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I have the following four documents on which his name appears:
1. A 1943 Cabanatuan Camp Dental Service Record (no specific date on it, however, other than it was in "1943 records") that was recovered after the war.
2. A March 7, 1944 document (indicating he was in Bilibid Prison Hospital) that was recovered after the war.
3. An April 1945 document (a Bilibid Prison transfer roster - no indication whether it was a transfer roster to or from Bilibid) that was recovered after the war.
4. An August 26, 1944 to Oct, 1944 document (indicating he was in Bilibid Prison Hospital-no specific date) that was recovered after the war.
Regards, G. Wayne Dow


From Bryan Horton (Australia) 5 Nov 2004
Mr. Horton is undertaking a literary search for an intended PhD regarding Fukuoka camp 17, where there were over 1700 POWs, primarily of American, Australian, Dutch and British nationalities. He would like to make contact with anyone who may have any written POW documentation regarding experiences in Fukuoka 17, or their experiences prior to arrival at Omuta and to make contact with any living Fukuoka 17 survivors or relatives

From Regina Huls (Australia) 31 Oct 2004
Wanting to find anybody that may have known my Dutch grandfather, Sgt Major Adrian Westenborg, POW number 3257 in the Aomori POW camp near Nagasaki. If anybody has an information or photos please email me at my above address.
Thankyou
Regina

From Heidi Szrom (USA) 12 July 2004
I am the niece of a Japanese POW from Pennsylvania, Private Philip Scott Fromyer, U.S. Army Air Corps. He died as Japanese POW, and I am looking for any information to fill in the gaps of our family's knowledge about him. Known details: Arrived in the Philippines December 5th, 1940; Assigned to Battery E, 60th Coast Artillery (AA); February 15th, 1941 to June 1941; re-assigned HQ & HQ Squadron, 4th Composite Group, Nichols Field, P.I.; June 1941 to December 8th, 1941: Attended West Point Preparatory School, Camp John Hay.
After the Japanese bombed Camp John Hay, Philip apparently rejoined the 24th Pursuit Group & died from malaria, July 18th, 1942 in Camp Cabanatuan.
Does anyone have knowledge of any survivor who either attended the West Point Prep school at Camp John Hay, or was with the 24th Pursuit Group during the Defense of Bataan?

From Rose Kinney-Holck (USA) 4 July 2004
My father was civ contractor on Wake. He was captured by the Japanese and was eventually taken to Kawasaki #5D. His name is Maurice L. Kinney from Boise, ID (worked for Morrison-Knudsen). He passed away in February 1990. I’m a writer looking for more info on my father so I can tell his story. I specifically want to know if there is anyone out there who knew him.

From Rod Miller (Australia) Dec 2003
Researcher has picture to prove a few Australians DID survive the sinking of the Montevideo Maru. Need help to identify the men in picture SEE MORE

From: Madelyn Stahl Bolt (11 Dec 2003)
I am researching information on my father, 1st Lt. Benjamin A. Stahl. Shot down in French-Indo China. Sent to China then to Hakodate Mine #4 in Northern Hokkaido Island, Japan- Interned with Wake Marines SEE MORE and request for help.

From: Ron Rakusen (5 Nov 2003)
I am looking for more information about Sendai 2 Camp, where my father Manasseh N. Rakusen was interned. He was in the Hong Kong Volunteers and after Sham Shui Po he was transferred to Sendai 2 Camp. My mother and I (both born in HK) claimed neutrality initially (her father was German and her mother Portuguese) and then we went to Shanghai and then ended up in the Civilian Assembly Centre. We were reunited after the war and my father stayed there until he died in 1966. My mother left HK and moved to London in 1976 and I myself, ended up in Hong Kong from 1981 to 2002. I am now retired and live in France.

I have one photo of my father in Sendai 2 Camp, taken on 28/8/45 with several other POWs. This photo appeared in the Centenary Issue of The Volunteer Journal of the HKVDC. I have the address of the camp from your website but I wonder if you have any others information about the camp, such a location map or plan of the camp or aerial photo etc.

From: Michael Palmer (21 Oct 2003)
Seeking information regarding grandfather, George Thomas Palmer, Royal Canadian Rifles, captured Hong Kong. Rescued at Fukuoka #8 near Omine.

From: John Lukas (18 Oct 2003)
     I am currently writing a book on the April 1943 escape from Davao Penal Colony of ten American POWs, the legendary escape that first alerted the world to the story of the Bataan Death March and atrocities committed by the Japanese in the occupied Philippines. The book will focus on the early days of the war, the fall of Bataan and Corregidor, the general prison camp experiences at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Davao Penal Colony (DAPECOL), the escape, the experiences of these men fighting in Mindanao as guerrillas and finally, the
return of several of the POWs to the United States and their struggle against the U.S. Government to tell their story to the world.
     If anyone has any related information or materials on any of the above-mentioned subjects and specifically, on any of the following individuals, I'd love to hear from you.
     *Lt. Commander Melvyn H. McCoy, USN (Annapolis 1927); *Major Stephen M. Mellnik, USA (West Point 1932); Captain William "Ed" Dyess, USAAC; Captain Austin C. Shofner, USMC; Lieutenant Jack Hawkins, USMC (Annapolis 1939); Lieutenant Michiel Dobervich, USMC; Lieutenant Sam Grashio, USAAC; Lieutenant Leo A. Boelens, USAAC; Sergeant Paul Marshall, USA; Sergeant Robert Spielman, USA; Benigno de la Cruz; Victor Jumarong; Candido "Pop" Abrina; Lt. Colonel Ernest McLish; Colonel Wendell Fertig, USA, Mindanao Guerrillas; Commander "Chick" Parsons, USN; Claro Lauretta; Casiano de Juan; Rev. Edward Haggerty; Father Richard Carberry; Major Kazuo Maeda, IJA; Lieutenant Kempei Yuki, IJA; Captain/Lieutenant Yoshimasa Hozumi, IJA
     * IMPORTANT: If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of or contact information for surviving relatives and/or next-of-kin of McCoy and/or Mellnik, please contact me.
     I am also interested in any maps and/or photos of Davao Penal Colony or accounts of life at Davao Penal Colony, and would especially enjoy the opportunity to speak with and interview anyone who may have served with any of these men and/or was incarcerated at Davao Penal Colony at any time during the war.
     Additionally, any available information on these men and their roles in the guerrilla forces of Mindanao would also be appreciated. Also, any documents, letters, stories, anecdotes or other information regarding the interaction of these men with General MacArthur and/or other high-ranking military and government personnel.
     No item or piece information is too small or insignificant. Please drop me a line or call. I can be reached via e-mail and telephone at (724) 327-7023. My mailing address is:
     John Lukacs, 6142 Old William Penn Highway, Export, PA 15632