Necrology Never Say Die Memorial for War Heroes

Volume 16
PITTSBURGH, PA. -
Necrology
, In Executive session july 16. 1961, the Officers and Board
of Directors of the American Derenders of Bataan and Cor·
regidor approved the following resolution submitted and
recommenaed by the ·Legislative Commiuet!.
WHERE AS the Philippine Scouts served in the defense
and liberation of the Philippine Islands from Dec. 7, 1941
to the liberation of the Philippine Islands, and
WHERE AS: these professional soldiers served on equal
basis with the American soldiers, and
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WHERE AS: during the Bataan and Corregidor campaign
'verbal promises wl'!re made by the Commanding Officers
assuring equal pay to the Philippine Scouts. . r
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: that the American
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor sup(X>ru and urges the
passage of H.R. 11!13 which will equalue the pay of the
Philippine Scouts.
Clifford T. Ayres, 61. who
was a retired Army officer and
an internet! at Santo Tomas has
died after a long illness at his
home at 179 Douglas St., San
Francisco 14, Calif. H e is sur·
vived by his wife Ruth at their
home.
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On April. ""',' .. I%I.'· Milton
Baker,"4815 Monroe St., Kansas
City, Mo. died at his home. He
is survived by his wife Dora.
Baker was in Hq. Co.• 194th
Tank Batalion in Balaan . He
was held in POW camps in
O'Donnel, Cabanatuan. Davao,
Bilibid and Camp No.5, Japan.
Leon Beasley a former member
of the 200th CA (AA) of New
Mexico died last February, a
victim of a coronary occulsion
at the age of 41. His wife sur·
vives him; the address is Box
465, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
The February issue of "Barbed
Wire and Bamboo" the official
organ of Ex-Prisoners of War
Association of Australia carries
a report of the death of Briga·
dier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn,
V. C. on last November 24th, as
was mentioned in No. 58 Chit
Chat.
M/Sgt. Orville Lee Cawthon
died in Kirtland AF Base Hospital, Albuquerque. N . M . on
March 10, 1960 and was buried
in lhe National Cemetery at
Santa Fe, N. M. His brother A.
R. Cawthon of Golden "W"
Motel, P. O. Box Il75 Tucum·
cari, N. M. writes tbat Orville
would have retired !II March,
1960.
Asmon J. Ccuch, 57. died at
San Diego Naval Hospital on
March 15. 1961 of a cancer. His
widow survives him at the home
at 10287 Del Rio Road, Spring
Valley. Calif. He was serving
with VP-I02 at Olongapo at the
start of the war and w:u im·
prisoned at Formosa, Yokohama,
Tokyo and Scndai.
Rear Admiral Edward V.
Daekweiler, USN, Retired. died
I April 1961 of an heart attack
at his home in Los Angeles. He
had been employed by the Port
of Los Angeles. At the start of
the war he was in charge of ship
repair at Cavite Navy Yard as a
Lieutena~t Commander. He es·
caped. froOLthe...Jap's .,twice..and .
was active in guerrilla activities.
Lieutenant Commander Luth·
er A. Fariss, retired. of 5002 E.
1st St., Long Beach 3. Cali£..
died about I May while in Las
Vegas, Nevada according to in·
complete infonnation from Rear
Admiral George J. McMillin .
His ·wife was expected to move
to the Oakland area to be near
friends.
Master Sergeant Harry H .
Perton, 62. died May 16, 1961
at his home at !l807 Maywood
Ave .• Independence. Missouri or
an heart attack. Sergeant Perton
is one who was reported dead
from Bataan in 1942 and a gold
star placed in the capitol at Des
Moines, Iowa. His wife Mary
was interned at Santo Tomas
during the occupation. Harry
AUGUST, 1961
Copy of this resolution to be sent to Major Lester D.
Delumpa, AUS Chairman of the Committee for H.R. ll!l!l
with permission granted for the re-copying of this resolution.
Harry Menoui
National Commander
Each member is urged to support this Legislation by writing
your Congressman.
was in World War 1 in the February_ She had been interned
Argonne, then in Shanghai in at Santo Tomas and was active
1982 during the Japanese attack in women's organizations.
on Shangha,i. He was in the
Another former internee at
Medical Corps and from 1946 Santo Tomas reported to have
to 19.57 had been in charge of died is Mrs. E. D. Gundelfinger
the Dispensary at the Army of Webster SprinS!, Missouri.
Record Center in Kansas City. Her husband who was with
Besides his wife there survive Libby, McNeil &: Libby in the
him a daughter, Mrs. Morris Philippines was also interned at
Kaufman, Wecoma Beach, Ore· Santo Tomas.
gon ; a son Harold Wade PerDr. Frank G. Haughout, 62, is
ton, Smith River, Calif.; a foster
~ported to have died in Wash·
brother, Ben Gottfried, Mason
City, Iowa and eight grandchil- ington, O. C. His wife survives
dren. Colonel M. A. Quinn was him. She had been interned at
one of the pall bearers at the Santo Tomas. while he w:u held
at Baguio during the occupa·
funeral on May 20th.
tion.
Robert Peyer, age 6.5, died in
General-Major Johan H endErlanger, Kentucky on 27 February 1961. He was an employee rik Uhl, Knil, h.d. died at
of Philippine Manufacturing Hanenburglaan 158, The Hague,
Co. in Manila and interned at Holland, on 17 February 1961 at
Santo Tom:u. Jt is believed be age of 71 years. He i.s survived
was awarded the Medal of Free- by J. A. Uhl·Vonk, J. H . Uhl.
dom for his help to internees. E. Uhl-DeWitt and Cindy.
His wife Grace survives him at
4!12 Hallan Ave .• Erlanger.
A belated report recounts the
death of Alfred C. Pharr at his
residence at 700 14th St., Lake
Oharles. La. Surviving are his
wife Betty and a son.
Conrad J. Russell, age 43, died
january 1961 at the Casa
Descanso Home, 1020CliffDrive,
Santa Barbara, Calif. after a
long siege with multiple cslerosis. Burial was in San Bruno
l')'ationa l Cemetery. He wall jI.
native of 'Seattle. Wash .• and was
stationed at Cavite at the out·
break of war and was with the
4th M;lIrines at the fall of Corregidor. His mother and a sister,
Mrs. Alan Monroe reside at 4522
E. 98rd St., Seattle. Two other
sisters are Mrs. Arthur Hildahl.
Edmoncb, Wash., and f\.'f rs. Carl
Zerrenner Of f Renton, Wash.
