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PRICE 5 CENTSTells of His Days as a Jap PrisonerFrom Tuinsen, Korea, Mrs, Altha Bendell, secretary of the First National Bank of Maywood, received a letter written September 8 by her brother, Col. Curtis T. Beecher, who was liberated from Inchhen prison camp in Korea September 7. Excerptsfrom the letter follow:“It is 5 a.m. I have bathed, shaved, etc., and have a cup of offee (soluble) at my elbow while I write this. Believe me, I . | thought the time would never I- come when I could do things like •s I that. . ff' T.K lt;“American representatives arrived here yesterday for the first time since the surrender—more than three weeks after that glorious event. About four days after the surrender American lanes dropped food, clothing, etc., and relieved our semi-starving condition. The planes, however, put us in great danger since they dropped supplies in 55 gallon ^ I drums in the small camp where* we are, wrecked most of the buildings and in one instance started a fire. One officer sus-I tained a broken leg, but that was the only casualty, as we moved out of the camp after that when planes came over.“I expect to leave here tomorrow or the next day for Manila, arrive there about the 15th, and leave for home around the 21st. If everything goes right I should arrive in the states between the 10th and 15th of October. I am depending on you to pass on my news to the rest of the family.“I’ll try to give you a few highlights of the last year . . .“In September, 1944, the Japanese started to clear the Philippines of all able-bodied prisoners. On September 21, however, about 500 American planes raided the Manila area and kept up the bombardment from that time on, which greatly interfered with the Japanese plans. The last group, of wihch I was a member, left Cubanatuan (Camp’No. 1) on the (Continued on page 10)islelec.i-?re-at-?ry-n-r-8k,e-)niymy,psleit-y-
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Bellwood Proviso Township Herald
Bellwood, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 04, 1945
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