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Clear Creek Soldier Rescued From Jap Prison Ship Tale
Sergeant George Parker of Clear Creek, son of Mrs. Hester Williams, details his two and a half year captivity in Davao No. 2 camp after being captured on Mindanao. He describes brutal conditions, forced labor, meager rations, and a perilous sea voyage on a prison ship sunk by American submarines. Rescued by Filipino guerrillas and later treated in Australia, he returned to Beckley amid honors including a Presidential Citation and a Purple Heart itinerary.
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Emile Hodel
George ‘Buster’ Parker
Hester Williams
Clear Creek
Beckley
Kingston
Fayette County
Buster
U. S. Army
Sarge
Raleigh Plateau
Moffet and
Hamilton Fields
California
Quartermaster Corps
Philippines
Parker
Philippine Islands
Davao
Mindanao
U. S
Sherman
MacArthur
Luzon
Wainright
Serame
Corregidor
Sharp
Buster Parker
Leyte
Philippine
No. 2
Doolittle
Nippon
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Germany
Manila
Japan
Australia
Archipelago
Williams
Hirohito
Douglas MacArthur
G-2
San Francisco
United Nations
West Coast
Lafe
Aubrey Canterbury
J. C C. Tyree
Pax
Blacksburg
V.P.I. Cadet Corps
Army
Miami Beach