Russell had written a story of
the Fall of Corregidor and POW
camp life which was published
privately. In it he details the
making of a Rag at the camp at
Akenobe at the time of the japanese surrender in order to iden·
tify the camp for the B-29s. Dr.
Paul Ahston of Santa Barbara
had attended Conrad during
much of his illness.
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Dorothy Greer is reported to
have died in San Diego in late
Never Say Die
By Col. Jack Hawkins, USMC
Told graphically. yet with telling restraint, this is the story of
Colonel Hawkins' own experience-fint as he arrived with his
Marine regiment at Olongapo,
Philippine lslands. a few days
before Pearl Harbor, then as he
fought in the desperate losing
battles of Bataan and Corregidor.
Swept up at last in the over·
whc:!ming tide of the vi~to.rious.
japanese anny, he learned the
u·nspeakable miseries of the prisoner-of-war camps, wbere the
veneer of civilization was flayed
off and the souls of men laid
bare.
The story of Colonel Hawkins'
escape in one of patient determi·
nation, daring risk and lively ad·
venture. His account of tlle
months spent as a guerilla leader
in the mountains o[ Mindanao
is a tribute to the valor and stamina of the people of the Philippines-a defeated people who
would nOI accept defeat.
Today it is well worth reading
the stqry of a lifetime lived in
the war years - a slOry that
should not be forgotten .
$5.00 from your Bookseller 01"
postpaid from Dorrance &: Co.,
Publishers, 1715 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia !I, Pa.
Number 2
Memorial for War Heroes
NINTEEN years ago, on Tuesday, December 8, to be exact. :t
squad of japanese planes swooped down to bombard one of the
strongest U. S. military bases, Pearl Harbor. At that moment the
gigantic Pacific war began, a war that ultimately changed Asia.
In this big figbt the Philippines participated in two of the most
important battles-Bataan and Corregidor-and. of course, in
guerrilla activities and in the battle of liberation. In these battles
and in the many others fought on the Pacific [ront, more than
j 30.000 lives were lost.
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The Manila·American Cemetery and Memorial in Fort William
McKinley is the resting place of some of these dead. The remains
of 17.168 are listed on its roster. Of the dead in this cemetery, six
to eight percent (about 1,200) are Philippine Scouts who fought
side by side with their American comrades in the different battles
of the Philippines. The rest are regular U. S. servicemen and a few
civilians.
The construction of this memo These brilliant works of art
orial was started in 1951. The were designed and executed by
largest U. S. overseas cemetery. the Burton sisters of San Fran·
it is one of the many memorials cisco. The biggest mural which
created by the United States as is situated east of the memorial
part of Its world·wide project depicts the highlights of tlle
o[ establishing permanent war battle of New Guinea, which
memorials "to commemora te the 'OOktlace on july 21, 1942, and
sacrifices of those who served ende on May II, 1945.
and died in the name of free·
On the thousands of gravC$
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that follow a circular pattern
are found individual sfabs or
Garden Graveyard
marble marked with either a
Possibly the most unique cern· cross of a Star of David. The
etery in these islands. th!s memo simple headstones are made
orial is something to see. It is The simple headstones are made
modern in concept and a lush of white statuary marble, part
botanical garden as well.
or which came from Ca.t:rara,
In the heart of the cemetery is Italy, and part [rom Romblon
a compact and clean-cut chapel quarries.
that soars 60 feet high. A non·
Besides being a fitting resting
denominatiunal chapel, it is place for these world war heroes.
open to whoever wants to hold the Manila American Cemetery
services for the fallen heroes. and Memorial bas been approThis d13pel rests on an elevated priately landscaped with typical
walk with Aagstones of basalt flora {rom South America. Sing.
stones from Lingayen Gul£. It apore, Brazil, various other tropwas designed by Gardner Dailey ical countries, and the United
or San Francisco, CaJi[omia, and States. Each tree:. plant and
executed by Manila architects shrub has a designated place in
C. H. ConCIO and j. M. Bondae. the landscape design, is numberA magnificent mural or a lady ed accordingly and listed on a
holding a bouquet of white special plant directory prepared
flowers makes a striking back- by architect Gardner Dailey.
ground. It covers the entire main
Except for the 5Ca of crosses,
side of the chapel. The mosaic there 15 no sense or death or
work was conceived by Boris depression, rather, there is an
Lovel Lorski of New York. and overriding feeling of peace and
executed by Studio Cassia of grandeur.
Rome. Under tbisgiganticmural
Admiral Raymond A. Spruis inscribed a dedication to the ance Jed a delegation of veteran
heroes. It reads: "To their memo U.s. military commanders at the
ory their country brings its grat- dedication ceremonies. A former
itude as ftowers forever living." commander or the Fifth Fleet
Two hetnicycles of travertine and former ambassador to the
stone and marble sUl'TOund the Philippines, Admiral Spruance
memorial's chapel on whose was a speaker. The chairman of
walls are engraved the names of the ce remonies ·is Admiral
those: whose bodies were found Thomas C. Kincaid, organizer of
but unidentified and those miss- the American Battle Monuments
ing in action, buried at sea or Commission.
lost in air crash disasters.
At the end of the open corridors is found the inscrir,tion:
"Included on These Rol s are
The Names of Philippine Scouts
Who Shared With Their AmeriThe Tri State Chapter held
can Comrades In The Defense its Annual Picnic at South Park.
and Liberation of the Philip- july 16th. A very enjoyable time
pines."
was had by all. There were about
On another wall is found 40 adults and some 80 children
"Here are Recorded The Names attending the picnic.
of Americans Who Gave Their
We were very happy to have
Lives In The Service of Their the company of Mr. 8c Mrs.
Country And Who Sleep in Un· DeITin~er, Gold Star Parents
known Graves."
{rom Pittsburgh.
It was decided to hold the fall
Martial Murals
meeting at Readi~g, Penna . Bud
Forming the end of the struc- Yohn to be chainuan. Men in
ture a~e museums on whose walls Reading Area are urged to con·
are 22 murals showing in chron· taCt Yohn and if possible give
ologiC'dl order the sites of the him all · the help you can with
battles fou ght in the Pacific. arrangements.
Picnic:
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Dedkated to tb05e peTSont both living and dead who fought against
overwhelming oddJ aga inst the enemy at the outbreak of World War 11 .
Official Publication of the
AMEIllCAN DEFENDERS OF BATAAN &: CORREGlDOR, INC.
(Including any Unit or Force of the Asiatic Fleet, Philippine Archipelago,
Wake hland, Mariana uland.!:, Midway hland and DUlch Ea!lt Indies.)
