1984 NATIONAL CONV.ENTION EASTERN OFFICIAL AIRLINE PHILIPPINE DEFENDERS POW HOT LINE VOLUME 38 PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH, 1984

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1 VOLUME 38 PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH, 1984 EASTERN OFFICIAL AIRLINE As he official airline of your 1984 meeing, Easern has se up a oll-free number, 800' for your members o call. Easern will guaranee a minimum discoun of 30 per cen off of he all year coach fare on all Easern flighs booked hrough his special number. In addiion, Easern will book oher airline space when ha service is beer for our members. Your members can be ickeed by Easern direcly or go o heir local ravel agency. Please urge your people o book early as you are meeing during a holiday period. Finally, wih 34 flighs daily in he Kansas Ciy marke Easern is he major carrier here and can bes serve he ineress of your people. ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Reroacive award of he Bronze Sar o Army veerans who were involved in he defense of he Philippines from Dec. 7, 1941, hrough May 10, 1942, has been auhorized by Army Secreary John O. Marsh Jr., according o he Miliary Personnel Cener.. A MilPerCen official esimaed ha perhaps 50,000 veerans would be eligible for he special award of he medal, which would be for meriorious achievemen. Eligible for he award are hose who defended Luzon, Corregidor or he Philippine Habor Defense Fors during ha period and whose uni was awarded he Disinguished Uni Ciaion, now called he Presidenial Uni Ciaion, according o Mil PerCen. The official said a 1945 General Order awarded he ciaion o virually all unis involved in ha defense effor agains J apanese forces. "The force was he firs major U.S. Army formaion o be involved in inense and susained ground comba during World War II," MilPerCen said.in a news release announcing Marsh's decision. "Despie obsolee weapons and muniions, lile o no air or naval suppor and criical shorages of raions, medical supplies, fuel and oher resources, he force performed well beyond wha anyone would have reasonably expeced." Veerans or heir primary nex of kin who believe hey are eligible for he Bronze Sar should send a leer of applicaion o: Commander, U.S. Army Reserve Componens Personnel and Adminisraion Cener, ATTN: DAPC-PSE-AW-BSM, 9700 Page Boulevard, S. Louis, Mo Forme. PHILIPPINE DEFENDERS members of he Army Air corps should send heir leers o: Cener Manager, GSA, Naional Personnel Records Cener, ATTN: Air Force Reference Branch, 9700 Page Boulevard, S. Louis, Mo Leers should provide he veeran's name, rank, Army serial number, social securiy number, complee designaion of uni o which aached or assigned (Le. company, baer, baalion, regimen, division), locaion of service in he Philippines, daes of assignmen and period of service during he campaign and a copy of he separaion documen (DD Form 214 or AGO Form 100). Army Times, 28 Nov. 1983, P. 44 POW HOT LINE The Veerans Adminisraion has insalled a naional holine for former prisoners of war. This acion is in accordance wih a recommendaion of he advisory commiee on former POW's. The 24-hour oll-free number will erminae a cenral office, and will provide access o all former POW's excep hose residing wihin he geographical limis of he Disric of Columbia. D.c. residens may call local number for POW informaion. A selec group of POW counselors will saff he informaion ho line during regular business hours (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST). Afer hours and weekend callers may leave recorded messages for aenion on he nex working day NATIONAL CONV.ENTION Naional Commander John Crago invies all members_ o he 1984 fuionlms:qnvenion in Kansas Ciy, Mo. The Radisson Muehlebach Hoel has given special room raes for his convenion saring May 27 o June 3,1984. The naional officers and execuive board has approved he program for he week. Some of he various unis.have planned o have luncheons, meeings and dinners, make every effor o paricipae wih your uni. The convenion commiee has prepared an ineresing program bu he mos imporan par of he program is people having a good ime, enjoying one anoher's company. When you read all he deah noices in he Quan you mus admi we really don' have oo much ime lef. Come join us for a good ime. The holine is planned as a supplemen o exising services already being provided o POW's in each DVB and DM&S insallaion by oll-free elephones and assigned POW coordinaors. Inquiries received via he holine will be referred o field saion POW coordinaors o develop a horough response and conac wih he inquirer wihin 5 workdays. Persons calling he naional holine will be asked o call back if hey do no receive a replly from he field saion wihin he specified ime. We urge you o give our POW holine service all possible publiciy in your organizaion publicaions. For furher informaion on his. POW informaion service, you may conac Leon Sanchez, Veerans Assisance Service, Thank you for your coninued suppor in our effors o provide benefis and services o his special clienele. Dorohy L. Sarbuck Chief Benefis Direcor We are happy o repor Rober D. Henderson, S.w. Buner Rd. Ap.. 32, Porland, OR is very much alive. Bob moved from Calif. and I suppose he mailman waned o be funny and reurned his mail marked deceased. Sorry for he misake bu we mus depend on his ype of informaion for he Quan.

2 VA Dedicaed o hose persons boh living and dead wha fough agains overwhelming odds agains he enemy a he oubreak of World War II Official Publicaion of he. AMERICAN DEFENDERS OF BATAAN & CORREGIDOR, INC. (INCLUDING ANY UNIT OF FORCE OF THE ASIATIC FlEET, PHILIPPINE ARCHIPElAGO, WAKE ISLAND, MARIANNA ISLAND, AND DUTCH EAST INDIES) HONOUIY OFFICEIS Rear Adm!ral Henry W. Goodall Honorary Commander Rear Admiral Alan R. McCracken Honorary Vice-Commander Brig. General LeGrande A. Diller..... Honorary Vice-Commander JOHN CRAGO NATIONAL COMMANDER 615 Lehmyer Sree Huningon, Ind EDWARD JACKFERT Sr. Vice Commander Hillcres Drive Wellsvurg, W.Va PAUL REUTER Adjuan 516 Sandy Place Oxon Hill, MD, BENSON GUYTON Hisorian JOHN LYONS Jr. Vice Commander Bollas Gorden Grove, CA HAROLD E. FEINEI Judge Advocae 703 Allendale Drive Hampon, Va ELMEI E. LONG, JI. AUSTIN M. PATIIZIO BEN SACCONE Secreary Treasurer Service Officer Box Richmand Place 55 Geil Sree New Bern, N.C Leonia, New Jersey Salinos, CA JOSEPH A. VATEI JOHN ROWLAND Edior, The Quan PAST NATIONAL COMMANDEI MAli G. HElm, M.D. REV. HERMAN C. BAUMANN Chairman, Convenion h Sve. S.E. 181 N. Wes Sree Surgeon Chaplain Sie Commiee Decaur, Ala rd S., N.W. 111 Buercup Road 18 Warbler Drive DOM F. GIANTONIO Weserville, Ohio Canon, Ohio Buler, Pa McKees Rocks, Pa Chairman, Necrology Commiee MEMBEIS OF THE INVESTMENT BOARD ARTHUI A. BRESSI 1107 Cambridge Cour Longwood, Fla Joseph A. Poser - Permanen Secreary Special Projecs Officer E. Hash Knife Circle John LeClair Harry Menozzi Philip Arslanian Tucson, Arizona James Cavanough Alber Senno Roy l. Diaz John Sandor John Ray Ken Curley PAST NATIONAL COIIIIUMRS EXECUTIVE BOARD Na Romanzo Hyman Bersein unonal Harold Spoaners * Lewis Goldsein Bernard Grill Waler Macarovich Michael H. Tussing, Jr. HEADQUAmlS Rev. Alber D. Talbo Alber I. Cimini Louis Scahwald Charles Bloskis Roy l. Diaz James McEvoy Samuel M. Bloom, M.D. * Jerome A. McDavi Frank Di Pasquale AI Bland Danny DeMobile Box 2052 M/Gen. E.P. King, Jr. Kenneh J. Sull John M. Emerick Henry J. Wilayo Herman Hausman New Bern, N.C Simme Pickman Harry P. Menozzi Joseph T. Poser Vincen J. Jessuele John Goodrow Alber Senna Joseph DiLella Maurice Mazer Arhur Akullian Joseph A. Vaer Ben Aqualina All Incumben Sae Commanders Deceased John F. Ray Samuel B. Moody Arhur A. Bressi John H. LeClair James K. Cavanaugh Thomas A. Hacke Jahn Benne James D. Canwell Ralph Levenberg Elmer E. Long, Jr. Philip Arslanian jahn Rowland VA CHAPTER The Va. Chaper ADBC held is annual ge-ogeher a he Hoel Chamberlin, F. Monroe Hampon, Va. on Dec. 10h and 11h. The following were eleced as officers for Cmdr. - Dewey Smihwick V. Cmdr. - Renison Tisdale Sec./Treas. - Paul Moore Judge Advocae - Harold Feiner Chaplain - Howard Morgan Mrs. Louise Oyen, 1520 Charlon Nl02, S. Paul, MN , widow of Alvin is looking for a book eniled "Corregidor G.!." by a Sg. Leek or Leak. The book was published in lae 40's or early 1950's. Anyone who knows of he publisher or has an exra copy please noify his widow. The December Issue of he Quan was mailed o 4866 people, a a posal cos of $ a.052 per copy. 2-THEQUAN CONVENTION PICTURE Melvin L. Schrepel, Box 373, Medicine Lodge, Ks , Phone , Member A Co. 803rd Eng. will be willing o ake picures of members or groups and be able o have hem prined by he following day service. We sugges anyone ineresed call him for arrangemens and cos. We are sorry o hear ha G.S.M. Gladys. Cooke had anoher siege of bad healh his pas year. She may be a he Wesbury Nurs ing Home in McDonough, Ga. She was waiing for a vacancy here. We sugges a card o her home ~ddress 1832 Ridgeway Dr., Clearwaer, FL God Speed Mrs. Cooke. Reunion of 21nd obs. Sqdrn. Possible? Conac me if ineresed, Harry C.L. Skowsky, 66 Devir S. Ap Malden Ma Tel N.E. Chaper Commander & Officers wish all A.nB.C. members & families & friends a very healhy & happy New Year. Say Well. Bes regards o all, Harry C. Skowsky COMING EVENTS MAY 27, 1984 JUNE 3, 1984 NATIONAL CONVENTION RADISSON MUEHLEBACH HOTEL KANSAS, CITY, MO. PA TO HONOR POW5,MIA5 ANNVILLE, Pa. - A saewide recogni ion day o honor Pennsylvania's former prisoners of war and hose sill lised as missing in acion has been se for April 14 by Maj. Gen. Richard M. Sco, he sae's adjuan general. The ceremony is scheduled o be held a he sae's Naional Guard headquarers,locaed a For Indianown Gap, Pa. According o Pennsylvania Guard offi cials, he sae has more han 5000 former POWs. Anoher 126 Pennsylvanians sill are lised as missing in acion from he Vienam War. Former POWs or families of Pennsylvanians sill missing who wish o aend he ceremony should conac eiher local POW/MIA organizaion chapers or he Adjuan General, TAG/PAO, Annville, Pa

