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  • Collection: World War II in Southern Appalachia

A letter from Samuel Owens with a cover letter from Commander H.B. Atkinson to Frances Elvira Owens about her son's welfare and wellbeing. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States…

This sheet music, presented for the first time at Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, Philippines May 22, 1943 was brought home by Carr and Ruth Hooper who were interned there from January 1942 to February 1945. The camp, also known as the Manila…

Letter sent to ex-POWs regarding subsitance and quarters allowance for the time they were help prisoner. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II. He was a…

A letter from Howard F. Bresee Colonel, C.M.P. Assistant Director, Prisoners of War Division to Steven John Owens in regards to communication with his son, Samuel Robert Owens. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the…

A letter from Colonel Howard F. Bresee outlining the revised Japanese mailing instructions for a prisoner of war by the government of Japan. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States…

A letter from Colonel Howard F. Bresee to Samuel Owens' father, Steven John Owens. The letter accompanies a POW post card from Samuel Robert Owens to Frances Elvira Owens. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the…

A letter from Colonel Howard F. Bresee with instructions for making arrangements to ship parcels to American prisoners of war and interned civilians. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the…

A copy of answers provided by the Prisoner of War Information Bureau from Colonel Howard F. Bresee to Samuel Owens' father, Steven J. Owens. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States…

A letter from Colonel Howard F. Bresee to Steven J. Owens about how to contact Samuel Robert Owens while he is being held as a prisoner of war. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United…

This newspaper article in The Sylva Herald And Ruralite, dated November 23, 1972, titled “Class Of 1936 Holds Reunion” is part of the Samuel Robert Owens Collection. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the…
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