commander in 'he
Navy.
Mr. Smith received the Bronze Star and
Command at Sea medal. for his duty in
World War II . He later served in the
Korean War during hi. 25-year military
career.
A native of Centerville, Utah, he enliated in 'he Navy in 1934 a.n d underwent
beaic training at Naval Training Center in
San Diego. After his discharge from the
military in 1959, he began a 27-yea r
career as a technical writer, primarily in
the aeroepace industry.
His assignments included writing
instruction manual s for occupants of
atomic submarines.
His last position as a technical writer
was with Solar Turbines in San Diego.
Mr. Smith was active in such veterans
organizations 8S Defenders of Sataan and
CorregidOT and Old Time Communicators.
He is survived by hi. wife , Jean ; a
daughter, Paula Meador of La Me5Il; and a
sist.er. Lael Bettilyon of Sal' Lake City
and Rancho Mirage.
Cremation was planned, with inurnment at Fort Rosecrans Nat'ional
Cemetery, where a graveside service was
IICheduled for 1 p.m. Monday.
Stan ley Andrew, beloved husband,
father and grandfather, was carried home
in the arma of J esus on Friday, September
29, 1995. Stan was born on March 6,
1921in Trinidad, Texas to Olie and Nora
Pearl (Cowart) Weger. He enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps, H Company
2nd Battalion 4th Marines on January 8,
1940. He left Shanghai, China aboard the
President Madi son and arrived in the
Philippines December 2, 1941 and then to
Bataan on Decembe r n, 1941 then to
Corregidor on December 28, 1941. He was
captured by the Japanese on May 6~ 1942
and left. for Manila May 11, 1942 aboard a
Japanese ship. Stan was held as a Prison·
er of War at Bilibid Prison and later
moved to Cabanatuan Camp 1 and Cabanatuan Camp 3 then again to>the Akenoke
Copper Mines in Japan. He was liberated
from prison camp on September 4, 1945 by
American forces . He was awarded many
medals and ribbons. Shortly thereafter, he
transferred UI the United Stat.es Army
and retired Sergeant Firat Clasa after 20
years of service on December 31, 1960.
Stan married Elfriede Helene Weger
(B urger) on September 6, 1950. They
r ecently celebrated their 45th wedding
anniversary. Stan worked for and retired
from McDonnell Douglas Aircraft. in Long
Beach, California after 20 years. In De·
cember 1987, Stan and Elfriede moved to
Oklahoma where he endeavored to make
his yard into a beautiful park setting.
Stan was a member of the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American &x-Prisoners of War. He loved the Lord with aU
his heart, 80ul and mind. He was a member of the Free Me thodist Church in
Midw6s' City. Stan was devoted to God,
his wife, family, friends and coun1.ry. He
has Left behind his wife, Elfriede; daughter, Denise J . Abston and her hus band ,
Chsrles; his son, Stan ley Andrew Weger
Jr. and his wife, Linda; 3 grandchildren,
Jeffery Allen Johncox , age 19 , Ke vin
Andrew Weger, age 13, and Krystal Marie
Weger. age 10; his brother, T,P. Moore; his
half-brothers and sisters, Edwin Weiss,
Wilburn Weiss, Doug Weiaa, Jo Ann
Brown, and Dixie Corley of Olney, Texas;
s ister .in -law , Helen Doring and ma ny
nieces, nephews, cousins and frieTjds . He
will truly be missed . He touched many
lives and we will never forge' his smile.
Church se rvices were held Tuesday,
October 3, 1995. at 10:30 a .m. at Free
Methodis' Church, 6500 E. Reno, Midwest
City. His body was buried at Arlington
Memory Gardens with military bonors.
and two gramkhiJdren.
ono E. THOMPSON
Otto E. Thompson, 80, of Pacific Grove,
died of a stroke Oct. 3 while traveling in
Bellville, m.
Born Nov. 19, 1914, in Bi g Sandy,
Monl, he had lived in Pacific Grove since
1951 .
Mr. Thomp!lOD joined the Anny in 1934
a nd waa sent to the Philippines in 1939,
where he was part of the Service Company
31st [nfantry. He was among those captured during the fal l of BataaD, and from
there was trllIll!lported to Japan to serve
3K years as a prisoner ofwar,
He worked in the Pacific Grove school
system for 30 years.
He i8 survived by bis wife of 49 years,
Alyce; a daughter, Sandy Burrows; two
grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Hia SOD, Mike, died in 1968.
Memoria l services were held at 2:30
p.m. on Oct.. 28 at the ChUTCh of Christ in
Pacific Grove} followed by burial in EI
Carmelo Cemetery.