3 Raes: Single $20.00 Double: $25.00 Regisraion: $30.00 per person Sunday, May 27 Early Arrivals - Welcoming Commiee Individual Sighseeing Convenion Sie Commiee Meeing 8:00-9:00 PM - Happy Hour - Hos Bar Monday, May 28 Individual Sighseeing 10:00-11:00 Memorial Services Convenion Commiee Meeings Finance Commiee Meeing '. 4:00-7:00 PM - Hoel Happy Hour - 2 for 1 Thesday, May 29 9:00-1:00 PM - Regisraion 10:00 AM-2:00 PM - Bus o Crown Cener Plaza & shopping Individual Sighseeing. 4:00-7:00 PM - Hoel Happy Hour - 2 f~r 1 Wednesday, May 30 9:00-1:00 PM - Regisraion Service Officer (By Appoinmen) Chaper Meeings Individual Sighseeing Bus - Crown Cener Plaza & shopping Wesern Saes Chaper Luncheon 57h Infanry (PS) Luncheon 6:00 - US Canopus Banque 4:00-7:00 PM - Hoel Happy Hour - 2 for 1 Thursday, May 31 9:00-1:00 PM - Regisraion Service Officer (By Appoinmen) 9:00-12:00 PM - Harry Truman Library 1:00-4:00 PM - Harry Truman Library Individual Sighseeing 10:00-1:00 PM - Execuive Board Meeing Chaper Meeings 6:00 PM - 4h Marines Banque 4:00-7:00 PM - Hoel Happy Hour - 2 for 1 60h C.A.C. Dinner Friday, June 1 9:00-1:00 PM -Regisraion 9:00-1:00 PM - General Business Meeing 9:00 AM - Hallmark Cards - Ladies Thur 2:00 PM - Hallmark Cards - Ladies Thur Service Officer (By Appoinmen) 12:00-803rd Eng. Luncheon Individual Sighseeing 2:00-4:00 PM - Veerans Seminar 5:00-8:00 PM - Banque 8:00-12:00 Midnigh - Dance - Hos Bar Saurday, June 2 10:00-11:00 AM - Memorial Services 7:00-8:00 PM - Awards Nigh 8:00-11:00 PM - Pas Commander's Dance - Hos Bar HOTEL POLICY: Monday, Thesday,.Thursday, Friday':"" Hoel Bar - Drinks 2 for 1. Wednesday - Drinks 3 for 1, Telephone charge of $.75 per day per room.,... ~~~~~~.-.~~~~~~.-..-.~~~~~I /. 16,205 Corbe Village Monkon, Maryland Sepember 1983 Mr. Joseph A. Vaer. 18 Warbler Drive McKees Rocks, PA Dear Mr. Vaer, This ransmission was sared ou merely o ell you how much I enjoyed he USS PI GEoN aricle in he Augus '83 QUAN, and o correc he spelling of my name on your ros~r... bu i now occurs o me ha you migh be ineresed in a much smaller organizaion. This is he Yangze River Parol Associaion, abou 250 "Old River Ras" who served in Yangze River gunboas and in "ouside" ships of he Asiaic Flee emporarily aached o he Parol, such as USS -PIGEON, some desroyers, and occasional- ly a cruiser. We jus had our annual reunion in Colorado Springs. wih a oal of. abou 130 including wives - younges 67, oldes 87 (men, ha is; we wouldn' dare ask he ladies heir ages!). I is highly probably ha some of your members also are eligible for membership in he YRPA, as he crews of hree Yangze River gunboas were capured a Corregidor -, LUZON, OAHU, and MINDANAO. I rode OAHU down from Shanghai inlae N ovember as a "gues navigaor" and was ransferred on arrival in Manila o he wo-mased schooner USS LANIKAI. Her sory is old in my 1973 book (recenly reprined), Cruise of he Lanikai, Inciemen o War. This was a lile plo se up personally by FD R o pro-. vide him wih a casus belli o allow him o legally use US forces in he PI o go o he aid of he Briish in Malaya. This would have consised mosly of our submarines and MacArhUr's bombers. A any rae, he war inervened, and he J aps provided a far more saisfacory incid91 a Pearl. So my lile LANIKAI was recalled and aached o he Inshore Parol, along wih-he gunboas. For several week I parolled under sail off he minefie1ds looking for e~emy Sub periscopes. (Never saw one). My 3-pounder and one each 50-calibre mg and 30-calibre Lewis would scarcely been much of a hrea o he J apanese flee, so I go permission o ry o run for i, leaving Mariveles on 26 December and arriving in Java wo monhs laer, sailing by nigh, lying Illong some palm-fringed island by day, when one was availabl~ My 12 Filipino and 6 US crewmen hus escaped he ne. All good wishes. ' KEMP TOLLEY Rear Admiral USN (Re) 27h Bomb Group (L) - Reunion Ocober, 1984, Mongomery,.Alabama. For more informaion, conac: Charles Cook 3822 Cumberland Way Lihonia, Ga Phone: (404) MARCH,

4 Ouesionnaire We ask your cooperaion in filling ou hi!, Quesionnaire so we as an organizaion can presen he facs as hey exis o he Veerans Adminisraion. One of he provisions of PL was he formaion of he Prisoner of War Advisory Commiee which began funcioning March 30,1982. One of he recommendaions of his Advisory Commiee was a complee Medical Hisory, his was acceped by he V.A. and, wen ino effec in April 1983, and was o be conduced by docors who have compassion and are sensiive o he P.O.W. experience. Please answer he following quesions as accurae as possible. Reurn as soon as you can, in order for his o be effecive we need a reply from every member. Please prin. 1. Have you been noified by he V.A. of your opporuniy o paricipae in his program. Yes 0 No 0 SUPPORT THESE BILLS Yes 0 No 0 5. Were he docors aenive & sensiive o your P.O.W. experience. Yes 0 No 0 6. How Long did he iniial physical examinaion las 7. How long did he iniial psychiaric examinaion las 8. Were you saisfied ha you had a complee examinaion Yes 0 No 0 9. Did you reques your claim be reopened 10. If Yes, was i reopened Yes Was your claim adjudicaed Yes 0 Yes D NoD No D 12. If No, did you appeal Yes 0 No D 13. Were your benefis Increased D Decreased D % D opional if you wish no o answer 14. Do you hink you were given he benefi of he doub Yes D No D, minues minues No D 15. Can you give a brief assessmen of he program (aach separae shee) NAME -----;-7":"""-...,.,...",..,.,----=---~--- DATE ---,- -;:-'-.,- ADDRESS ~~_~-~-~ ~----- CITY, STATE & ZIP -'-- We repea i is imporan o all your friends ha you add your experience wih ohers so we can assess he V.A. paricipaion in he program. If you prefer o skip any of he quesions, ha is your privilege. Reurn o Joseph A. Vaer - 18 Warbler Dr., McKees Rocks, PA Mr. Charles H. Bogar be horoughly reviewed o deermine wheh Pin Oak Place er he need for classificaion exiss and if i Frankfor, Kenucky does, o wha exen.,dear Mr. Bogar: Should you desire o di!'cuss his maer in This is in reply o your leer daed Oc- furher deail, you may direc your comober 19, 1983 regarding your reques for co- mens o Dr. John Henry Hacher, Archivis pies of documens from he Philippine Ar- of he Army, Headquarers, Deparmen of chives. he Army, An: DAAG-AMR, Hoffman The Archives are in he process of being Building I, Alexandria, Virginia ransferred from he cusody of he Depar- Sincerely, men of he Army (DA) o he Naional Ar- Irwin R. Bernd chives. Unforun,aely, he ransfer is occur- Major, General Saff ring a a ime when you sae ha you have Depuy Direcor, no received he copi~s we fur~shed. Personnel Services Th~ ran~~er of hl~ collecion has been Edior's noe: These are he microfilms of long 10 W~llDg ~d IS?ecessary f~r he. he recovered records from h~.. Philippines. p~ser.valon of his udlq~e collecion of Srange afer 40 years hey have found somehls:o ncal ~ocumens. Durmg he ransf~r one ha may need o be classified. Maybe penod which should?e compl~ed ~y mld hey should have checked he J aps firs hen January 1984, he en~lre collecion will hen decide wha needed o be classified. be closed o he public. You are also advised ha classified documens have been found o be inerfiled hroughou he collecion. Therefore, i is he posiion of he Deparmen of he Army ha he Philippine Archives remain closed o he public afer he ransfer period unil such ime ha he conens of he collecion can 4"':" THE QUAN American Ex-Prisoner's of War, 37h an- _ nual naional convenion, July 17h hru 21s, 1984, (busine.ss meeings July 18h hru 20h). Red Lion Inn/Sea Tae, 1874 Pacific Highway Souh, Seale, Washingon HR-2426 by Mr. EDGAR, 1b amend Tile 38 o auhorize he V.A. Adminisraor o pay cerain funeral expenses for former POWs and recipiens of he Purple Hear. HR-3531 by Mr. MONTGOMERY, 1b amend Tile 38, o expand he scope of he membership of he Special Medical Advisory Group (o he VA). S-995 by Mr. EXON o amend Tile 38 o modify he rule for he commencemen of he period of paymen of cerain adjusmens in 2. If so, did you agree o paricipae. Yes 0 compensaion in he c,ase of, hospialized 3. If no, do you have a reason, please explain...:.. --'-_.,.- veerans. This rule does no apply o he Temporary Increase in Compensaion ha a 4. Did hey follow he proocol (VA Form 10-(048) (B3-BI3), veeran may receive because of his hospializaion. ' Senae Join Resoluion 130, by Mr. STENNIS: "To provide for he designaion of April 9, 1984, as Naional POW/MIA Recogniion Day." HR-3188 by Congressman MANUEL LUJAN (himself a former POW) of New Mexico: 1b allow American Veerans of Baaan and Corregidor who were forced ino slave labor he righ o ake heir reparaion claims,agains he Japanese Governmen and J apanese Corporaions which benefied from heir forced labor beween 1942 and 1945, o he Unied Saes Claims Cour. The Claims Cour o decide if he Treay (De-Limiaions Agreemen) signed in 1951, in which he Unied Saes and Japan pledged no o sue _ each oher over arociies, would preven he Baaan and Corregidor survivors from seeking redress of heir grievances., The following Bills will probably be aced on in April. H.R "The Civil Liberies Ac of 1983" and S.2116 "o accep he findings and o implemen he recommendaions of he Commission on Warime Relocaion and Inernmen of Civilians." If passed hese Bills will enile he Japanese-Americans who were reloca"ld during WW II $20,000 each. We ask you o conac your Congressman and Senaor and advise him how you wish him o voe. A brief hisory of your P.O.W. life migh help.

