This personal narrative by Carr Hooper, written on his way home, details his experience in Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, Philippines where he and his wife Ruth Hooper were interned. It includes an account of the first American air raid in…
A copy of the account of the exploits of the USS Canopus and her crew written by Capt. E. L. Sackett, USN and forwarded by the Navy Department to Steven J. Owens, father of Samuel Robert Owens. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite…
A letter from Billie (William James Preetorius) to his grandmother, Mrs. E. L. Preetorius (Florence Cecelia Preetorius), Samuel Owens' sister, thanking her for the letter that she sent, along with the package that had not arrived yet. Samuel Robert…
A photograph of a group of men that were held prisoner at Camp 17 (Fukuoka #17 Branch POW Camp) near Omuta, a city on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The camp was liberated in September 1945. Sam Owens is on the far right in the back row (standing).…
This cover for the Santo Tomas Internment Camp newspaper “The Internitis,” created July 1942 by internees in Manila, Philippines was brought back to America by Carr and Ruth Hooper. The Hoopers were interned from January 1942 to February 1945. The…
Note cards with a brief history of the 1919 passenger liner SS Santa Leonora that was converted to the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) in 1922. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United…
This newspaper article dated June 24, 1942, titled “Carolinians In List Of Navy Casualties” is part of the Samuel Robert Owens Collection. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States…
This change of address card with "Liberated POW’S" stamped on the back was brought back to America by Carr and Ruth Hooper who were interned at Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, Philippines from January 1942 to February 1945. The camp, also…
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 member of the crew of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), which was actively involved in the defense of…
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…