NICK TERRAZAS
Nick Terrazas, age 76, and a resident of
Albuquerque for 26 yean, pallL'led away
January 10, 1996. Nick is survived by a
daughter, Judy Brown; a son, Ronald
Terraz.u; two grandchildren. Luia Manuel
Terrazas and Nicholas Ronald TerrazasHudnot; and his former spouses, Jody
TerTaZU and Evangeline Otero-Murphy.
He was a life member of the D.A.V. Post
32 and the American Legion Post 99 and
was an American ex-POW . A graveside
service was held Tuesday, J anuary 18,
1998, at the Santa Fe National Cemetery,
with Military Honon being provided by
the O.A.V. Strong-Thome Mortuary, lIDO
Coal Ave. SE were in charge of arrangementa.
CHARLEY L. WILSON
Charley 1.. Wilson of 627 Rousillion St.,
Vincennes, IN died December 9, 1995 at
Roudebush VA Hospita1, Indianapolis. He
had suffered a stroke on Thanksgiving
Day.
He was in the 59th CA at Ft. Drum. He
was captured May 6, 1942 and a POW at
Cabanatuan Camp *3, Mukden, Manchuria.
Charley is survived by wife, Ann Miner
• Wilson of Vincennes; a son, J im; and a
, daughter, Altadena Wilhelm of Benson,
Arizona.
The body "a. cremated and will be
buried later in Arizona.
Remember lhese men
and all aur departed
members in your
prayers. Nane af us
would be here Ioday if
aur prayers were nat
answered.
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FEBRUARY, 1918 -15
WALTER WHEELING
Walter F. Wheeling, 78, died at his
home in Helena on Sunday, I>ecemoor 10,
1995. After a cOurageous three year'battle
with cancer, the end came quickly and
'p ainlessly.
Walter was born June 8, 1917, in Plaza,
N.D. He spent his early yean living and
working on his parent's. Eilgar and Helma
Wheeling's, farm in the Plaza area. He
graduated from Plaza High Sehool in
1935, and enlisted in the Conservation
Corps in 1936. In 1937, Walter enlisted for
the first time in the US Army Coast Artil·
lery and spent his basic: training in
Hawaii. He was honorably discharged in
1940.
Walter re-enliated in March, 1941, in
the US Anny Air Corps and was 8S8igned
to an Observation Squadron in the Philippine Islands. After Pearl Harbor was
bombed, the Japanese began their 88&8ult
on the Philippines. Walter's Squadron
moved to the Bataan Peninsula where
they held out for five montha before being
forced t(I move to the island of Corregidor
where their final battle was fought. After
four weelis of relentless bombing, the US
forces on Corregidor surrendered to the
Japanese in May, 1942. Walter was held
as a prisoner of war for three and one-half
brutal years in Japanese prisons in Korea
and Manchuria. He returned to the US at
the end o( 1945, and remained in the Air
ForCe Unfit his retirement in 1960. Walter
wae a'farded 19 medals, including the
Silver and Bronze Stars, for his service to
his Country that he loved so well.
Walter joined Mountain Bell in 1960,
and for 20 years eqjoyed the fellowship of
the Telephone Campers on their weekend
excurBlons. He retired from Mountain Bell
in 1980.
Walter was a Life Member of the American Defenders of Sawan and Corregidor,
the American Legion and the Disabled
American Veterans. He was also very
active in the American Ex-Prisoners of
War where he served as Director and Legislative Officer for the Big Sky Chapter.
Walte,r was also a loved member of St.
John's Lutheran Church.
Walter is suTvived by his wife of forty
nine years, Theresa "Tat- Wheeling; his
daugliter, Karen Hester; his two sons,
Curtis and Terry Wheeling; two granddaughters, Heidi Hester and Maren
Whee.ling; his twin brother, Wallace
Wheeling; three other brothers, and four
sisters, plu s numerous nieces and
nephews.
A celebration of Walter's life was held at
St. John's Lutheran Church in Helena at
1:30 p.m. on Thursday. December 14 ,
1995, followed by a graveside ceremony
with military honors at the Montana State
Veterans Cemetery at ~ort Harrison.
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The younger, Jim, baa just WOD his wipgs
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He arrives on the last transport to reach
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two weeks before the outhreak of hostilities. In this brief time, the brothers eqjoy
the tropical pleasures that lead to Manila
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The advent of war takes them down
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the bloodiest battles of the brief war. Jim
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the destruction of the American planes
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With the collapse of the Fil-American
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Would you pleue publish the following in a future issue of the Quan?