NATIONAL HEADQUAIlTERS
Robert Neil, Box 625, Charleroi, Pa.
OmCERS
Brigadier General CUlfonl Bluemel, Ret~ ................... Honorary Commander
Colonel Charles A. McLaughlin _.... _.. _ ... _ ....:... _ Honorary Vice<:ommander
Harry Menoui ....................._.... _ ...... __...... _.. _..............._.. National Commander
John Ray .......... _ ..... _ .... __ ..... _ ..... _......... _......................Sr. Vice·Commander
John Sandor ............ _......... _._..... _ .... _._ ...... _ ................~. Jr. Vice.commande:r
John Emerick _._ .... __ ... __ ............. _......................................_................Treasurer
Ro~rt Neil ._ .... _.. _ ....... __ .. _ ........ _....... _.•........ _.... _...... Reoording Secretary
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Charles BI05kls .... __ .... _ •...... _ .....•._..... _ ....... __ ...... _ ....... _.........__ ..... _Adjutant
F. E. Saefke, Jr. _.............................................
Judge Advocate
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Rev. Hennan Baumann ............................................. _.....................•........Chaplain
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Abe: Abrahamt
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Charles Agostinelli
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Arthur Bressi
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J ()4eph POIIler
Ted ProY05t
Gil Soifer
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Dominic Gi Altonio
Sam Moody
Hank Wilayto
Harold Brennan
JOlleph A. Valer
John LeClair
AI SIlver
GilbertSoifer
Robert Jones,)r.
Lewis Coldltem
PAST
Harold Spoonen
Rev. AIbert D. Talbot
Maj.Gen.E.P.
Xing, Ir., Ret.
James McEvoy
CO~(MANDERS
Simme Pickman
AlbertSenna
Maurice Ma!(!r
Jmeph A. Vater
LeW IS Gold.!:tein
Albert t. Cimini
Samuel M. Bloom, M.D.
Ken Stull
GOLD STAR MOTH.£1tS Of BATUN &: OORREGIDOR OFFICIJlS
Mrs. Edith Sampson .....•..............•.........•..................................................... President
Mrs. Mae Detert .. __ .. __ .. __ ...... _ ....... _ ........ _....... _ .............. Vice-President
Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott _............................................•................................Secretary
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Joseph A. Vater, 18 Warbler Dr., McKees Rocks, Pa. _._ ..... _ .... _........--Editor
Gilbert Soifer, 7.!145 Malvern Ave .• Philadelphia, Pa ........... Associate EditOT
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Mr. Gilbert B. Soifer
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Quantico, Virginia
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Mr. Soifer:
June 10, 1961
Mr. Charles W. Stein of 3527
W. College. Shreveport, La. was
Dear Mr. Neil:
in my oilice recently and gave
Thank you very much for me a copy o[ the QUAN in
printing my letter of J!Lnuary. 21, which I read your column and
1961 , in the April issue of ' The comment about Camp O'DonQuan." As you may recall, the nell. J have long been interested
letter m enl10ned that a book in the subject but have never
enti tled "Neyer Say Die" which managed to do anything about
I have written about some of our it.
I was stationed at Clark AFB
experiences in the Philippines
£rom
1950 to 52 and during that
was soon to be published. I am
pleased now to report that the time made periodic visits to the
book was published in late May, transmitter site which was called
1961. by Dorrance and Company, Camp' O'Donnell but was nearly
1715 Walnut Street, Philadelphia a mtles west of the old POW
S, Pennsylvania. and may be ob- camp. The monument to the
tained by sending $3.00 to the Filipino war dead was plainly
publisher. One of the publisher's visible from the road. It could
announcement cards telling what be reached only on foot because
the book is about and how to the road was tangled and impass, able even for a jeep. The area
order it is e·nclosed.
was in a shameful state of disreIf you would put an announce· pair and the bronze had beeu
~ent abo~t the book i~ a coming removed by vandals. It had o~Issu'e of The Quan' 1 would viously nOt been t<isited by , any~
he most grateful. the story deal'S • one who cared for years.
primarily with how some of us
One day I asked a retired
escaped from the POW camp at Army sergeant who worked at
the Davao Penal Colony and O'Dollll eJl about the monument
joined the Mindanao guerrillas, aud he told me about a monuand! feel sure that many sub- ment to the American dead at
scribers to "The Quan" would the POW camp site. He said it
be especially interested in read· would be difficult to find, but
ing it.
gave me general directions. The
Somehow my name came out hard top roads were cracked
"Hoavicuss" in the April issue. and broken, all buildings werc
This is understandable. since my gone and only a few slabs of
letter was handwritten and I concrete remamed. [ went to a
have never been noted for legible point of high ground from which
penmanship. Maybe you will set I spied a small concrete cross,
this straight if you are able to a'nd with two companions was
include something about the able to make my way thru the
taU grass to the spot. There I
book in "The Quan."
found a rude concrete cross o n a
With best wishes,
pedastal with an inscription
which I copied down, but have
Sincerely,
since misplaced. I think the date
was 1942 and the cross was
Jack Hawkins
erected to the memory of the
Colonel, USMC
American dead by their com-
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rades. When the tangled weeds
weTC parted. we found stones
evenly spaced around the foot
of the cross and flowers Slill
blooming. I don't mind telling
. you that I was mightily moved
by some prett), dislurbmg emotions as I stood there. We had a
little impromptu memorial service and came back with tools to
clear the area. I had read quite
a bit about the Death March and
O'Donnell and Cabanatuanincluding "The Dyess Story" and
I knew what a tremendous debt
the American reople owed to
the defenders 0 Corregidor and
Bataan, holding back the Japanese as you did until our forees
could re-group and strike back.
I was in the ETO and never
realized how much your months
of fighting.lagainst 'terrible odds
contributed 'diret'ltlr k)--Ute allied
vidory until my two _post·war
years in the Philippines. I honestly tried in my own small way
to generate some interest in the
restoration and care of those
two sites, but was never success·
CuI. I talked on one occasion with
the editor of the Manila paper
(the Times, I think), and he was
interested but not to the extent
of doing a feature article. Ever
since I have questioned every ex
POW I have met about that
American cross and Sgl. Stei n
was the first who had ever seen il.
I regret that 1 never did anything
sensible like photographing it,
for example, but it has been on
my mind and I feel that its neglect--or should I say our neglect
of it- is shameful and ungrateful. Perhaps a project is well under way to restore both the
American and Filipino markers
at Camp O·Donnell. in which
case 1 wish you would tell me.
