This receipt, dated August 9, 1944 and signed by F. C. Bailey from the Finance Division of the Manila Internment Camp belonged to W. Carr Hooper. Carr and his wife Ruth were interned at the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, Philippines from…
A letter from Samuel's sister, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn Owens Gray), and his mother, Frances Elvira Owens to Samuel Owens about everyday life. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States…
This medical clearance certificate for Ruth Hooper is dated March 23, 1945, over a month after the Santo Tomas Internment Camp was liberated by American forces on February 3, 1945. Ruth and her husband Carr were interned at the camp in Manila,…
In this personal narrative Ruth Williams Hooper shares her experiences in the Philippines before World War II, of her time at Santo Tomas Internment Camp with her husband Carr Hooper, and of their return home. The camp, also known as the Manila…
This personal narrative by Carr Hooper was written after the first American air raid occurred in Manila, Philippines September 21, 1944. The camp, also known as the Manila Internment Camp, was run by the Japanese military during World War II and…
These military orders of February 18, 1943 from the headquarters of the 79th Infantry Division state that Robert Venoy Reed is to attend a surgical course. Venoy Reed entered the United States Army October, 1942 during World War II. He became a medic…
A photograph of 12 men at Mine Warfare School in Yorktown, Virginia in 1947. Samuel Robert Owens is the second man from the left in the first row (seated). Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the…
A photograph of 11 men at Mine Warfare School in Yorktown, Virginia in 1947. Samuel Robert Owens is the second man from the left in the back row (standing). Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when…
A prisoner of war post from Samuel's sister, Mrs. Charles B. Gray (Mary Kathryn Owens), to Samuel Owens about everyday life. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World…
A letter from Samuel's sister, Mrs. Edward L. Preetorius (Florence Cecelia James Preetorius), to Samuel Owens about family life. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered…