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4 SouthtownersAmong Prisoners Saved from JapsKin Cheered by New$ of Daring Rescue by Rangers on Luzont(Continued from Page 1) hcie waiting fot you. Hope youwill be home soon Your red autois OK”An American war correspondent m Luzon interviewed Jim in a radio broadcast from Mac Arthur’s headquarters Thursday night. Jim was described by the correspondent as being emaciated and under* weightEnlisted m the 16th bombardment squadron August 20, 1941, Jim landed m Manila before th« declaration of war on November 23, 1941, after three months of* ti ainingParker Graduate.Prior to entering the armed forces, Private Hildebrand was an electncian’s helper for the Republic Steel company, 11600 Burley st He was graduated at Park-ei nigh school m January, 1939. H* was taken a pusoner when Cor-regidcr fell m April, 1942Another South town er, Pvt. Charles C Jensen, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs Chris Jensen, 6528 Hermitage ave , also lived through tht ordeal of prison camp No 1. Because he was with the medical ! corps, he was allowed to tend sick land wounded Americans at Ca-banauan‘ Tne excitement ir our hom® the last few das has been terrific,” said pretty Emily Pope, fiancee of Private Jensen, who lives at 5604 Sacramento ave Charles is really the baby of the Jensetl family His imprisonment added gray hairs to Ins parents’ heads and made them years older. We can hardly wait for word fromhim’”Four Cards !n Three YearsMiss Pope said that m all three years the family has receivedonly four post cards from Charles. The last one was dated May 6, 1944 and arrived m Chicago a few weeks ago. Private Jensen enlisted in the army m April, 1941, and was captured with the band of fighting Americans at Bataan a year later. He attended Harper high, school and Wilson City college and was employed at Swift and company before he joined the armyMrs Jenny Jensen, mother of Pvt Charles Jensen, said yesterday.“God Mess General MacArthur! Charles is my only son and my baby. He means the world to m« and now I thank God that he is safe *»Lt. Walter Stone.The fourth Southtowner rescued by the Yanks, Lt Walter E Stone, 38, son of George W. Stone, 8854 Michigan ave, entered service in Scptemoer, 1939, and formerly was with an American engineering division in China ; ‘Eighteen months ago we xe-1 ceiv ed a postcard from the Imperial Japanese army from Camp No 12 in the Philippines,” his !father said yesterday. We ar« 'overjoyed at the news of hi* ' rescue and will be even more jgrateful when he finally arrives safely home after six long years.”Lieutenant Stone a t te n d ® d Englewood high school and worked I as a carpenter.
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Southtown Economist
Chicago, Illinois, US
Sun, Feb 04, 1945
Page 35
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