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Franklin Boy Jap Prisoner Recalls Bitter War Camp Years
Staff Sergeant Royce Fuhriman, Franklin native, returned home after five years in service with forty one months in Japanese camps. He describes the Death March from Bataan, hunger, beatings, and solitary confinement, praising General Wainwright and noting relief from Red Cross aid and home letters.
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Royce Fuhriman
Andrew Fuhriman
Franklin
Royce
USA
Philippine Islands
Philippine Department
Manila
Corrigedor
Bataan
King
Philippines
General Wainwright
O’donnell
Formosa
Manchuria
Red Cross