Did you know this man, or did you serve with him in the navy or in a POW camp?
His name is Biagio Orlando Furnari.
Furnari was wounded during the bombing of the Cavite Navy Yard. He joined the
Navy July 22, 1930 and served aboard the Tennessee, Arizona, Ramsey and the
Whipporwill. He was ashore at the Cavite Navy Yard on Dec. 10, 1941 when the
Japanese bombed the Navy Yard and was wounded by ftying shrapnel in the left, leg. He
then served aboard the Tanager until she was sunk in March 1942. He rowed to
Corregidor where he was assigned to beach defense with the 4th Marine Regiment.
After the surrender on May 6, 1942 he was at the 92nd garage area, then Bilibid,
Cabanaruan No.3 until Nov. 1942, st No.1 until Dec. 1944 when he went aboard the ilIfated Oryko Maru, then Enoura Maur, then the Brazil Maru which arrived in Japan in
January 1945. He was then in a coal mine near FUkuoka, then to Mukden, Manchuria
where he waa liberated by the Russians.
He was buried August 23, 1945 at Arlington National Cemetery.
His daughter is seeking infonnation from anyone who knew her father. If you knew
Furnari please contact her: Susan Furnari Conaway, 5228 Tuze Lane, Virginia Beach,
VA 23464.
RARE OPPORTUNITY
We have managed to acquire a number of personally signed items by the
crew of the E nola Gay, the B-29 that
dropped the world's first atomic bomb
on Hiroshima.
Navigators log, lithographs, 8:dOs.
etc. Send (or complete extensive list.
Also, I am selling my personal collection of tum of the century Philippine
post cards, 1902-1915 range.
Tbankyou.
Jerry RubacJtin
Jerry'. Colkctib~.
Box 1271 Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 788-5197
Please send me a copy of the issue
containing my ad when it comes out.
Thank you sir.
THANK YOU
Mr. Emerick, PNC
6074 Pleasant Street
Finleyville, PA 15332
Dear Mr. Emerick:
I would like to take this opportunity to
express my sincere thanks for receiving
my staff, the Health Care and Adminis• trative Profe88ionals of the BrocktonIWest
, Roxbury VA Medical Center, for providing
a preventive health care screening at the
50th Anniversary National Convention of
the American Defenders of Bataan and
Corregidor, which was held at the
Sheraton Tara Hotel in Braintree, MA,
Friday, May 26, 1995.
This was an opportunity to provide a
community service for many who are seek·
ing information for self·care and health
maintenance, and were able to experience
some of the servic:ea available to veterans..
The manner in which our representa·
tives from the BrodrtonlWest Roxbury VA
Medica1 Center were received will remain
in their hearts forever.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
LDuisBerard
Chief, Voluntary Service
We need 10 see more
members at !he
conventions.
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joining the Gold Card Club. These dona·
tions help to defray the cost of printing
and mailing of the Quan. Thanks again!
Charles E. Obler
R. P. Barrett, Jr.
E. Dave Ostreich
Walter E. Scott
Samuel Kulalek
John N. CuJp
Dear Mr. Vater,
I am a Life Member of the ADB&C and,
in the past. have greatly enjoyed attend·
ing NationaJ Conventions with my beloved
wife Betty. After losing her to cancer in
1977, I found it to be too painful for me to
go to the Conventions without her.
Recently I was asked to make the key·
note address at the MlAIPOW Recogaition
Ceremony at the Veterans Administration
Medical Center in Ann Arbor Michigan. In
searching for words of comfort for rela·
tives of men killed or mi88ing in action, I
recounted an event that occurred on the
Bataan Death March.
This incident involved ten men, includ·
ing me, who were lying for three days by
the road, near a schoolyard in Balanga,
unable to march any further. One of the
ten, a Colonel I believe, made a moving
address to us on the moming of the fourth
day. He appeaJed to the men to make one
final efTort to go on, for the sake of our
loved ones.
I would be truly delighted to discover
that one or more of these ten men are still
alive. J)esjdes myself. Perhaps a reader of
the Quan can recall having been one of the
ten men in this true story.
End08ed is a copy of my talk entitled
"Quest for Answers".
Keep up the fine work you are doing on
the QUAN.
God willing, I'll be seeing you in
Albuquerque in 1996.
Daniel J. &rodin
(aka "'the Mad RU88ian")
25542 Green Court
Warren, Michigan 48089
SEEKING ARTIFACTS
Dear Mr. Vater:
I am the curator of the Pacific War
MemoriaJ Museum on Corregidor.