5 By JOI Barbara Burfeind U.S. Navy Subic Bay, Philippines - The all, whiehaired genleman sood quiely. His disan gaze looked over he bay waers ino anoher world. He looked, unwillingly, ino he pas, a errors fev.: ohers have known. Fify'fee below he waer level where he looked, abou 150 yards off Alava Pier a Subic Bay, lies he Japanese ship, Oryoku Maru, and almos 400 Americans who wen down wih her. Memories have faded of ha ill-faed journey - excep in he privae agonies of he survivors and he families lef. behind. Lloyd Mills and a few oher survivors reurned here recenly, wih a group o dedi cae a memorial o heir friends and unknown comrades. Family members of some of hose men - a widow, siser, broher and nephew - also came o bring shape o memories of a loved one long los o war. Bu Mills was one of he sl!rvivors. He relaed his sory quiely, concenraing on deails of he evens 39 years ago. Firs capured a Baaan, hen held as a prisoner of war a Cabanauan and on Mindanao for several years, Mills recalled being aken by ruck in Sepember 1944, o Bilibid Prison in Manila. Bilibid was used by he Japanese as a ransi camp and laer a saging pos for prisoners o be aken norh o Japan for use as slave laborers. In December, he Japanese slipped several ships ino Manila Bay o pick up able-bodied POW's which, according o Mills, was "anyone ha could cas a shadow." A his poin in he war, he Japanese were scraping he boom of he barrel. On Dec. 13, more han 1,000 officers, 500 enlised men and 45 civilians - all bu 30 American - were crowded ino hree differen holds on he cabin-ype vessel Oryoku Maru. By his poin of he war he Allies rules boh he sea and sky and American planes bombed and srafed he unmarked convoys, unaware of he American prisoners on board. Mills described some of he condiions aboard he Oryoku Maru for which i was laer chrisened he "hell ship." "We were so jammed ogeher ha we were like sardines in a can. I had a canken of waer - which I didn' drink. Some of he men drank all of heir waer. So, when we go on board, hey had no more waer and wha happened was very hard o describe," Mills said. "I was pracically impossible. Suffocaion due o crowding and he ropical hea, men going compleely crazy - killing each oher or drinking urine. Many in he hold I was in died ha nigh." American planes. firs hi he convoy on Dec. 14, damaging he ship. Beaching he ship o evacuae heir wound~d, he J apanese would no allow he POW's o come ou 'of he holds, hreaening o shoo anyone ha ried. The nex day he ship had anchored in Subic Bay. Bu American planes Memo'rial Shows Horror reurned again and, hiing he bow of he ship, killed several hundred people and se he Oryoku Maru on fire. The POW's were finally allowed ou of he holds and forced o swim ashore a Subic Bay. "I saw i again oday," Mills said, "bu a he ime i seemed much farher. All of us were in poor condiion. Though only some 300 yards offshore, he disance.seemed a long way." AS THE AMERICAN planes recognized he POWs, hey lef wih a wagging of airplane wings, bu reurned laer o sink he Oryoku Maru. '~nd, of-course, as-you eame-in, he Japa nese picked you up," he added. "I remember going up a rail, no oo far, o where here were ennis cours. Abou 1,200 of us were placed and kep here for hree'or four days, I hink," Mills said. The ennis cours were he firs locaion where many of he men received food and waer afer several days wihou. Food consised of one spoonful of raw rice per day. A nearby waer spigo, sill here oday, kep many men alive hrough he ordeal. Crowding was again a problem, wih no space o srech ou /or lie down. The prisoners were surrounded by a chicken wire fence, unproeced from he glaring sun. Reired Cmdr. Arhur Beale sill bears remnans of scars where he was forced o si on his haunches on he cemen during hose long, ho days. Wih he Oryoku Maru desroyed, he group hen began anoher journey o mee oher ranspor ships. Loaded on rucks, he prisoners were aken o he j ail in San Fernando, Pampanga. IT WAS THERE, Beale recalled, ha he Japanese asked for 15 people who physically couldn' coninue he rip o Japan. He wached his friend, Bill Ellio, and ohers leave he j ail, hinking hey would reurn o Manila for medical reamen. He laer learned hose 15 men were beheaded. \ From San Fernando, he prisoners coninued heir rek via overcrowded boxcars o La Union, ransferring o he Enoura Maru and an old freigher, he Brazil Maru. Oryoku Maru survivors, aboard he wo Japanese' ships, would dock six days laer in Takao,. Formosa (Taiwan). as' mos Japanese ranspors did en roue o Japan. They were no luckier his ime, however, han hey were aboard he Oryoku Maru, said Beale, as on Jan. 9, 1954, prisoners could only gasp in horror as American planes suddenly appeared overhead and, in srafing and bombing runs, dove a he Enoura Maru as hey had he Oryoku Maru. Beale, imprisoned on he ship, "jumped ino a pile of bodies bu I was unable o ge my whole body in, so ha my fee go hi," he relaed. The Enoura Maru was badly damaged during he bombing and he prisoners were again ransferred - his ime o he Brazil Maru. The Brazil Maru lef Jan. 13 for Japan. During he voyage he deah oll increased considerably, wih a burial deail hrowing bodies overboard every wo or hree clays, unil on J an. 29, ~ 945, he ship fi nally arrive9 in Moji, Japan. "HAD THE TRIP been longer, I don' hink any of us would have remained alive," Mills said. "When I go here, like many ohers, I couldn' walk. A big Ausralian dockworker ook me off he ship." Mills' more han six-foo frame weighed roughly 80 pounds. Beale and Edward Konik, of he Army's 91s Infanry, 91s Baalion, me as Ii resul of heir shrapnel wounds a he Moji, Japan,. hospial. The pair soon became friends when. hey-discovered hey were boh-from Connecicu.. The hospial faciliies, Beale recalled, consised of a sraw ma, no hea and no aneshesia. In a lile less han wo weeks approximaely 30 of abou 130 prisoners were lef alive following he ship voyage, according o Konik and Beale. "You go o know each oher very well and you kind of helped one anoher," Konik said. "If you go sick, your buddy usually kicked you in he bu o ge you on your fee, o keep you going. If he go sick, you reversed i. Tha's he reason you survived because one ook care of he oher." From he hospial, hey joined many ohers in work camps in Japan, Korea and Manchuria. Konik said hey were evenually liberaed by he Russian army in Hoen, a POW prison camp ouside of Mukden, Manchuria. The Russian army arrived and, following a confronaion by heir capain wih he Japanese commanding officer, he Russians soon made i clear hey were in charge. "Mos of us wen a lile ape when we real ized wha was happening," Konik explained. "I alked o he capain of one of he Russian companies in Hoen and learned he could speak Polish. I spoke fluen Polish, so I asked him, 'I'm hungry, I'd like o go o he own of Mukden,' and 'Could I join your uni?' He said, ~ Sure, why no?' " "We wen o Mukden where he Russians had se up a command pos. I ook ime o evacuae he POWs, so ha i was hree days before he Amencans rounded us up and old us, "All righ, i's ime for you lile rebels o go home,' " Konik explained. The journey home began wih a sopover in China. Wih a mischievious grin Konik'added, "The nurse ha greeed us here, a capain named Ann, ha's all I remember, greeed us wih a case of Canadian Club." Beale remarked ha in he pre-war Navy, sailors could name every ship and class. Bu when he reurned afer hree-and-a-halfyears as'a POW, he couldn' recognize any of hem. "So much echnological advancemen had occurred ha i was unbelievable," Beale said. "Elecronics was a?ally new erm Q me," CHARLES BROWN, hen an Army firs lieuenan, saw his four-yeiu--old son for he firs ime upon his reurn. (Coninued on Page 6) MARCH,

6 (Coninued from Page 5) "When his hing happened, we didn' realize how bad i could be," Brown said. "The older officers and men (he was 35 a he ime) I hink survived beer han he younger men because we had somehing o live for. I had one son and my wife was pregnan when I had lef he Saes. So, i was rough on he wives oo. They were only Qld by he War Deparmen ha we were presumed prisoners of war." Today, i is esimaed ha of he original, 1,619 men aboard he Oryoku Maru, fewer han 200 are alive, according o Brown. "Many of he survivors who recenly visied Subic Bay were in or near he same locaions while POWs, bu few of hem knew one anoher. "Mos of my friends died here," Brown said, "bu so did mos everyone's friends." In he afermah of war, survivors and families have slowly discovered one anoher over he years. William Bryan, a sof-spoken man from Ypsilani, M,ich., had reurned o he Philippines for he firs ime since "I's kind of caharic o come back, see he places again and alk o people ha were here," he said. Bu, Bryan added, "I's no somehing any of us are paricularly pleased wih; being a POW is no a very desirable hing. I's no somehing we're proud of or would alk abou a grea deal." YET THE SURVIVORS agreed ha pe0- ple need o know wha happened. "People should know ha life isn' a bowl of cherries," Mills said. "If you wan freedom, you have o figh for i..l someimes you have o suffer and die for i." The idea of an Oryoku Maru memorial developed from ha senimen. Brown compiled he sory of he Oryoku Maru, which was hen prined and circulaed in he lae '70s and early '80s o raise money for he memorial and locae survivors. On Dec. 15, 1983, he memorial was dedicaed in fron of he Olongap Ciy American Legion headquarers feauring one of he Oryoku Maru's forward guns and wo plaques describing he ordeal so few had lived hrough. "We enjoy life," Mills said. "You'll find mos of us enjoy living more. I hink ha is he resul of our experiences." And perhaps because hey came so close o losing everyhing hese men realize more han mos how much hey really have. Prayer read during memorial dedicaion: "In he srengh of our youh, we were brough hrough he horrors of war... we he living carry on in our bodies he scars of he conflic. We'll remember hose days and our comrades. May he sacrifice of freedom given here never be forgoen. Le his memorial serve o remind coming generaions of he horrors of war and he marvel of he human spiri. Gran au naions he wisdom o avoid war. To our dead comrades - farewel~ good friends. 7b our living ranks - carry on, good friends."., 6-THEQUAN 1016 Souh 4h S. Leavenworh, KS December 16, 1983 Joseph Vaer Edior, The Quan 18 Warbler Drive McKees Rocks, PA Re: John Z. Wheeler, Troops E~F, 26h Cav (P.S.) Dear Joseph: I have jus received a leer from Harald Kurvers, 628 So. Saraoga, S. Paul, MN 55116, in response o an inquiry ha I had placed in he DAV Magazine and he Ex POW Bullein, regarding my broher John Z. Wheeler. Harald suggesed ha I send he same inquiry o your publicaion. This inquiry is aached. Gary Anloff, Jr. is he only person ha I have been able o conac, who was on he ship sunk in Takao Harbor on January 9, He helped load he dead on o a barge, and confirms ha he saw John's body. He wasn' sure how he bodies were disposed of in Takao, bu he hough ha hey migh have been cremaed. I have since read ha hese dead, abou 300, were buried on he 11h and 12h of January 1945 near he beach a Takao. The War Deparmen sen wo repors of John's deah o my parens. The firs saed ha he had died on December 16, 1944; he second, ha he had died he 26h of January 1945, as a resul of a sinking. I am cerain now ha i was he 9h. I am rying o deermine now if he U.S. Governmen is mainaining his burial ground in Taiwan, or wheher hese bodies were disinerred afer he war and moved o a naional cemeery. I would, of course, like very much o know where my broher John is buried. For all of hese years our family has believed ha he was buried a sea. I had a memorial marker ereced for'him a he For Snelling Naional Cemeery. Would you have a record of his burial ground? I am a member of he Hear of America Chaper of he American Ex-POW's. I was myself inerned in Sweden for nearly seven monhs afer being sho down and crashlanding afer a raid o Berlin. Our reamen was good, so much in conras o he prisoners of he Japanese. I would like very much o be in ouch wih anyone who knew John, or was aboard ha ship sunk January 9, Any assisance ha you can provide would be much appreciaed. Yours very ruly, Merri W. Wheeler, Jr. Any informaion on Harold Rabinoniz drowned a sea sinking of J ap P.0.w. ship by our planes. Believed o be in 803rd Eng. Any informaion by anyone who knew him, ec. would be appreciaed by his relaives. C/O Harry Aizensa 66 Eas Alvord S. Springfield, MA: NEW TECHNIQUE A new diagnosic echnique ha could eliminae he need for coronary bypass surgery for housands of paiens has been developed by cardiologiss a he Ann Arbor, Mich., VA Medical Cener and he Universiy of Michigan Medical School. The new echnique, which is described in he January issue of he American Hear Journal, enables docors o obain such precise measuremens of he hear's blood supply ha hey can deermine immediaely wheher he paien will require bypass surgery or wheher he blocked areries can be reopened by he simpler, non-surgical procedure known as balloon angioplasy. Rober A. Vogel, M.D., chief cardiologis a he VA Medical Cener and head of he research eam, said abou 200,000 persons undergo coronary bypass surgery each year. He said ha abou percen of hese paiens migh benefi from he simpler procedure, in which a balloon is inflaed inside he arery o spread he arery walls and resore blood flow o he hear. In addiion o being far less cosly han bypass surgery, angioplasy is also much less raumaic. Resuls are immediae, and recuperaion is measured in days raher han weeks. Anoher advanage is ha if angioplasy is he reamen of choice, i can be performed immediaely: he balloon is simply insered hrough he caheer already in place for he diagnosic procedure. The new diagnosic echnique uses he compuer imaging echnique developed for bringing back picures from space o enhance X-ray movies of he blood flow in paiens wih coronary arery disease. Because compuer enhancemen brings ou deails no visible o he naked eye, Dr. Vogel said, "We can measure he flow of blood o he paien's hear and deermine insanly, arery by arery, wheher he obsrucions are significan: causing a paien's ches pain or oher sympoms. "Wih hese measuremens, we can ailor herapy o each paien cased on he condiion of his areries," he added. The sysem is currenly in rouine use a he VA Medical Cener and is being insalled in Universiy of Michigan hospials as well. pear Joe, I jus reurned from he Philippines and he Dedicaion of he "Oryoku Maru Memorial." Everyhing wen as planned and he even is one ha I will never forge. The Filipino people reaed us wonderful, and everywhere we visied we were welcomed wih respec and digniy. I would appreciae if you would in he nex Quan include he following: Reunion: 57h Inf. (PS) Luncheon on 30h May Members please conac Loyd Mills, 1415 Le Cone Dr., Riverside, Ca Luncheon o be held a he Naional Convenion, Radisson Muehlebach Hoel, Kansas Ciy, MO. See you a he convenion. Sincerely, Loyd