I know the Commission was laying out a beautiful cemetery
near Manila when 1 was at
-crarn-ndTassuiiiC'lhatliaTI5ng
since 'been completed.
I am not on active dUly any
longer but still have an abiding
gratitude ror you ~ople who
were so few but .. id so much
for so many".
With cordial wishes to you
and members of your organiza.
tion, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Henry M. Bartlett
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Chap ain (Lt Col)
USAFRES
AMERICAN NATIONAL
RED CROSS
Veterans Administration
Montgomery, Alabama
June 23, 1961
RE: DRAKE, James F.
C#9 208 710
Home Service Director
American Red Cross
Pittsburgh
l)ennsylvania
Dear Dire~tdr: II I " ' "
I "Ve' llav~'been'po}ldng 0 11 ihis
veteran's case fot ':tome time and
we would appreciate the assistance of your chapter in contacting Mr. Joe Vater, 18 Warbler
Drive, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. Mr. Vater is editor of the
magazine "American Defenders
of Bataan and Corregidor, Inc."
We will relate some {acts in this
case and ask jf their rolls as mem·
bers or of recipients of the paper
contain the names of Holland
and Snow. We need their full
names and civilian addresses in
order to obtain notarized affida vits in this case.
Veteran Drake now residing at
Rte #4. Box 201 A, Niohile.
Alabama, is a survivor of the
Bataan Death March and was a
Prisoner of War at Camp O'Donnel. Camp Cabanatuan. Together
at this camp were comrades Hoiland, Snow, Boone and Gilbreth.
physical attacks. They carried
the equivalcnl of a swagger stick
which they used freely and indiscriminately.
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Mr. Drake and 1 were also billeled togethed at Nicholas Field
following Cabanatuan where we
weTC on a work detail consisting
of general air field mainte nance,
aU of which was done by hand
lab9r. This "fas a very rough
assignrhent of 'approximately a
year's duration III 1943. The
Camp Commander. known as
the "White Angel" was recognized as one of the most ruthless
and barbarous. It was an accepted fact that a POW left
Nichols Field in one of two ways:
feet first or when no longer
capable of any work. Several
pnsoners were beheaded at
Nichols Field, physical abuse by
J the- guard!' W!'Il! ' encouraged 'and
extreme. The POW camp at
Nichols Field was operated by
the Japanese Navy and condi ·
tions were always worse than in
those maintained by their anny .
In this assignment I observed
that Mr. Drake found it increasingly difficult to do his full
share of the work detail. As you
probably know each unit of ten
men had a specified qUOta. FailUTe to mut this meant punishment and reduced rations. Other
members would carry his sha re
as the only alternative would
have been (or him to report to
sick-bay. There was no medical
care available and all that they
could do was to remove from
work detail and you were back
to half-rations. Obviously you
didn't report to sick bay unless
unable to stand or crawl. At
Nichols Field Drake apj>eared
Editors Note: We have furnished very emaciated, increasing y anxaddresses of Boone, Holland and 10us, nervous and emotionally
Snow. If anyone can furnish unstable. As previously stated
affidavits for James Drake. please we were all subjected to frequent
I ~~O so at once. Below is Ralph..:'~ and severe physical abuse. The
I · Sh~ey' s' alfidat'n ....oil"'Uteci""" . - gua-ros--repeatedl( snuCk you on
Maybe it will re£resh your the head or wherever they chose.
memory.
If I can help in any further way.
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Sirs:
Ral&h E. Shirley
As a former comrade in mili.
176 6 Lanark
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Northridge California
tary service a lames F. Ora e,
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C·9 208 770, I. Ralph E. Shirley,
serial number 19042097 and
"Wake bland Command" by
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Rear Admiral W. S. CunningMilitarr Police, American PIa- ham, USN, Ret., was published
toon, WiSh to make the following this month. Cavalier Magazine
sworn statement:
has a lso bought rights to the
I became acquainted with
story of the defense of Wake
ames F_ Drake following the Island. Cunningham lives at
all of Correigidor, bur sur'9ival 3866 James Road, Memphis 8.
of the Bataan Death March and Tenn.
assignment to the same POW
camps. We were initially ,toJock and Petra NeLZorg have
gether at Camp O'Donnell, and moved their Cellarbook Shop to
then sen t to Cabanatuan. I par- 10890 Wyoming, Detroit 21,
ticularly recall our being housed Mich. with mail to Box 6, Coltogether at Cabanatuan as I was lege Park Sta., Detroit 21. The
the only Californian in a group latest catalog of books is No.
from the southern states. In ad- 203, "Books on the Customs and
dition to myself and Drake I Beliefs of Mankind."
recall Holland, Snow, Boone,
John Toland, 39 West 69th
and Gilbreth. I recall that like
all of us Drake suffered from St., New York 23, N. Y. informs
malaria, beri-heri. 'dysentery~ and us that his book on the first six
malnutrition. We were billeted months of the war in the Pacific
in converted Philippine Anny to be entitled "But Not In
barracks. Rations consisted of Shame" will be published in
rice and soup with fish on very the Fall by Random H ouse.
rare occasions. As was the prac- Look Magazme will run excerpts
tice. anyone unable to go on prior to the publication date.
work detail was automatically
M/ Sgl. Sam Moody, Box 1625,
placed on half-rations. J twas
also camp policy at Cabanatuan RFD 3, Plattsburg, N. Y. and
to shoot the remaining members Maury Allen of Sports Illusof the unit of ten prisoners if trated have collaborated in the
one or more members escaped. writing of a book entitled "ReTh is placed us under severe ten- prieve from ' Hell" which was
sion and anxiety to which the published by Pageant Press early
men naturally reacted in their m June. Of course, it deals with
individual manner. As I recall Sam's experience as a survivor
Drake tended to become very of Bataan and as a POW and
emotional and extremely nervous his testimony at the Japanese
evidenced by frequent outbursts War Crime trials. You may
of crying. Stronger members of order it direct from Pageant
the group tried to help 'him and Press, 101 Fifth Ave., N ew York
cover from guards as when dis- 3, N. Y.; price $3.50 plus 50c
covered he would be subject to postage and handling. Or t check
their usual brutal and inhuman your favorite bookstore.
We would like the addresses of
all these men if possible. Drake
was also a t Nicholas Field. Mr.
Drake was formerly a member
of the 27th BombardmcntGroup,
16th Sl1.uadron stationed in the
PhiJipf,mes and was active in
the de cnse of Corregidor. before
its capitulation.