We are seeking pictures and souvenirs
(artifaeta), pre·war, war·time, liberation
and/or post·war, to be displayed in the
museum on Corregidor. Arty donation of
this sort (not money). given to the mUBe·
um, would be deeply appreciated. Please
identify photos if po.8sible, by location if
known and year.
In recognition to you for your gracious
donationes) to our fledgling mUBewn, your
name will be placed next to your donation
in memoriam to you or your next of kin,
for posterity. Thank you and may God
bless you for your support.
Phone: 619·447·0427 or Col. F red
Burgos, Exec. Dir. C.F.I .• Manila 59·90·31.
With wannest regards, yours sincerely,
Daniel and Brenda Howell
349 Taft. Ave.
El Clijon. CA 92020
FEBRUARY. 1996 - 17
MELANOMA IN
PACIFIC THEATER
POWS
AMERICAN DEFENDERS OF
BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR
During the past two or three years I
have become aware of the higb incidence
of Melanomu in men from the Pacific
(I'he8ter. These men served in the tropica,
Philippine blanda, during WWI1, and in
ALBUQUERQUE HILTON
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
varioua mines in Japan 88 s lave laOOrera,
The men that I spoke to, eighteen to
twenty. over the past few years, at conventiODS and meetings. have all said that they
have been treated for ba&al ceU carcinoma,
squamous cell carcinoma and malignant
melanoma.
I had some lesions that would not heal
~ ith ordinary home treatment. Using
anti-bacterial soap. Neoaporin and Povidone-Iodine did not help. I mentioned my
problem to my doctor and was refarTed to
8 Dermatologist. He diagnosed my skin
condition 88 different types of Melanomu.
He explained that severe sunburn and
long term exposure tD sunlight causes cancers ~ well 8 8 other akin problems 88 we
....
I found out that the American Academy
of Derma tology accept. that excessive
exposure to the aun is accepted as a cauae
of melanoma. The men who were POW,
were exposed to exteneive exposure to the
trop!eal sun in the Philippines primarily
bec:aiu8! of the lack of adequate clothing to
p'roCeCt their bodies. Men were forced to
wor~ in the tropical heat and sun by the
Japanese through the midday without
regard to protection from the tropical sun.
It stwuld alao be noted that these POWs
wert! suffering from avitaminosis, beriberi, malnutrition, pellagra, scurvy and a
varlety of other physical and dietary disorders. It should a lso be noted that many
men were forced to work as slave laboren
in coal mines, zinc mines, lead mine. as
we ll as copper mines without regard to
their health:
.
The men that 1 spoke with told me that
they have had these skin problems over
the past few years and have been treated
for.!hem.
. I have nO.t been able to find out if the
VA baa investigated or studied the high
JD<1idence of melanoma in Pacific POWS.
Since there is evidenUy a high incidence
of 'akin cancer among the roWs I believe
, thAt there should be a study to determine
if "kin cancers should be established a.
"POW-Presumptive Diaeaaes-.
Joseph A. Petak
1831 Mariposa Lane
Fullerton, California 92633
(714) 879-4014
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We have had good past reeult. with the pre-registration application, beats standing in
long linea. We are going to change the card a little. The lst line will be your 1st. name
(BilVWilliam for instance). On the P.O.W. Camps line use only your favorite. The rest of
the blank fill out as stated. The registration will be $40.00 per person which includes
the banquet and registration as has been in the pa8t. The banquet ticket should be
exchanged for table reservation. Tables will be 8 persons per table. DO NOT send
money. Pay when you come to the convention . .
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MEDICAL RESEARCH
The request that was made by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, Compensation & Pension Division (210, ii, 88
stated in the article in the QUANt Auguat
1995, alnfuaing.
The request is worded in such a manner
that it implies that the POWs knew of the
e:ristence of Unit 731. This only confU8eS
the buic question, which is: "Were there
any inoculations, surgical procedures, and
other sorts of research testing performed
on any ofilie POWs in Mukden?"
I do not know of any POW who had any
knowledge of Unit 731 during the time we
were in Mukden. AB rar as I know, the
Unit 731 information was not public
knowledte until the early 19908. I never
heard of any diecuuions about Unit 731,
although I participated in discussions
about medical experiments on the Mukden
POWs over a period f many years. It is
beside the point to ask the question, MDid
you know about Unit 731?" since the infor·
mation wu never made available to the
POWs. The question is: MWere there any
experience. of any kind conducted on
American and British, including the
AUBtralian and New Zea1anders, POWs?"