7 I am now ineresed in making some models of vehicles used by he 192nd and 194h. I would like o have some sor of display a a fuure POW convenion. Alhough I was born abou 25 years oo lae for World War II, I am especially ineresed in his period. You migh noice ha I am enclosing some picures of aircraf I made his summer of he 24h Pursui Group. I have sen some copies o oher ex-pows and hey have said hey are very accurae. In case you don' have an Air Corps background, I pu capions below for hem. You can mach hem up wih he numbers on he back of he picures. They are as follows: Feel free o show hem o anyone ha migh be ineresed. I have wo more aircraf I'd like o make: anoher P-26A in he colors of he Philippine Army Air Corps and a PBY Caalina of he navy's PaWing 10. If I can ge enough accurae informaion of hose vehicles, I hope o also build models of anks and oher vehicles used in he Philippines. As I said, I hope o display hese a a fuure POW convenion in my area. If here was some sor of museum, I'd like o donae hese o i in he disan fuure. I was really a labor oflove and a sman aemp on my par o memorialize wha you fellows wen hrough. I hope you enjoy he picures and hope you can find room for my noice. I would appreciae your assisance. Sincerely, Richard R. Slaer 104 Douglas CouLee Dam, Wa Dear Joe, I is such a pleasure o receive he "Quan" each quarer. You have done a grea job over he years, and I'm one ha appreciaes your effors. I have a couple of hings on my mind ha you migh help me wih. This summer I me a man named Al Lucero, Jr. from Albuquerque, New Mexico. His address is Eas Florida Ave., Space 2, Heme, California, AI's dad was a Hopi Indian from Albuquerque in he 200h Coas Arillery. He wen hrough POW camp, reurned o he saes and died abou a week laer. AI, Jr. didn' have ime o even alk o him. Anyone ha was wih his dad, please communicae wih Al Lucero, Jr. I will mean a grea deal. Secondly, Congressman Robin Bri (D) Norh Carolina is working hard 'rying o have he Secreary of Defense agree o issue Infanry Comba Badges o hose members of he U.S. Army Air Corps who fough on Baaan as Infanry Comba soldiers. We were a par of he Army and ruly earned he badge. I is imporan ha any man in his caegory wrie Congressman Robin Bri requesing ha he coninue o push his issue. Our changes are good if he leers go in. Congressman Bri's address is 327 Cannon Building, Washingon, D.C ' If you knew Al Fonso Lucero wrie AI, Jr. Sincerely, Ron Dickson I have been rying o several years o obain a Philippine Division pach (a red shield wih gold border and Carabao head), all o no avail. I will pay any price (wihin reason) o any member or anyone else who has one helshe will par wih. Anyone inere!!ed in selling same please conac: Hal Memmler Aparado Posal 6261 San Miguel de Allende Goo Mexico E.A. FISHER I have' jus received informaion a he Philippine governmen has honored one of our Ex-POWs, Edwar:\ A. Fisher, 1942 Deser Circ;le 63, Walnu Creek, CA wih he following awards whieh are based on ime he spen as a guerilla in he mounains of Baaan: Gold Cross, Miliary Meri Medal wih Bronze Spearhead Device, wo wounded soldiers' medals, and he Philippine Independence Medal. Also, on his las rip o he Philippine Islands o dedicae he 31s Infanry Medal Plaque and he Oryoku Maru Memorial, he was presened wih a'commission in he Philippine army as Colonel. Eddie Fisher is also he American coordinaor for he proposed memorial shrine a O'Donnel-Capas POW camp. More American and Philippine soldiers died a his POW camp han in any oher Japanese POW camp. Le's all suppor his projec and for-. ward our ax deducible donaions o Wesern Saes Chaper, ADB&C Treasurer, Saul Rubensein, 220 Canal Sree, 620, San Rafael, CA Please make checks payable o O'Donnel-Capas Memorial Fund. 3JsPLAQUE December 13, 1983 he 31s Infanry's Plaque was dedicaed and now sands proudly among he oher grea oufis ha fough he enemy on Baaan. Several members of he 31 s were in aendance, including Major Ed Konik, Bill Sneizko, Humphrey O'Leary, and John Lyons. Also in aendance was General Duque represening General Ver, chief of saff. This hisoric even was made possible by one man whose love and dedicaion o he 31s Infanry ha he served wih honor and he men aached o he 31s Infanry has never diminished afer 42 years. Bill Sniezko, on behalf of he Wesern Saes Chaper, members of he 31 s Infanry and hose ha made he supreme sacrifice, we salue you and hank you for a job well done. Pro paria. Edward A. Fisher Commander ADBC-WSC Dear Mr. Long: - I am gahering maerial for a book on World War II, one ha will preserve for hisory he personal experience of men who fough in ha conflagraion. The book will consis almos enirely of firs hand, eyewiness accouns of men who were in comba, or were prisoners of war, or boh during World War'll. I need selecions wrien by members of your Associaion, and woujd like o solici hese accouns hrough an announcemen in QUAN - a leer o he Edior. Very ruly yours,) Gregory Guenzel, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologis 2379 Saunders Saion Road Monroeville, PA Prior o.he invl!sicm. of Manilaj!)..J ~41 I was saioned a Nichols Field wih he 20h Air Base Group. Afer he ake over, he Baaan Deah March, 16 monhs in Cabanauan and afer ha in Las Pinas, I was aken o Japan in July of 1944 and arrived here in Augus of We landed in Moji and were aken o Fuase Ciy. We worked in coal mines called Honko Shinko. T would like o hear from anyone who was wih me and remembers he name of he ship ha ook us o Japan and also he Number of he prison camp we were in from which hey ook us o work in menioned coal mines. Joseph F. Fragala Msg/Re 526 Maynard Drive Amhers N.Y. INFORMATION WANTED Any person who knew or served wih Major General Charles G. Sage. Lae of 200 CAC (AA) in Baaan. Please wrie o: Leslie Bluesein, 70 Greman Crescen, Thorhill, Onario L3T-5M2 Dear Sir, I am rying o locae a man ha was a prisoner wih my faher in he Philippines. My faher (Oscar M. Powell) was also in he Baaan Deah March. The man's name is Glifford Sandsberry and was in he U.S. Navy. I fel maybe since you are an officer in he P.O.W. Bullein you may have access o he Membership. Clifford kep my faher alive by sneaking food o him afer he Japanese had pu him in confinemen o die by sarving. My faher)s healh is very serious and we would love o locae his man for him. If here is a way you can check he membership records we would grealy appreciae i. I wroe he s0- cial securiy bu hey were unable o help me l,jy law. If possible please help us. Thank you for your ime. Sincerely, Linda Dellinger 340 Frazier S. Rock Hill, SC MARCH,