We received a most Olltstanding affidavit from a comrade
Ralph E. Shirley in which he
indicated Mr. Drake suffered extremely harsh treatme-nt due 'to
the fact thal his health did not
hold up and suffered [rom
malaria, beri-beri, dysentery and
malnutrition.
We feel the editor of this publication can afford this veteran
a most outstanding service in
checking his files of members
and also he may de~rmihe
-names and addresses o(.·men -wh&
were at these camps so we can
determine thru our chapters
whether they knew Drake and
obtain statements from them.
Also does the organization have
lists of men according to the
organizations they served with
r.rior to capture, this may help
If we can get names o[ those
prisoners [rom the 16th Squad·
ron that were with him in camp.
I would appreciate being
placed on the mailing list of this
publication at our office address
as I work on a number of prisoner o[ war cases of the Japanese
and feel the information and
names I can obtain from the
magazine may be helpful to their
men in prosecution of the claims.
Very truly yours,
Thomas P. Egan (sgd)
Field Director
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THE QUAN
August. 1961
"SCUTTLEBUTT"
by Gilbert B. Soifer
Harry J. Balconis. of 615 Locust Road, Sausalito, Cal. sent me
a couple of clippings that are very interesting. When Premer
Hayato Ikedo of Japan visits Washington in June for talks with
President Kennedy he may seek clemency for a Japanese-American
serving a life sentence in AJcatraz prison for treason against the
Uni,ted States. The Nesci. is Tomoya Ifawa,k.ita, (meatball), ~9,
former Southern California, whb serveb as a guar& fO;~F prisoner of
war camp in Japan during World War "Il. After the War. he was
tried in the U. S. on dlarges of treason and sentenced to hang for
mistreatment of American POW·s. T,he sfPten're 'fas later commuted
by President Eisenhower to life. 'fhe ~move to seek clemency for
Kawakita is headed by Skiichi Nishimura, a Japanese ChrIStian
Minister and Socialist Pany; member of the Japanese Parliament,
reports the newspaper Sankei. The move is said to have wide support among Japanese leaders. who feel Japan owes it to Kawakita for
making him a "victim of circumstances". Sankei said a petition with
signacures from 225 depmies. including the speaker and president
of the lower and upper houses of parliament was sent to President
Eisenhower last July. But, Sankei $aid, Mr. Eisenhower had to
lUIt" it dO~A· J:>eca.t,I~ I)l.e ~me ,pres,dt nt jP,f.,l)noJ. gj:am l!~o a.I,llDesli~
for tlle same prisoner during his term of office. (The a.bove item
is quoted from a Japanese press release). When the above statement was printed on the West Coast many ex-POW's protested
against the release of Kawakita.
Our Honorary Vice-Commander. Col. Charles A. McLaughlin.
of 3 1 S. Village Drive. Somers Point, N. J. sent me the following
clipping: (From the Feb., 1961 VFW magazine) "lnformationWould like to obtain a book written by Maj. Gen. Edward P. King,
Jr., a Japanese POW. Do not k.now the title or where it is available
for purchase.-James V. Cantlin, 4~5 S. Curson Ave_, Apt. 12-F.
Los Angeles ~6. Cali£." If any of our readers can help, please contact Mr. Canliin.
My deep thanks to Ed For- Northern Luzon to Davao City
sythe. of Bo. Putol, Kawit. Cav- on Mindanao. Ferry service and
ite, Philippines who continues bridges will connect the islands.
to send me news items from the The entire project is scheduled
Philippines. Ed sent me a couple to be completed in five years.
of clippings telling abom the President Carcia of the PhilipU. S. Navy plans to build a pines signed a bill proclaiming
hugh Naval Base at abandoned April 9th of every year as Bataan
Camp O'Donnell in Capas, Tar- Day and declaring it a legal
lac. The radar and communica- holiday. Ed also sent me a piction center will form a vital role ture of a giant tree in Barrio
in the military defense net work Lanac in Limay. Bataan. The
in Asia_ $5 million has been ap- surrender of Bataan took place
propriated for the proposed under this tree in 1942. The
naval base. (Perhaps the Navy most interesting story received
will be able to spend a few from Ed is the following: (from
dollars ~ c1ea~ . up O'Do.nneI.lL the ,Manila Times .of Jun~ 26.
1 hope so.) The USS Forster 1961). .,
visited Kalibo, Panay, PhilipMEAL PAID WITH
pines for a memorial service
WRONG Bll..L5
dedicated to the memory of the
By Macario T. Vincencio
first American sailors under
Commodore Dewey and the first
This was one cab driver who
American foot soldiers under could not wait for the redempGeneral Arthur MacArthur, who tion of Japanese war notes.
came to the Philippines during
Shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday,
the Spanish-American War; the
he
picked up two fares - crew
American soldiers, sailors, and
members
of the Japanese freight·
airmen who stood with the Philer, the Neihiyo Maru. After
ippines in the ordeal of Balaan
and Corregidor; and the land, several days at sea, they wanted
sea, and air forces under the a good, hearty Chinese meal. So
supreme command of Gen. he drove them to Chinatown.
One o[ his farcs 'Etije NishaDouglas MacArthur. Harry A.
tani',
21, later offered to sell his
Mitchell, an American old timer
in the Philippines, died in the wrist watch to the cabbie.
Nishatani must have thought
Philippines February 24, 1961.
He was 74 years old. Mitchell he had struck a good bargain
arrived in the Philippines in for the cab driver readily paid
1900. He was a veteran of both him P45 in crisp five-peso bills.
the Spanish-American War and
Nishatani and his companion,
World War n and saw action Masahiro lie. 2~. then walked
ag'dinst the Moros. Ed sent me into a restaurant. took a sumptseveral clippings about the dedi- uous meal and asked the waiter
cation of the American Military for the bill.
~p_m~ ~~y . __ a_
!19 __.M~II'!9.ri~L a_t
When Nishatani handed "lhe
vamp William McKinley on waiter two five-peso bills, the
December 8, 1960. The main waiter !ooked a g has t a~d
address at the dedication was de- thought the Japanese was kIdlivered by the President of the ding. It was only after a while
Philippines, Mr. Garcia. There that the waiter found his cus·
are plans to convert Corregidor tamer was serious.
to a military base. The above
The headwaiter came to his
idea came as a blow to the cities
subordinate's
rescue and made
o[ Naic, Cavite. and Marivales,
who have been having a three- the sailors understand that the
cornered fight for jurisdiction biHs were war notes issues by
over the island of Corregidor. the Japanese ' forces of occupaAlso from Ed Forsythe an item tion, and that they were worth(rom the Philippine Times an- less.