Joseph A. Petak
.. Editor'. Dot e: You a r e rilht Joe,
, maybe tbU will briaa IDOn!I to aurface.
I am aar e .aay other camp . had
experimeat. conducted. by Jap e, Dot
j uat M ukdea.
MISSING HELL SHIPS
Dear Joe,
I read with interest the listings of the
Hel] Ships in the recent Quan.. 'There are
a couple of ships missing from the list that
my brother and I were on. You may want
to add to the list. I can suure you they
were not cruise ships.
LlMAMARU
Departed Manila 21st September 1942
with 500 American pawl. Arrived at
Takao, Formosa on 24th of September
1942.
Source - Lcdr. John Jaegu, USN (He1.)
and CWO Cletua Jaegu, USN (Ret.). Exact
number of dead unknown.
DAI·NlCm·MARU
Left Formosa 13th of November 1942.
400 plus American POWs and an un·
known number of English . Arrived at
Kitokyushu, Japan Nov ember 1942
(Thanksgiving Day) then on to Yokohoma.
Source - Lcdr. John Jaegu, USN (Ret.)
and CWO Cletus Jaegu, USN (Ret.). Exact
number of dead unknown.
Sincerely,
Lcdr. John E. Jaegu, USN (Ret.)
ana will receive a 2.6 percent coat,.()f.Jjving
increase in their compensation payments
scheduled to be mailed later this month.
The cost·of.living (COLA) allowance,
based on the COLA for social security reci pients, waa included in legislation signed
by President Clinton and affects 2.2 million veterans. Monthly payments will now
range from $91 for a single veteran with a
100percent dillllbility rating to $1.870 for a
single veteran with a 100-percent disability rating.
The increase also applies to approxi·
mately 302,000 survivors of certain veterana - the spou&ee and children who receive benefits under VA's dependency and
indemnity compensation program.
Veterane whose service·connected disabilities are rated 30 percent or higher
may receive additional allowances for dependente, based on the number of depen·
dents and extent of disability.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
Dear Mr. Vater,
While reading The Qu a D Volume 49
Number 5 of April 1995, I saw the list of
HELL SHIPS and the one that I was on
going to Japan from the Philippines was
not listed. I can't remember the name but
it left Manila on July 4, 1944 and arrived
in Moji on September 1, 1944. It was the
ship that POWs in Dysentery s~tion at
Cabanatuan were allowed to volunteer to
go to Japan and I was one of those that
did. We were given a course of Carbizone
(not sure of the s pelling ) to cure the
Dysentery before they would let us go.
When the s hip left Manila it we nt to
Fonn088 and took on salt and then it was
chased back to port several times before it
finally got to Moji. I can't remember how
many POWs were on the ship but they
were in the forward and aft holes. Only
one POW died on the ship but all others
lost so much weight and were so weak
that when we arrived in Moji we could
barely walk.
I would like to know the name of the
ship. My little memo book that I have only
has the dates of departure and arrival 80
after seeing the list in The QuaD. I would
like to find the name if anyone might
know it.
Dale E. Maeder
960 N. Mariott Ave.
Sequim, Wash. 98382
Tel. (360) 683-8382
FEBRUARY, 1996 - 19
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IO - THE QUAN
Your name was forwarde d to me by
Mike Dobervich. I am searching for &Dy'
one who might have served or been
interned with my uncle, Maj . Irving R.
Mandelson.
He went to the Philipp ines on the
Calvin Coolidge. I don't know what outfit
he was attached to but I do know he went
through the death march, Camp O'Don·
nell, Cabanatuan and Davao before he
was killed on the Oryoko Marii.
I have located three men who knew him
in Davao, but they could not give me any
details. They are Calvin Jacklon (who I
believe rece ntl y passed away), Jamea
McC lue and Jo h n Curtis (who I j u . t
learned also recently passed away).
I understand that memories of namN
and faces fade with"lhi.s much time puBing, but I feel compelled to continue the
aearch nevertheless.
He was in the infantry and I have ,...
eon to believe at one time he was attached
to the PHilippine Army 1st Division.
Any information, or help in acquirina:
information, is greatly appreciated,
S""",",,,•
Steve Pn.lakauer
P.O. Bol: 4394
Estes Park, CO 80617
(970) 686-3466
REUNION
The Philippine Scouts Heritage Society
will be holding their national Annual
Reunion May 23·26, 1996 at the Clarion I
Hotel , El Paso, TX. Contact Mr . M.
Parazo, 6705 Morningside, EI Paso, TX
79904. Tel.: (915) 565-7607.