8 FRANK MARGIOTTO Frank J. Margioo, of Boson's Back Bay, a-surviv6l' &f Pacific bales dul!iag W91'ld War II, died unexpecedly Sunday a his home. He was 76. Mr. Margioo, who was born in Boson's Norh End,joined he Navy in He was capured by he Japanese during fighing on Corregidor in he Philippines. A friend, Edward Morey, said Mr. Margioo decoded secre Japanese messages while serving on Corregidor. Morey said a one poin Mr. Margioo saved he secre operaion from possible desrucion. Morey said an arillery shell landed ouside he radio room and before i exploded Mr. Margioo ran ou, picked i up and dropped i off a cliff ino Manila Bay. "I was alking o him abou i recenly," said Morey, "and he said, 'Someone had o do i.' He said he didn' know where he had goen he srengh." Morey said he and Mr. Margioo were capured by he Japanese in 1942 during he fall of Corregidor. He said Mr. Margioo was placed in a prison camp and hen aken o J a pan, where he worked in a coal mine unil he end of he war. Mr. Margioo, who reached he rank of chief yeoman, reired in He was a member of he New England Chaper of American Defenders of Baaan and Corregidor and. he Flee Reserve Assn. He leaves a siser, Marie Marzino of Medford, and wo nieces and wo nephews. CHARLES C. REEL Memorial services for Charles C. Reel, 66, of 30 Looking Glass Lane, Asheville, who died A naive of McDowell Couny and a residen of Buncombe Couny since 1966, he was a cerified public accounan wih Snipes Accounans and was also a self-employed cerified accounan. He reired in 1961,from he U.S. Army as a maser sergean. A member of Behel Bapis Church in Old For, he was a veeran of World War II and a member of DAV and VFW Pos No For hree and a half years, he was a prisoner of war in Japan. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Angel Reel; wo daughers, Charmine Erns of Palm Harbor, Fla., and Juania Elaine Reel of Asheville; a broher, Van Reel of Owensboro, Ky.; wo sisers, Carrie Pendergrass of Flecher and Mildred Harris of Old For; and wo grandchildren. DORIS ELLEN ATWELL Doris Ellen Awell, 62, 1017 N. Phelps Ave., Winer Park. Born in Gilman Ciy, Mo., she moved o Winer Park from Kansas Ciy, Mo., in 1955.,She was a homemaker and a member of he Firs Bapis Church, Winer Park. She was a member of auxiliary unis of American Ex-POWS, American Defenders of Baaan and Corregidor, VFW Pos 2093, Paralyzed Veerans Associaion. Survivors': son, J ames, Orlando; daughers, Miss Linda, Mrs. Susan Krienke, boh of Winer Park. 8-THEQUAN LESLIE OTIS DOANE Leslie Ois Doane, 67, 2013 Hayes Dr., died Wednesday, Dec. 21,1983 a S. Mary Hospial. ' He was born May 22,1916, in WaKeeney, and was a residen of Manhaan since Mr. Doane was a member of he Osborne Unied Mehodis Church; Broherhood No. 375 AF' and AM, San Francisco, Calif.; BPOE Lodge 1185, Manhaan; a life member of VFW Pos 1786, Manhaan; a life member of American Legion Pos 17, Manhaan; Defenders of Baaan and Corregidor; and a life member of American XEX Prisoners of War. Mr. Doane was aken prisoner of war by he Japanese a Corregidor in he Philippine Islands and held from MaY,6,1942, o Sep. 10,1945. He reired from he U.S. Army June I, 1964, wih he rank of lieuenan-colonel. Mr. Doane aended Kansas Sae Universiy and was commissioned May 29, 1939, from he KSU Rare program. Survivors include a son, Major Thomas L. Doane, Colorado Springs, and wo grandchildren. Graveside services were a 1 p.m. a For Riley Cemeery, wih full miliary honors. ROLLIN o. KING RoJlin O. King, 65, of 5679 Bowmiller Road, a reired indusrial worker, died suddenly in Lockpor Memorial Hospial Friday, Nov. 18, Born May 20,1918, he was he son of Kenneh and Mary Finkbinder King. He reired in March afer 30 years as producion repair worker a he Chevrole Plan in Tonawanda. He had served wih Company A, 803rd Engineer Aviaipn Baalion, as a corporal during World War II and was a member of he Survivors of Baaan. He was a member of Gaspor Lodge No. 787, F&AM, he Lockpor Cour No. 145, Order of Amaranh, and was an assisan grand lecurer of he Niagara Couny Order of Amaranh. He was preceeded in deah by his wife, Audrey L. Rupper King. Surviving are his widow, Bey Casady King; eigh children, Judih, Rollin (Deborah), Kenneh (Sandra), David (Donna), Susan, Sephen (SunOk), Theresa and Mrs. Norber (Audrey) Aikin, all of Buffalo; a sepson, Thomas Dunford Jr. and sep-daugher, Mrs. Joseph (Cynhia) LaSpada, boh of Lockpor; 19 grandchildren. FRANK H. MAYER A survivor of he Baaan Deah March and hree years and seven monhs in J apanese prison camps, Msg. Re. Frank H. Mayer has died of a he,ar aack imd oher complicaions, on Oc. I, 1983 a Roseville Communiy Hospiw, Roseville, Calif. He reired Oc. I, 1960, afer 20 yrs. in he U.S. Army. He worked 14 years as Purchasing Agen for Roseville Hospial. He reired afer suffering a sroke in July He is survived by his wife, Marguerie, five children and six grandchildren. Bear-Mr. Vaer: Recenly I received my copy of The Quan, December issue. While reading his laes issue, I came across an iem which capured my aenion. I was abou an old and dear friend of mine, William Hewgley who recenly passed away. I firs became acquained wih Bill when we were boh in Camp Hoen, Mukden, Manchuria. The aricle menioned aorney Dave Levy of Marinez, California who saed, "The counry has lps a grea hero and Ii good man." No ruer words were ever spo.ken. To me, Bill was a man wih a high degree of inelligence; a man of grea compassion for his fellow man; and a man of courage, endurance and cheerfulness. Bill was our Maser of Ceremonies and AlI).bassador of goodwill in prison camp. He would lead us in singing he popular songs of hose days as he had a beauiful singing voice. He was wiy and very ariculae. The one ousanding feaure of Bill was his abiliy o bolser he morale of he men as well as give hem srengh and courage o carryon wih he daily aciviies of living., Bill and I were he same age a ha ime. I was married a ha ime and had no children. I never knew if Bill was married a he ime we were in prison camp. The aricle saed he was married and had wo sons and a daugher. I was one of he camp cooks as my raing in he Navy was Ships Cook Firs Class a ha ime. I was also one of he bakers in he old firs camp we were in a Mukden. Over he years, I have hough of he differen fellows ha I knew here in Mudken and won-, dered where hey were, how hey are and how many are sill alive. Maybe you will prin my leer abou Bill Hewgley in a fuure issue of The Quan wih he hopes ha i migh ring a bell wih some of he oher fellows ha were here a ha ime. I exend my bes wishes and Aloha o you and he saff in his New Year. Sincerely, Vernon K. Sroschein ERVIN KEILHOLZ Ervin Keilholz, 67, ofeau Claire, Wisconsin passed away July 9, 1983, afer a long illness. He was 100% disabled. ' He was a veeran of World War II having served wih he,200h Coas Arillery Baalion in he Souh Pacific. He was a surviver of he Baaan Deah March in 1942 and was held a prisoner of war for 3 Y2 years. He was a life member of he American Defenders: of Baaan & Corregidor, American Ex-Prisoners of War and he Disabled American Veerans. He also was a member of he local Wisconsin Indian head AX-POW, D.AV. Chaper 10, and American Legion Pos 53.. Survivors include his wife, Fern, a daugher N aney Gunderson of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, a son Ronald Keilholz of Mesa, Arizona and hree grandchildren.

9 HENRY MAXIE BROUSSARD Reired L. Henry Maxie Broussard, age 77, of Lafayee, La. died Dec. 9, 1983 a Our Lady of Lourdes Hospial from cancer. He enlised as apprenice seaman on Jan. 7, 1924 and served in he Navy for 23 years unil his reiremen on Nov. 5,1947. He was a Japanese Prisoner of War for 40 monhs afer being aken prisoner on Corregidor. His las assignmen was on he U.S.S. Canopus. Received he following awards: China Service, Yangze - Service Medal, Army ciaion W/2 Cluser, American Defender W/1 Sar, American Theare, Asiaic-Pacific area Wl1 Sar, Good Conduc, Philippine Defense, Presidenial Uni ciaion Wl1 Sar, and Navy Exped. Services were held a S. Bernard Caho-. lic Church in Breaux Bridge, La., his homeown. Survived by his wife Mary, win sons - Kenneh of Anchorage, Alaska and Dennis of Lafayee, La., 3 grandchildren, one siser and 3 brohers. R.S. RUSSELL Raymond S. Russell, 59, Ambler's ax collecor, die& Dec. 4, 1984 a he Veerans Hospial in Philadelphia. He lived in Ambler. A survivor of he Baaan deah march in World War II, Mr. Russell drove a school bus for a ime afer he was freed from capiviy in Japan in He served on he borough's police force for 16 years and held he rank of sergean when illness led o his reiremen in He was appoined ax collecor in 1979 and won elecion o he pos in Mr. Russell enered he U.S. Army on Feb. 7,1941, and was in he Philippines when he Japanese aacked. He was among he las of he holdous when he island forress of Corregidor surrendere~ on May 6,1942. Those who had survived he siege of Baaan and Corregidor were dri,ven a bayone poin on a forced march - wihou food or waer - o a miliary base a Manila. He was acive in he American Ex Prisoners of War, he American Defenders of Baaan & Corregidor, and he Ambler poss of he American Legion and he Veerans of Foreign Wars. He was pas presiden of Lodge 14 of he Fraernal Order of Police and was a former reasurer and rusee of he sae FOP. Surviving are'his wife, Jean "Dolly"; wo daughers, Linda Jean and Brenda Lee; a son, Raymond Jr.; his moher, Pearl; wo grandchildren, wo sisers, and wo brohers. MARGARET MENDOZA Margare M. Mendoza, 51, passed away Sunday. She had been a residen of El Paso 30 years and was a member of he Caholic Church. She had reired from Whie Sands Missle Range Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Preceded in deah by sons Rober M. and Louis M. Mendoza. Survivors: husband Re. MSGT Louis O. Mendoza, daughers Linda M. Ayoub (Moses), Monica M. Mendoza, Ania M. Lopez, Concepcion M. Luna, sons Raymond M. (Debbie), Emanuel M., Edward L. and Jose Luis of Chicago. GSM N. OPAL LEWIS Gold Sar Moher N. Opal Lewis, Born 2 December 1895, Died 19 December 1983 a he age of 88 years. Mrs. Lewis was he moher of Edward E. Lewis Jr. (U.S. Army-ETO and Vie N am ). Wayne B. Lewis (U.S. Army-Pacific 31s. Inf. Reg. 3Y2 years a POW of he Japanese and U.S. Navy Vie Nam.). Rober A. Lewis (U.S. Army-Pacific, 31s. Inf. Reg. Rober died in Japanese POW camp O'Donnell, P June 1942). Waler J. Lewis (U.S. Navy, Pacific Flee ). Burial was in Highland Park Cemeery in Kansas Ciy, Kansas on 28 December HOWARD McWHIRR Member of BTRY-F - 59h Coas Arillery Howard McWhirr died a his home here afer a long illness. He was 65. Born in Morrisown, he had lived here unil moving here 23 years ago. An Army career man, Mr. McWhirr was a veeran of World War II and had been a prisoner of war in Yokohama, Japan, from 1942 unil he end of he war. He was a survivor of Corregidor in he Philippines and weighed 76 pounds when liberaed. He reired from he Army in 1960 as a sergean firs class and became a sae moor vehicle inspecor, reiring in He was a member of S. Peer's Episcopal Church, Morrisown. Surviving are his wife Hanna; a son, Alber, Closer; wo daughers, Sharon Roberson, Pasadena, Calif.; and Joan Kuehner,. Whippany; and eigh grandchildren. He was a member of BTRY. F. - 59h C.A. JAMES PATTERSON James Paerson, u5, of Normandy Terr., Corona, died July 9, 1983 a Corona Communiy Hospial. Born in Capian, New Mexico, Paerson was a World War II army veeran who earned a Bronze Sar while serving on Corregidor. He was a survivor of he Japanese deah march. Afer his discharge from he army, Paerson earned a Masers degree in science from San Diego Sae Universiy. He was a criminologis wih he Riverside Couny Sheriff's Deparmen unil his reiremen in Paerson belonged o he Defenders of Baaan and Corregidor, American Exprisoners-of-War Inc. and San Bernardino Veerans of Foreign Wars. He lived in Corona since He is survived by his wife, Juania Paerson of Corona; a daugher, Janice Demogines of San Diego; a siser, Myrle Ferguson of Hamilon, Tex. and one grandchild. Visiaion begins a noon Wednesday a Grimes Corona Funeral Home wih funeral services Thursday a 10 a.m. Inermen will be a Creslawn Cemeery. Insead of flowers, he family asks ha donaions be made o S. John's Episcopal, Church hrough he funeral home.. Quans Reurned Deceased Raleigh Greenberg 27 Mills Lane Bloomfield, CT Died Deceased Alber L. Carpener 2205 Sandia Drive Presco, Arizona Died Sep. 12, 1983 Ba D 131 FA 36 Div Wife: Nina MR. DRAVIS C. MASSEY Services for Mr. Dravis C. Massey of Shrevepor were held a 11:30 a.m. Monday November 14. Burial was in Fores Park Cemeery wih full miliary honors. Mr. Massey, born in Paxon, Texas, June 30, 1908 and a residen of Shrevepor for 30 years, died November 11, 1983 a Willis Knighon Medical Cener afer a long illness. He reired from he Air Force as a Maser Sergean and also reired from Unied Gas. Mr. Massey was a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II. He served as Naional Commander of he American Ex-Prisoners of War in Mr. Massey was amember of Emanuel Bapis Church and a lifeime member of he VFW Pos 4588, he DAV and he Queensborough Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Vivian B. Massey. BURTON C. ELLIS Buron C., age 62, of 9508 Visa Tercera, San Diego, CA, 92129, on Feb. 24. Formerly of Fridley. Veeran of WWII. Survived by wife, Elaine; daughers, Mrs. Ania Hoffa, Fridley, Mrs. Carol Ann Anderson, & Judih, boh of San Diego, CA, Mrs. Kahleen Morris,. Bernidji; son, Chrisopher, San Diego. JOHN T. NICHOLSON TARPON SPRINGS - John T. Nicholson, 79, of 521 Riverview Lane, Tarpon Springs, died Sunday, Aug. 14, a Tarpon Springs General Hospial Born in Sumer Couny, Ga., he moved here 31 years ago from Americus, Ga Before reiremen he was a chief pey officer in he U.S. Navy. He was prison~r of war for 41 monhs and was a survivor of Baaan and Corregidor. PLEASE RESPECT THIS SYMBOL MARCH,