Quipped a detective: "Since
nouncing the payment o{ compensation to Philippine fonner the notes were issued by the
prisoners-of-war of the Japanese. Japanese, the driver must have
The Japane se Government thought he might as well return
turned enough money over to them."
All the Jaeanese sailors could
the Philippines to pay 44,055
former POW's 162.04 pesoes. do was describe the color of the
The Philippine Government cab. Lillie hope was held for the
has planned to build a series arrest of the driver behind the
of highways from Aparri In wheel of a red cab.
The 'Rock' Remembered
Brigadier G~neral Clifford
Bluemel, our Honorary ComBy ERNESTO A. FLORES, JR.
mander. sent me a very good
letter telling me all about the
(Reprinted from the Philippine Evening News of May 6, 196 1)
trip to Europe tllat Mrs. Bluemel
NINETEEN YEARS AGO the late Gen. Jonathan "Skinny"
and the General made in March Wainwright, successor to Gen. Douglas MacArthur to the USAF-FE
o£ 1961 . On their seven week command in the Philippines when the latter was ordered back to
trip they visited Spain, Jtaly, the United States in 1942, decided to surrender Corregidor.
Austria, and Germany. In GerIt was a difficult decision to make, but there was no other
many they were in Berchtes- choice. Food, water, and medical supplies were almost gone; bullets
gaden, Munich, Ganllish, Frank- and guns were short; most of the men were either sick, wounded or
fort, East and West Berlin. In dead; and nerves. which somel\ow had managed to hold out
Germany they visited Col. Nort- through intensive Japanese aerial: and artillery bombardment since
ham and Col. Weinitzing. On December 1941, were at the verge of breaking. Above all Japanese
their trip home they met Col. amphibious troops were now on ;their way to the Malinta tunnel,
Ruby Bradley. who was a nurse Wainwright's headquarters.
:
at Camp John Hay and was a
With the concurrence of his found that the Japanese troops
POW with us. All in all, it staff, Wainwright signed the had advanced their lines to 100
sounded like a good trip to mel) letter o[ surrender and immedi- yards near the Malinta tunnel
J . Walter Foy. or 5002 Colum- ately had it broadcast. After that , in spite of the truce. Seeing that
bia Pike, Arlington 4, Va. sent he sent his last message to Gen. his troops wer~ facing total anme seyeraL interesting clippings Macarthur and President Roose- nihilation, the general finally
from Wasb.ingt911. ;0" C" fnew,s- velt, saying in part: "I feel it decided to revise the surrender
papers .. ,One . ar,ti.c1e ,was a letter is my duty to the nation and to documcnt to include the surfrom General Carlos P. Roroulo 'my troops to end this useless render of all the forces in the
commenting on the naming of slaughter. There is apparently Philippines. Hc conveyed this to.
Bataan and Corregidor streets in no relief in sight. American and Col. Denichi Sato at the JapaWa5hington, another story was Filipino troops have engaged nese command post at the southabout the actual dedication of the enemy nearly five months. ern shore of the island, who in
... We have done our full duty. turn conveyed it to Gen. Homthe two streets.
mao Wainwright was made to
We are sad but unashamed."
Please send ail news to Gilbert
Just before noon, Corregidor's sign the surrender document at
Soifer, 7515 Malvern Ave., Phil- defenders received orders from midnight of May 6, thus officialadelphia 51, Pa.
Gen. Wainwright to blow up or ly ending the 27-day epic deset fire to all supplies, equ ip- fense of Corregidor. Next day
ment, ammunition, and weapons Wainwright was brought to
bigger than caliber .45 pistols. Manila where he was made to
Store rooms were also thmwn broadcas t his surrender message
open to everybody and pande- over the radio.
A new radioactive agent has monium broke loose as soldiers
With the surrender of Corregibeen developed by Veterans A~­ and civilians alike grabbed all dor the last hope for defending
ministration research [or use III the food and liquor they could the Philippines until the arrival
the diagnosis of kidney disease. carry, eat or drink. while at the of fresh troops and equipment
Called radioactive hippuran, same time hysterically shouting, from the United States was gone.
it is used to differenl1ate be- laughing, singing, or crying.
However, the island's almost
Exactly at noon, in accordance fanatical stand was not altotween high blood pressure camed
by kidney disease which may be with Wainwright's surrender gether £ruiliess. Military experts
surgically curable and the more broadcast, the white flag was say that aside {rom inflicting
common type of high blood raised on Topside, the highest heavy losses on the japanese
pressure of unknown cause for point on the island. However, who lost approximate y 4.000
the Japanese continued their casualties on, Corteg~dor alone,
which there is no k.nown cure.
Manuel Tubis, chief biochem- attack without· let-up. "Alarmed the American and Filipinos on
ist of the radioisotope service at that the enemy was not heeding the island, succeeded m delaythe Los An~eles, Calif., VA their offer of surrender, Wain- ing the advance of Japanese
center, syntheSIZed the new radio- wright and his staff decided to forces to other objectives in the
active agent during- the past send an emissary to walk with a Pacific, thus giving sufficient
year, and it has been tested flag of truce toward the J apanese time for America and her Allies
clinically in a large group of lines to ask the senior Japanese to regroup and rearm for a
patients by W. H. Blahd, M.D .. officer to meet Gen. Wamwright. counter-offensive a ga ins t the
The emissary succeeded in enemy.
chief of radioisotope service, and
R. A. Nordyke, M.D., both of contacting the enemy, but the
In tribute to the island's
the VA center's staff.
Japanese demanded that Waingallant
defenders, MacArthur
Radioactive hippuran will wright himself go to the Japsoon be employed 10 a nation- anese lines. Wainwright agreed later wrote: "Corregidor needs
wide survey of patients with high and with Maj. Gen. George F. no comment from me. It has
blood pressure. This survey is Moore and their aides, he took sounded its own story at the
being supported by the United a jeep to the Japanese lines. mouth of its guns. It has scrawlStates Public Health Service From there they were conveyed ed its own epitaph on enemy
which has been granted $100,000 to Cabcaben, Bataan where they tablets. But through the bloody
to the National Institutes of met Gen. Masaharu HomOla, haze of its last reverberating
Health to conduct the two-year commander-in-chief of Japanese shot, I shall always seem to see
a vision of gaunt, ghastly, men,
long program.
forces in Luzon.
During the surrender negotia- unafraid."
Pilot studies performed with
radioactive hippuran at the V}\ tions, a disagreement arose becenter in Los Angeles and at tween Wainwright and Homma.
