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Japanese prisoner teaches in Joliet priest Father Theodoric Kernel
Theodoric Kernel, a former Gripsholm exchange prisoner, arrived Jan 6 and serves as chaplain at St. Francis Academy Joliet. He lived eight months in Weihsien camp in Shantung with 1800 internees including priests and nuns. The camp had a large wall, black market food, daily classes, and religious services in German, Protestant and Catholic faiths. Selection for release remains unclear.
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Joliet
Theodoric Kernel
Gripsholm
Ellis Island
Father Theodoric
St. Francis Academy
St. John’s Rectory
Hickory Street
Weihsien
Shantung Province
North
China