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Inr«u luiam, ucpuvaiiuius anu mibtiy. dui anraa, 100, ncs cenain Vic ioiy,- - 4«N*.MltoLieutColPrisoneraciefutIuedma c e nancWarinthePhip pinesi:edforR. L. RussellngJutor-nd j jetPresident ofLieut. ( ol. hrnest B. Miller of Brainerd, commander of theMtlb194th lank Battalion, is a prisoner of war of the Japanese gov-OaTravelers Clubernment in the Philippine Islands.aMrs. Anna Marie Miller, wile of the Brainerd officer, wasesC-r-lc-na2rntistnR, L. RuMtli wan elected presi-dent of the new Brainerd Traveler’s club at an organization dinner meeting held Saturday night in theHansford hotelnotified ol the status of the officer in a telegram received thismorning from the Adjutant General, Washington, D. C.tihNo reference was made in the message to other Brainerdmen of the tank unit. I he message to Mrs. Miller read:Information received indicates your husband, Lieuten-Erv Schwantes was elected vice president; L. D. Crabb, recording secretary; Floyd Kallberg, corresponding secretary; A. I). Sehier-holtz, treasurer.ant Colonel Ernest B. Miller, infantry, is now a prisoner ofwar of the Japanese government in the Philippine Islands.”Lieut. Col. Miller and men of the Brainerd unit.wereV*IIIOltlAtrataiS.among American forces on Bataan.The group named a committeeThe message to Mrs. Miller today is the first official in-,f I to supervise gasoline rationing and e ' it was announced during the met t-dication that the unit might be war prisoners. No direct wordHfro i at ilng that two members of this committee are to he named on the advisory board of the Crow Win;* county ration board.has been received from the group since just before the fall ofataan.William Graham and FrankSavage addressed the club on tion problems and operation of board in ration matters.ratheMrs. Millet. commenting on the messageIt is not entirely good news, but it is wonderful to knowthat he is alive, even though a prisoner of war, I his message has done more than anything to relieve the tension under whichItiaiarmi5erattacentI have lived since the fall of Bataan.”aHust inuA:
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Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Brainerd, Minnesota, US
Mon, Dec 07, 1942
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