UCLA medical school have The former wanted to surrender
Does anyone know the
shown that a 72 percent or Corregidor only while the latter
address or Past
present
higher "cure rate" is possible demanded the surrender of all
Commander, James Mcamong those patients With sur- A,merican and Filipino forces in
Evoy? If so, or if you hoY!'
gically curable high blood
the Philippines. Whj!n W~in­
sure resulting from disease 0 the wright insisted - on Corregiaor
how to reach him. please
kidney. It is thought that from only, Homma curtly left him,
advise: Kenneth J. Stull,
5 to 15 percent of all hyperten- causing the negotiations to break
172 Franklin Avenue, Vansion viCtims have this potentially down.
dergrift,
Penna.
curable lype of the disease.
Wainwright, returning to CorRadioactive liippuran is in- regidor the same afternoon,
jected directly into the blood
stream. Since this agent is eliminated rapidly and completely by
the kidneys, it is possible to
Our organization ensignia has become quite popular among
measure it with radiation demembers and 3S5Ociates over the years so may we suggest to
tecwrs placed over the kidneys.
both members and wives a wonderful gift selection from the
ln this way abnormalities of
rollowin~ articles:
kidney function can be detected.
Tie Clip Be Cuff Links _.. __ ........_. __ ...... _.... __ .....$3.75
Because o[ its safety and simTie Clip separate ...... _.. .___ .___ ............. _...... __ ... _.. _$ 1.25
plicity radio.1.ctive hippuran can
Cuff Links separate ._ ......................... __ .. __ ...... _$2.50
be used to screen all patients
(These match the clip sold at the Pgh.
with high blood pressure, avoidConvention)
ing the necessity of subjecting
all such patients to more complex and unpleasant urological
.A change in ordering procedure ba5 been established.
procedures.
send order requests to Financial Secretary, R. E. Levis,
Please
Radioactive ' hippuran is now
607 Henry Lane. Irwin, Pennsylvania.
available commerCially for medical use.
I
Hippuran
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yres.
A D B C Gift Suggestions
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August, 1961
THE QUAN
Cancer
Slipped Disc
Something in the pituitary
gland at the base of the brain
apparently Controls the growth
and spread of body·invading
cancers, particularly in the liver,
a re~arch team o( brothers from
the University of Pittsburgh
School of Mmlcine and the Veterans Administration's general
medical and surgical hospital in
Pittsburgh said today.
They are Dr. Bernard Fisher.
4~. professor of surgery at the
mc(hcai school, and Dr. Edwin
R. Fisher, 58, pathology dlie£
at the VA hospital and professor
of pathology at the medical
schooL
j
Althoupt the 'WOrk was done
in ani~" , the two docton &aid
mtnparl5Ons-can
~ ctra_' n
to
Non Prollt Org.
American Defenders of
The Velerons Administration
U. S. POSTAGE
Bataan &: Corregidor. Inc.
is asking some 1,000 veterans
Box 621>
who have been treated for the
. Charleroi, Pa. _ _ _--~---.--back trouble known as "slipped.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
disc" to return to VA hospitals
Pennit No. 2648
for re-examination.
.. - " " .
The recall is for a research
project to compare methods and
Ite• •~
results of present treatment a nd
to develop better treatment for
this condition. It has nothing to
do with VA compensation or
pension. The compensation rat·
mgs or scales and VA pension are
not a consideration in this prer
gram.
The VA hospitals issuing the
recall notices are located in AI·
Form 3547 Requested ________=c________
bany, the Bronx, and Manhat____
tan. N. -Y'i·.Boston, Mb.u.; Long
leate-.s..d...c.onert -JWdras WRen....M~ '"'-Beach, €-d&a£.;-:-:Durham, N. C.;
1
Denver, Colo. arid Omaha, Nebr.
wen of deceased World War
for the protection of their
IF YOU CAN AFFOIlD IT
Veterans n!Ceiving the requests
11 and Korea veterans were
property or to substantially
I can contribute much to improvePLEASE PAY
granted the same death pen·
Improve the livability or
ment of treatment for slipped
YOUR
1961·1962 DUES.
sion benefits fonnuly avail·
uu1ity of the property.
WSC5 (ruptured intervertebral
able to dependents of deTHANKS
discs) by replying to the hospitals , Q- Who administers the nation·
ceased World War 1 veterans.
prqmptly and reporting for ex·
at cemeteries and to wholll
amination when appointments
Q-I did not receive my usual
do burial applications go?
have been made.
notice thn 'mY. ~I iiu.'Jta~ Q-Under the old death romA- These are administered by
premiumt.d~AliI , rigtu
pensation program, the widthe Army and Department
that I d-':uhattWb pay the
ow of a deceased peacetime
of the Interior, through
premiumuJK1t.... J re~el. I ~ ~~u. ~iIed less than the
superintendents of the na·
notice? r" CUI'. it"
.IJJC ,':S:ido,:", 0 a wartime veteran.
tional cemeteries. Although A-No, )'ou are not right. t isfi thIS true under the Surapp~ications must go to the
vivors Benefits Act?
your
responsibility
to
pay
superintendent of the ceme·
I Q-I'm an honorably discharged
you insurance premium on A-No. The Survivors Benefiu
tery in which burial is de·
World War 1 veteran. Should
time. Be sure to include the
Act provides for equal paysired, any VA office will pro1 reserve a gravesite in, a
number of your insurance
ments for widows of both
vide
information
and
other
national cemetery now to
policy
or
pohcies
along
with
war and peacetime veterans.
assistance in filing request
make sure my wife and I
yo.ur full name and address.
applications
(or
the
burial
Q-I haven't received my insur·
ca n be buried there? .
of veterans and their eligible Q- I think an inaccuracy in my
ance premium notice envelA-No, you cannot do this: The
World War If service record
dependents.
opes from the VA. What
~aves ites are not reserved
is preventing me from getshould ] do about the payQ- Is it true the CI loan dead111 advance.
ting VA benefits. How can J
ments?
- lines have recently been ex·
go about getting the record
Q-What is the burial allowance
tended?
corrected?
A-By all means, keep sending
provided by the VA?
the p~miums into the same
A-Yes. New deadlines may be A_Don' t. delay
Deral
Ihe
1961-1962
PAID
DUES
ARE
PAYABLE
NOW
$4.00
~
-
coiocide w ith their clinical orperience in humans.
Using some 1,000 rau in their
studies, they have shown that
some yet-unknown substance in
the pituitary does control in
some way the spread of cancer
through the blood stream, or
metastasis, to distant organs,
particularly to the liver.