10 '984 VETERANS HANDBOOK AVAILABLE The 1984 ediion of he Veerans Adminisraion's benefis handbook, "Federal Bene-, fis for Veerans and Dependens," is available for $2.25, cu o half he price of las year's ediion by he Governmen Prining Office's (GPO) new pricing formula., Produced annually by he VA and prined and sold by GPO, he enlarged 73~page bookle provides a summary of benefis available o veerans and dependens. VA benefis include medical care, educaion, j~b raining, compensaion, pension, ~ surance, loans and burial assisance. There IS also informaion on Agen Orange, radiaion, and consulaions provided by he Ve Ceners. Also included are secions on eligibiliy; informaion in Spanish; he oll-free number for former prisoners of war ( ?); and informaion for women veerans. While women veerans are eniled o he same benefis as male veerans, a law enaced las fall assures ha appropriae C!lfe is provided in a imely fashion o any eligible woman veeran for any gender-specific disabiliy. Addresses and local phone numbers of all VA offices, medical ceners, Ve Ceners, and naional cemeeries are lised in he back of he book. "Federal Benefis for Veerans and Dependens," (ls-l Facshee) is available for $2.25 from he Superinenden of Documens, GPO, Washingon, D.C Their sock number is HELP ' I would be graeful if you could prin his leer in order o assis me in conacing ADBC members who migh have known Corporal Glenn Bellows, USMC. Glenn served wih he Marine deachmen a Cavie Naval Yard. He was laer assigned o I Co 3rd Bn 4h Marines. He wen o Corregidor December 29, 1941 for beach defepse. Glenn was capured by he Japanese upon he fall of Corregidor and was incarceraed in Bilibid Prison and Cabanauan camp number 3 before being moved o Osaka, Japan someime in He died of disease on Chrismas eve I would mean a grea deal o his family if anyone who knew Glenn could wrie o me a he following address: Michael D. Bellows SUVA Deparmen of Sae. Washingon, D.C Thank you. Michael Bellows ADBC no INSURANCE DIVIDEND Adminisraor of Veerans Affairs Harry N. Walers has announced a record insurance dividend of $721.8 million for some 3.6 million veerans who have kep heir G I life insurance policies in force., The amoun o be paid o policyholders during 1984 is $48.6 million above he 1983 figure of $673.2 million. The increase co~es from higher ineres raes earned by he Insurance fund. "No applicaion for he annual dividend is needed," Walers sressed. ~ 'Each policyholder will receive he dividend in he monh of he anniversary dae of he individual policy, and paymens will be made ~n he m~er seleced previously by he policyholder ac cording o he VA chief. Choices range from cash o he purchase of paid up insurance. Policyholders will receive varying, amouns depending on he ype of policy, he amoun of insurance in force, he insured's age a issue or renewal, and he ime he policy has been in force.. Governmen life insurance has been ISsued ~ugh various periods from January, 1919 hrough May, 1966, o veerans of World War I, II, and he Korean Conflic. The holders of he Unied Saes Governm~n Life Insurance (USGLI wih serial numbers prefixed by "K") will receive, on he average, a dividend of $244 ou of a oal disribuion of $16.4 million. These policies were issued mainly during World War I. The nearly hree million veerans who kep heir World War II Naion~l Serv~ce Life Insurance in force (NSLI prefixed wih a "V") will share $619.6 million in dividend~. Average dividend on Modified Life Plan policies will be $130 and on he permanen plan an average dividend of $279 and $123 on erm policies. The Veerans Special Life Insuran~e (VSLI prefixed wih "RS" and "W") will payou a oal of $56.9 million o 458,964 policyholders. The ave~age paymen ~:'W;: erm policyholders will be $49, he RS erm will receive $92, and he "W" permanen plan, $180. The Veerans Reopened Insurance (VRI) program will pay $28.9 million o 150,191 holders of "J", "JR", and "JS" policies wih "J" policyholders receiving abou $184, "JR" $243, and "JS" $467. BATAAN DIARY I was able o keep a diary durin~ he hree, years and eigh monhs of my imprisonmen afer he Baaan deah march. My broher, Willard C. Rand, has recenly wrien and published a book based on he conens of he diary, relaing my experiences. The reunion in May would be a good ime o make he book available o former prisoners. I is called "Baaan Diary" and he price is $7.50. WANTED Jim will have books wih him. Marvin Taylor, 66 Villa Dr., Clearfiel~, I belonged o he 31s Infanry Regimen, Uah would like o find some P.1. um Company M and was a Camp O'Donnell and paches. Those he is looking for are he Sea hen Hirohaa, Japan. Lion Pach and hose ofhe 17h, 20h & 21s James L. ("Sally") Rand Pursui Sq., he 27h Bomb Grp. and he Edelweiss Circle 34h Pursui. He finds his ineresing re- Merriam, Kansas search. lo-thequan HE'S A VETERAN OF 40-YR. WAIT Dayon, Ohio (UPI) - A man rejeced by he miliary bu hen pressed ino service on Wake Island in World War II only o spend almos four years in a J apanese prisoner-~fwar camp finally received an honorable discharge from he Navy yeserday. Glen Dean never even'signed up 'for miliary service. Dean, who will be 62 oday, said he discharge "is he bes birhday presen I ever had.". "Afer 40 years, you sor of give up hope," said Dean. Dean said he is no angry ha i ook so long o ge his discharge. "I know he American sysem is slow a imes," he s,aid. :'If yo.u pursue i long enough and you re ngh, I evenually works.". Dean, who was rejeced for miliary duy because he had "bad onsils," was helping build a naval air base on Wake Island in he cenral Pacific when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.. The Marines pressed he civilian ino se.rvice. He was verba'lly sworn in by a MarIne Corps commander and helped build foxholes and hide ammuniion unil he was capured Dec. 23, Dean learned from a group of former PWs abou a 1977 federal law ha allows civilians who performed acive miliary service o be graned honorable discharges.. He conaced Rep. Tony Hall (D-OhlO), who helped him presen his claim. Dean will now be eniled o veeran's benefis and special PW services he never received. INFORMATION WANTED Frederick J. Roh, III, 6135 Arden Drive, Clemmons, N.C. zip is seeking informaion from anyone who knew Tech. Sg./2L. Fred (PAPPY) Roh (mine layer casemae, James Ravine), 59h CAC Hq C~d or 91s FA on Corregidor, or anyone having known him a Cabanauan #1, or anyone having boarded he Oryoku Maru wih L. Roh. Fred I I I was born July 28, 1942 a Philippine Gen. Hospial. Thank you, Frederick J. Roh, III YOUR DUES

11 The Advisory Commiee for Former Prisoners of War me a he Veerans Adminisraion in Washingon on March 7h and 8h, This was he firs such meeing since he Commiee's 8 June 1983 Repor o he Congress was forwarded o he Adminisraor for Veerans Affairs. The C ~mmiee heard repors from he American Legion, American Ex-POWs, American Defenders of Baaan & Corregidor and he Disabled American Veerans. Repors were also heard from he Deparmens of Medicine & Surgery and Veerans Benefis of he VA. The Commiee found ha he necessary direcives o fully implemen PL have, wih minor excepion, been published and sen o he field saions of he Veerans Adminisraion. Repors rendered by he veerans' groups along wih individuals' commens, however, indicae ha a number of he VA field saions are sill no complying wih he spiri and inen of hose direcives and PL In a number of cases he informaion, educaion and indocrinaion conained in he direcives have no reached he "worker" level in he field saions. The Adjudicaion process sill requires aenion. The Commiee was advised ha he Presiden of he Unied Saes had signed ino legislaion (P.L. 223 Sec. 111) an addiional presumpive disease (Dyshymic Disorder) o he curren lis of such diseases lised in PL Dyshymic disorder is defined in his manner: "i lies beween a reacive depression which resuls from an unpleasan happening, e.g. failed exam, a broken romance, a divorce or deah, and a major depression. A major depression being a deep prolonged and no necessarily relaed o a life hreaening experience. A dyshymic disorder may have ingrediens of anxiey and/or depression. An individual may have any of he following sympoms: anxiey (a feeling of fear and apprehension when here is no viable source abou which he should be afraid; depression - a feeling of dejecion, blue discouragemen, pessimism, hopelessness, loss of ineres, loss of zes, suicil;ial hough ideas or acions, along wih insomnia, poor relaionships, irriabiliy, wihdrawal from social aciviy, no enjoymen in work or play, preoccupaion, and impaired work performance. The Coriuniee was advised of he success of he "HOT LINE" since is incepion. Saisics indicae ha 75% of he calls received are resolved on he phone. The remaining 25% require review wherein he HOT LINE office reques he individual's local VA faciliy research he problem and conac he caller. There is a 5 day limi placed on he case. This LINE is in operaion 24 hours a day... during he 8 hour, normal work day, i is manned by "live". operaors afer he normal work day a recording is made of each call. ADVISORY COMMITTEE This ape is hen reviewed a he beginning of he nex work day and conac made wih he caller. This LINE has handled 3000 calls from 12 December 1983 hru 7 March In all, here was complee saisfacion wih his paricular program. The Commiee was advised ha here is pending legislaion o proclaim July 20, 1984 as POW/MIA Recogniion Day. Also, i was advised ha a Commemoraive Coin is o be sruck by he U.S. Min in recogniion of his group. Furher informaion will be made available when i has been confirmed. The need for some sor of Compliance Inspecion Team wih he special subjec of he POW program was discussed. The DM&S represenaive advised ha here is a Sysemaic Exernal Review Program (SERP) now in operaion wherein all Medical Ceners and faciliies are reviewed. An addiional subjec for such review will be added o he check lis for his program o check ino he POW program a hose faciliies. A revised Pamphle oulining he benefis available o former prisoners of war. Chairman, L. Gen. John P. Flynn has prepared a leer o all Naional Commanders of Veerans Organizaions requesing ha hey publish and/or reproduce he VA pamphle (revision of VA Pamphle ) in any of heir newsleers, magazines or oher public ype informaion in order for he former POW o preceed o ge ino he VA sysem and ge he necessary assisance needed. General Flynn has even requesed ha he aricle be eniled "Ex POWs, This Is Your Ticke Ino he VA Sysem." General Flynn reieraed he feeling of he Commiee ha i mus pursue heir recommendaion for expediious Congressional relief and acion o expand sill furher he lis of presumpions as delineaed in is Recommendaion 61 of he June 8,1983 repor. The Commiee recommends ha inasmuch as deails of records of physical and psychological condiions during he period of capiviy; are non-exisan or inadequae, no claims for disabiliy should be prejudiced by inabiliy of he applican or he VA o produce such informaion. Furher ha secondary or corroboraive evidence, e.g. "buddy" commens be given considerable weigh in raing board decisions. This is already esablished by U.S. Code 38 Sec. 354 paragraph A and B. Much more informaion, in he form of Public Releases will be coming ou of he Adminisraor's office wih he assignmen of Mr. Sraon Appleman, former PIO for he VA o he Execuive Saff. Mr. Appleman will be working closely wih Ralph Levenberg, Public Relaions Coordinaor for ADBC in geing such informaion ou o he public. HOW YOU CAN TELL IT'S GOING TO BE A RGnEN DAY - You wake up face down on he pavemen. You call Suicide Prevenion and hey pu you on hold. You see a "60 Minues" news earn waiing in your office. Your birhday cake collapses from he weigh of he candles. Your son ells you he wishes Ania Bryan would mind her own business. You wan o pu on he clohes you wore home from he pary and here aren' any. You urn on he news and hey're showing emergency roues ou of he ciy. Your win siser forgo your birhday. You wake up and discover your waerbed broke and hen realize ha you don' have a waerbed. Your car horn goes on accidenally and remains suck as you follow a group of Hell's Angels on he freeway. Your wife wakes up feeling amorous and you have a headache. Your boss ells you no o boher aking off your coa. The bird singing ouside your window is a buzzard. You wake up and your braces are locked ogeher. You call your answering service and hey ell you i's none of your business. SEE YOU IN KANSAS CITY Visi a Hospialized Veeran MARCH,