The teant for nearly four years
has been trying to learn why
cancers in some persons metastasize and cancers an other' persons
do not. The liver is the organ
of the body in which metastasis
most commonly develops.
It is not the cancer at the
original site that ' is so deadly
to persons with this disease,
when it is discovered won
enough to be removed. J 1 is the
spread of ca ncer by me tastasis
to other organs that tOO orten
kills.
In a series of animal experi·
,..._~!!!S!!II>.;!'
Fisher fou
at w en
e pllUltaJ:Y g an
$250 toward an eligible velWorld War II veterans and
was untouched, cancer spread to
eran's burial expenses.
January 31, 1975, for Korea
the liver in a 42 pe:rcent propor·
Claims must be filed within
veterans. See your nearest
tion after two weeks and in a
two years after the veteran's
VA office for full details.
55 percent proportion after three
pennanent burial or cremaweeks; but when the pituitary
Q-What sort of disc~e o:r
t ion.
had been removed by surgery,
release £rom war service IS
cancer did not spread to the Q-I a'!l a World War II veter·
accep table for purposes of
liver at all in two weeks and
VA hospitaliza tion, provided
an, have used m y full GI
spread to the liver in only six
loan guaranty to buy a
the veteran is otherwise eligi·
percent after three weeks.
ble for this care?
house some time ago, but
In animals in which the pitui·
my family has increased and
tary has bee n removed, replact!I need to add a room. Is it A-Discharge or release under
conditions other than disment o[ any o[ the presently·
true that I may be eligible
honorable.
known pituitary hormones with
for a VA guaranteed supple·
which the two doctors had the
mental loan for this purpose? Q- My husband, a World War
opportunity to work did not
II veteran, recently died, ami
promote the spread of cancer. A- Yes, providing the holder of
I've been told 1 may be el igi·
lhe
present
mortgage
is
will·
Yet injection o[ an exttact of
ble for a pension, even
ing to make the supplemen·
pituitary gland did.
though his deatll was nOt
tal loan. Veterans o( World
the result of a service·
"The evidence suggests that
War II and the Korean Con·
incurred injury. Is this corthere may be a particular fa ctor.
Rict may be eligible for a
rect?
or factors, elaborated by the p i.
VA guaranteed supplemental
tuitary which control the growth
loan for alterations, repairs A-Yes, effective July I, 19M,
of metastatic ca ncerous deposits
widows and dependent chilo
a nd improvemenu necessary
within the liver," Dr. Edwin
said.
AMERICAN DEFENDERS OF BATAANAND
I:;olation of a honnone or
CORREGlDOR, INC.
bonnones in the pituitary gland
Box 625, CharkToi, Pa,
that would do this might open
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSlDP
the way to tailor·mak.ing drugs
Nazpe (please print) ..........................................................................
to combat cancer growth and
Address
............................................................................................... .
spread and thus control the
disease.
City................................................ Zone............ State...................•....
Organization and rank in the Phillippine Islands ......................
The two brothers presented
their findings at an international
If you are in the Armed Forces kindly list a name and address
symposium at the Detroit In·
where we can send your mail if you arc transferred and your
stitute of Cancer Research, a l
mail from us is returned undelivered, Especially if you are
Henry Ford Hospital, recenLly.
overseas with an APO or FPO number.
Dr. Edwin is one of the na·
Would you like to be active in the organization? 0 yes 0 no
tion's first research workers to
Name to seqd mail ............................................................................
actually demonstrate the pretAddrCS5 (in the U .S.) ........................................................................
ence o[ circulating cancer cells
in the blood stream. This was
City............................................... ~ Zone ............ State....................... .
done about six years ago,
DUES - $4.00 PER YEAR - 1959-1960
Mail to ROBERT NEIL, Secretary Box 625, Charleroi, Pa.
Support [or the brothers'
LIFE MEMBERSIDP R.A TES
joint cancer research comes [rom
30
years
or
under
.......... $65.00 40 to 50 yean ................ $45.00
American Cancer Society grants
30 to 40 years ................ 55.00 50 to 60 years ................ 35.00
and from the Na tional Institutes
60 or over ........................ $25.00
of Health.
I
Information
From VA.
I
I'.
26, 19611 Make written application to the service conccrned, on Department of
Defense Fonn DD 149, "Application for Correction of
Military or Naval Record ."
You can get this form at your
nearest VA office.
Q-h there a deadline b y which
a beneficiary of a vetera n's
GI insura~ce policy should
file to obtain the insurance
payment?
A-There is no time limit for a
beneficiarr tQ apply [or the
proceeds of a veteran's policy.
Usually. tJte VA sends the
proper forms to the bene·
ficiary of record upon learn·
ing of the veteran's death.
But there is no limiting date
for payment.
Q-In talking with other veterans I get the impression not
everyone understands that
compensation and pension
are two different things. WiIJ
you define each k.ind of pay.
ment, as it applies to living
veterans?
A-Compensation is payable to
eli«ible veterans wh05C dis·
abIlities are ' DUE to service.
Pension is payable only to
eligible veterans whose total
and permanen t disabilities
are NOT DUE to service.
due, just as you have in the
past. But be sure LO include
your full name, address, and
your insurance number.
You' ll find that on your
policy. It will help to identify your payment.
Q-I am the widow of a recently
deceased World War ]] vet·
eran. He never used his en·
titlement for a GI loan. Am
1 eligible for this benefit?
A-Only those unremarried wid·
ows of World War Jl and
Korean veterans who died in
service or, following serivce,
died as a result of a service·
connected disability are eli·
gible for GI home benefits.
Q-I have a service-connected
disability. Can my lamily
doctor treat my disability
and send his bill to the VA?
A-If he has prior approval
from VA, yes. Under law,
that is necessary before he
may treat your serviceconnectttl condition at Gov·
ernment expense.
Q-Should I get a lawyer to aid
me in applying for veterans'
benefiu?
A-No, a lawyer is not necessary.
Personnel in any VA office
can help you,
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSmp in THE GOLD STAll
MOTHERS of BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR, INC.
I am enclqsing $2.00 for the ann,u al dues for the fiscal year
beginning April 9, 1961 and ending April 9, 1962.
NAME ............................................................................................... .
ADDRESS, ......................................................................................... .
Name and Rank of Serviceman: ............................. _.................... .
Organization in Phillippine b ........................................................
Kindly return at the earliest possible date to THE GOLD
STAR MOTHERS, 43 Franklin Street, Somerville, Mass.
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