12 Chaplain Gives Heroic Service in W.W. II by Glen C Shaffer '32 ' Afer graduaion from Oerbein College in 1934, Ed Nagel pursued higher educaion a Ohio Sae Universiy, Bonebrake Theological Seminary, and Yale Universiy. His objecive was o prepare for a career as a mis' sionary. Wih an M.A. from Ohio Sae, a heological degree from Bonebrake, and sudies in psychology and religious educaion a Yale, Ed Nagel fel ready. So did Leora Lauzenheiser, a member of he church Ed belonged o in Canon, Ohio. Leora was a graduae of Ken Sae Universiy. They were married Augus 29, 1937, and prepared o serve as missionaries in he Philippines. The couple arrived in he Philippines in 1939 and were assigned o Lubuagan, Kalinga, a mounain saion. The N agels soon became very popular in boh he lowlands and he mounain missions. When World War II broke ou, Ed and Leora were eaching in he high school academy, as well as doing oureach missions. Since he area across he sree from he academy was a saging area for he Unied Saes Army, Ed fel a responsibiliy for hese men and consequenly was invied by he commander o be a chaplain. The ceremony was held in he Nagel home and he was erroneously commissioned a second lieuenan, alhough chaplains usually ener he service as firs lieuenans or capains. His new commission gave Rev. Ed N agel he unique saus as he only chaplain in he hisory of he Unied Saes miliary o serve as a second lieuenan. Afer he Japanese landed in he Philippines, here were many mounain campaigns before Ed was capured by he Japanese and sen o he infamous POW camp a Cabanauan. In he meanime, Leora was inerned a Camp Holmes and evenually in he ancien Spanish prison a Billibid in Manila. Leora me Naalie Crouer and alked o her many imes abou he numerous noes which were o be condensed ino he book Forbidden Diary. Forbidden Diary was he second book in he famous "Women's Diaries" series. While a Camp Holmes, Leora received a message hrough he myserious underground from Ed o mee him in Manila afer he war so ha hey could coninue heir work. Ed had no los his zeal, objecives, and moivaion despie he beaings, sarvaion,. ~eahs, and holocaus of Cabanauan. On he conrary, in Cabanauan Ed pursued his dynamic minisry o he many prisoners of war. ' H~ shared his minue food and waer raion wih hose in need, some in fac in greaer srengh han Ed. He was always indefaigably helping, srenghening, praying wih, comforing he men, consanly pouring ou his srengh o srenghen ohers. In Ocober, 1944, Ed was moved o Billibid Prison in Manila for shipmen o Japan. 12-THEQUAN Alhough he had been spared he "Deah March," he was abou o suffer a more horrible experience on he so-called "Hell Ships" or "Deah Ships." On December 13, 1944, 1,619 prisoners were forced ino he hold of he Oryoko Maru, a Japanese ranspor ship. Wihin wo days, 300 men died from hea, suffocaion, lack of food and waer. The ship was bombed arid began o urn over, a which poin he Americans broke ou of he hold and sared p swim for shore. The Japanese machine-gunned hem from he deck of he sinking ship. Ed received a bulle in his righ hip bu kep on swimming. The 1,320 men who made i o shore were ransferred by land o Lingayen Gulf 'for shipmen on Chrismas Day o Japan. Some prisoners were pu in he hold of he Enoura Maru. Ohers, including Rev. Nagel, were pu in he hold of he Brazil Maru. These ships arrived in Formosa on December 31,1944, bu he Enoura Maru was bombed and sunk. So many prisoners had died on boh ships ha here was space enough on he Brazil Maru for he J:"emaining 975 prisoners on he final leg of heir journey o Japan. By he ime he Brazil Maru docked in Moji, Japan, here were only abou 400 men alive. Ed Nagel was one of he living. Bu he harsh winer cold, he absence of clohing and he unheaed hospial caused he pneumonia which claimed his life on February 2, Of he 16 chaplains on he Oryoko Maru only four arrived in Japan where boh Russ Brown and Ed Nagel died. Chaplain Rober Taylor and Faher Duffy were o survive. Chaplain Taylor old me he held Rev. Nagel's funeral service in he Moji hospial The chaplain had also winessed Ed's arrival, in Cabanauan wearing second lieuenan bars. He old me he Chaplain (CoL) Alfred Oliver, he senior chaplain in he Philippines, immediaely removed Ed's gold bars and replaced hem wih he silver bars of a firs lieuenan. Miraculously, some of Rev. Nagel's'effecs, including his New Tesamen" survived. This was reurned by he Japanese hrough American 'auhoriies o Leora. Very small handprined noes show in he Bible, such as "five easpoons of rice per man; one easpoon offish; eigh G.1. spoons of waer." On some days, he noe read, "No waer, no food oday." In one place he wroe "The Japanese ell us hey don' know how o cook." I'm sure Ed agreed. The sory of Ed Nagel was firs old o me by Chaplain Rober R. Taylor who replaced me a Training Command Headquarers in Chaplain Taylor's affecion and respec for Rev. Nagel were expressed when he came o Oerbein College in 1959 as he baccalaureae speaker. A ha ime, Chaplain Taylor was he chief of Air Force chaplains wih he rank of major general I me several survivors of he holocaus afer he war who frankly old me if i hadn' been for Rev. N agel hey would no have made i. One of hese was he commander of our air base in Preswick, Scoland, who old me he sory wih ears sreaming down his face. Rev. Nagel's name appears in hree memorials. Baelle Rounda Memorial Chapel a Yale, he Chaplain's Chapel in Washingon, D.C., and he Memorial Sadium, Oerbein College. His picure appears in Of Rice and Men by Major C.E. Chunn, he firs book afer he war abou he Philippine holocaus. In fac, Ed had been provided a smuggled camera o ake he picures of he chaplains in he Cabanauan POW Camp. I was a risky business, bu he ook he picures and hey survived he rip o Japan. A ribue o Rev. Nagel appears in he Eas Ohio Conference E.U.B. ChurchJoumal of 1946: "As we look back over he period of he war we find ha he heroes were no only hose,who manned he guns, or piloed he planes or drove he anks. The missionary and his work sands ou in bold conras o he armies of desrucion which have marched across he counries of he world. The name of Rev. Edward Nagel will be inscribed upon he able of ime and eerniy as a hero, as one who was rue o his vow o God and he church. I can be said ha he was 'faihful o he end,' and ha he possessed he love which makes a man willing o 'give his life for his friend.' " Dear Mr. Vaer: My faher, William J ames Laimer, was a prisoner of war of he Japanese. I was born in his counry shorly afer my family was. evacuaed from Manila and hence never knew my f~her. The governmen indicaed he died on board ship enroue from he prison o some oher prison in he orien. I recenly read he book Deah March by Don Knox and conaced Mr. Knox in California o ask his advice on how o learn somehing abou my faher from someone who may have known him during his ime as a prisoner of war. Mr. Knox said ha you and your organizaion would be he bes people o wrie o and ask abou him. I believe he was a major a he ime of his capure. Sincerely yours, Ann Laimer Srae 11 Glenwood Rd. Weson, C Dear Sir: I am a collecor of he differen miliary plaques, paches and decals from he differen branches of he Armed Forces. I collec hem and I also make hem ou of paches and decals. I have my garage like a museum dedicaed o he men and women of he Armed Forces pas; presen and fuure. I am a former Marine and I find his hobby very enj oyable. I was wondering if you or someone in your uni could send me a pach, decal or plaque if possible for my collecion. Thanking you in advance for your assisance in his maer. Sincerely, John W. Radek 207 'Hoover Rd. Yonkers N.Y

13 HR 3188 I am. ine~sed in receiv4g your suppor for legislaion recenly inroduced in Congress. House Resoluion 3188 would gran survivors of he March o Baaan and he fall of Corregidor h~ righ o have heir claim for reparaions heard in he U.S. Claims Cour. Congressman Sam Hall, I Chairman of he Judiciary Subcommiee on Adminisraive Law and Governmenal Relaions has indi ~aed o ~e ha he will aemp o hold hearmgs durmg he second session of his Congress. The legislaion, whichj~inroduced on behalf of he Baaan Veerans Organizaion Albuqu~rque Chaper, does no gran any awards; I only permis survivors o have a hearing before he Cour. I will hen be under he jurisdicion of he Claims Cour o deermine if an apology should be made or if reparaions should be awarded. When he legislaion is aken up in Commiee, I will be glad o inroduce an amendmen which ~ou"~ facually clarify he dae lised in he bill If such a change is needed. I believe his preceden-seing legislaion could have a far-reaching impac on veerans. If HR 3188 is signed by he Presiden hen he door will be open for oher-prison~rs of war o seek heir redress in Cour.. Once again, HR 3188 will allow Baaan an~ Corregidor survivors he righ o ake heir case o he Claims Cour. Once he case ~aches he cours, he bill will have served Is purpose. If I can provide any furher informaion please don' h~iae o conac me. I look fo; ward o working wih you as his imporan legislaion passes hrough he 98h Con- gress. Thank you for your consideraion.. Bes regards, Manuel Lujan, Jr. CANOPUS U.S.S. CANOPUS (AS-91. The hird annual reunion will be held on Wednesday, May 30h a 6:00 p.m. a he M uehlebach Hoel in Kansas Ciy, MO, in conjuncion wih he annual convenion of he "American Defenders of Baaan & Corregidor" which will be held from May 27h o June 3rd. For more informaion conac: ANDREW HENRY, Reunion Chairman Barcelona Thousand Palms, CA ( or Joe Perry, Co-Chairman 8533 Hayden Way Fair Oaks, CA ( or. Frank Bigleow U.S. 41 Norh Brooksville, FL SEE YOU IN KANSAS CITY 2137 Rayburn HOB Washingon, D.C Peer W. Rodino, Jr., N.J., Chairman Majoriy Jack Brooks, Tex. Rober.W. Kasenmeier, Wis. Don Edwards, Clif.. John Conyers, Jr., Mich. John F. Se.iberling, Ohio Romano L. Mazzoli, Ky. William J. Hughes, N.J. Sam B. Hall, Jr., Tex. Mike Synar, Okla. Paricia Schroeder, Colo. Dari Glickman, Kans. Harold Washingon, Ill. Barney Frank, Mass. George W. Crocke, Jr., Mich. Charles E. Schumer, N.Y. Bruce A. Morrison, Conn. Edward F. Feighan, Ohio Lawrence J. Smih, Fla.. Howard L. Berman, Calif. Minoriy Hamilon Fish, Jr., N.Y. Carlos J. Moorhead, Calif. Henry J. Hyde, Ill. Thomas N. Kindness, Ohio Harold S. Sawyer, Mich. Dan Lungren, Calif. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Wis. Bill McCollum, Fla. E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Fla. George W. Gekas, Pa. Michael DeWine, Ohio The Naional Execuive Board ADBC has endorsed his bill following he correcions necessary be made. Conac your congressman. Dear Mr. Vaer, Over he years we have been preparing a family hisory. We los an uncle, one we had. never me, named Beresford O. Seale who was a POW afer he fall of Baaan and Corregidor. Does your organizaion have any informaion abou him? Can you sugges where I migh look for some deails abou his service?. My broher and I boh landed a Lingayen and were "here" for he re-aking of Clark Field and Manila. We laer spen mos of 1945 a Floridablanca (j us sogh of San Fernandol. We were able o fihd his family. His wife is sill alive. She lives in PI. Several of his children are in he saes. All we know abou his service is ha we have a picure... Sincerely, Waler E. Seale 1 B La Cosa Drive Clifon Park, New York Quans Reurned Bad Address Harry J. Balconis Box 721 Sausalio, CA Frank A. Capps P.O. Box 485 Casper, WY E.:.. 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These specialies are geronology. medical/surgical, adul psychiaridmenal healh, re~iliaion, and nursing service adminisraion. Informaion abou he program is available from he VA Healh Professional Scholarship Program, Office of Academic Affairs, DM&S (14Nl. 810 Vermon Ave.. N.W., Washingon, DC Requess for an applicaion package may be made o he Scholarship Program Office beween February 27 and May 11, Compleed applicaions mus be received by he Scholarship Program Office no laer han June I, MARCH

14 COL Eugene C. Jacobs, USA, Re. In 1957, while preparing for a hisorical pagean o celebrae he Cenennial of he old Pos Chapel, he "Cenurian," a For Monroe, Virginia, I was o learn from one of he "Old Timers" abou he firs use of he bugle call "Taps" a a miliary funeral The pagean was scheduled for May 3rd, The "Old Timer" was Miss Mabel Tidball of Charleson, Souh Carolina. Miss Mabel was he daugher of General John C. Tidball, a former commanding officer of he old Forress Monroe, where she was born in 1875, where she had lived as a child, and where she had learned o read from he sained glass windows of he chapel Our memorial commiee believed her presence would do much o bring back o life he hisory of he old forress. Unforunaely, Miss Mabel, hen in her 83rd year, could no accep our inviaion bu she had a reques o make. "Would you please pay Taps in memory of hose who had 'passed on' during he pas cenury?" Our commiee approved, and he Army bandmaser arranged for he enire Army band o sound Taps, a ruly remarkable rendiion. In corresponding wih Miss Mabel afer he pagean, I was o learn ha her faher, hen a capain, had been he firs individual o use Taps a a miliary funeral, in July of 1862, on he balefield near Harrison's Landing on he James River in Virginia. I began o wonder abou Taps; where had i come from? I wroe o he Headquarers of he US Army Band in Washingon and everyhing Miss Mabel had old me was verified. Since ha ime, I have been able o piece ogeher he background of Taps, he sory of is composiion, and is adopion hroughou he Army. The composer was Colonel Daniel Buerfield, who was born in Uica, New York, on Ocober 3,1831, and graduaed from Union College, Schenecady, in When For Sumer, Souh Carolina, fell on April 14, 1861, Buerfield was he officer in command of he 12h New York Voluneers (Infanry), bu happened o be in Washingon on business. Cassius Clay, hen Miniser o Russia, hurriedly organized 300 prominen ciizens in Washingon o defend he Capial Ciy agains possible aack by he "Rebels." Buerfield became he.firs Sergean of his group, called "Clay's Guards." In early 1862, Colonel Buerfield and his 12h New York Miliia became a par of he newly creaed Army of he Poomac (A.O.P.), which consised of 100,000 men and was under he command of General George B. McClellan. Buerfield shorly became' he, general in command of he Third Brigade of Infanry - his own 12h New York Miliia and he 83rd Pennsylvania Voluneers. On March 17,1862, he A.o.P. boarded a floilla consising of 113 seamers, 118 schooners, and 88 barges, which depared for Forress Monroe, Virginia, he primary base of operaions in a campaign o capure Richmond, he Confeder~e capial. 14-THEQUAN A PRELUDE TO THE BUGLE CALL "TAPS" On April 14h, he A.O.P' depared from Forress Monroe o figh is way up he Peninsula and across he swamps of Chickahominy o Fair Oaks, where Rebel General Joe Johnson was seriously wounded on May 31s. His replacemen, General Rober E. Lee,los no ime in making plans o drive McClellan's forces ino he sea. When McClellan's roops came in sigh of he capial of he confederacy a Richmond, Lee sen General J.E.B. Suar and his calvary o surprise he A.o.P. by compleely surrounding i. 'l\velve hundred roops ravelled 150 miles in hree days. On June 27h, a piched bale was fough a Gaines' Mill. Here,. Buerfield's 83rd Pennsylvania Voluneers began o faler. Buerfield, in spie of a serious wound, seized he Regimenal Colors a a criical momen and rallied his men o hold heir ground.3 This acion allowed he enire A.o.P., which consised of 90,000 men, 400 wagons, and 350 runs, o wihdraw o Harrison's Landing on he J ames River, where seven Union gunboas gave arillery suppor o he ired Army. This was considered one of he mos skillful wihdrawals in miliary hisory. On July 1 s, General Lee, in a desperae move o push McClellan's Army ino he J ames River, sen his Rebels up o Malvern Hill. The massed Union arillery cu he Confederaes o pieces, leaving some 5000 dead on he hillside. Acually, boh sides had suffered heavy losses during he Seven Days bales, and were ready o reire and bind heir broken bodies. Union losses were 1,700 killed and 7,000 wounded. The Confederaes suffered 3,400 killed in acion and 16,000 wounded. On July. 2nd, McClellan esablished his base a Harrison's Landing on he James River. His Army's morale was low, bu sank even lower afer Presiden Lincoln arrived a headquarers and announced ha "reinforcemen was impossible," advising McClellan "o wai, o res, and o repair." While Buerfield lay in his en in an Army Field Hospial recovering from his wound, he reviewed all of he bugle calls of his Brigade, many of which he had composed himself. He had been a grea exponen of he bugle call, being able o blow all calls, and o each his buglers jus how each call should sound. He ook grea pride in he fihe discipline of his men, and he superior conrol he had of heir aciviies hrough he medium of he bugle, in camps, on marches, in bale, and even in he black of nigh. Buerfield was no saisfied wih he final call of he day, variously known as Taps, Taoo, and Lighs Ou. "I did no seem as smooh, melodious, and musical as i should; i was oo formal" He believed ha Taps should bring comfor and peace o he ired and roubled men.! Abou he 4h of July 1862, he called his Brigade bugler, Oliver W. Noron, o his en and showed him some noes on a saff, which he had wrien in pencil on he back of an envelope, and asked Noron o sound on his bugle. 1 Afer hearing he call several imes as wrien, Buerfield hummed and whisled some changes, lenghening some noes and shoren:ing ohers. Afer geing i o his liking, he direced Noron o sound he new Ligh Ou ha nigh and hereafer. Thus, General Buerfield, "wihou any formal knowledge of music, nor of he echnical names of any noes, composed Taps, as we know i oday, simply by ear."1 Laer, Noron said, "The music was beauiful on ha sill summer nigh, and was heard beyond he limis of he Buerfield Brigade as i echoed hrough he valleys. The nex morning, buglers from oher Brigades came o visi and o inquire abou he new Taps and o learn how o sound i."1 Several days afer Taps was born, a soldier in Baery A of he 2nd US Arillery died. Normally, his soldier would have been honored by having his own squad fire hree rifle volleys over his grave. A ha ime, however, he A.O.P. was surrounded and closely observed by he Confederae unis of Jackson, Huger, Longsree, and A.P. Hill. Capain John C. Tidball, he Baery A Commander, and laer faher of Miss Mabel, hough he hree rifle volleys migh provoke new fighing by he Rebels. Neiher side was ready o renew he bale. Capain Tidball old he bugler o "jus sound Taps!"4 In early Augus, as he Federal Army, exhaused and heavy-heared, slowly reraced is seps down he peninsula, he oher unis of he A.o.P. gradually adoped he new bugle call. Taps followed, Buerfield's commands; o Forress Monroe, he firs miliary pos o hear is mournful song, o he Army of Norhern Virginia, o he Army of Cumberland, o he Armies of he Wes (Chaanooga), o Geysburg, and finally on Sherman's March o he Sea. I has been said ha he Confederaes also adoped Taps, using i a he burial of General "Sonewall" Jackson in Thus, on a balefield near Harrison's Landing (now Berkley), Taps was born, as well as he cusom of sounding Taps a miliary funerals. Beween 1871 and 1874, i became mandaory for he Buerfield Taps o be used a all Army funerals. By 1900, all US Miliary Services were using' Taps and, during World War I, France adoped he American call Lae in he Civil War, Buerfield was promoed o Major General; he also received he Medal of Honor for his disinguished gallanry a Gaines' Mill during he Seven Days bales. Afer he war, he reurned o a useful civil life in New York Sae, wher ehe died in He was buried in he cemeery ofhe US Miliary Academy a Wes Poin wih full miliary honors. As Taps was sounded over his grave, few besides his wife knew ha he had been is composer. Buerfield's gallanry has been repored in many Civil War hisories and biographies, bu lile menion has been made of his composiion of Taps. There has been considerable concern as (Coninued on Page 15)

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