Wednesday, December 12, 2012

23 Names Added to POW Message Relay!


As I am knee-deep in reading, writing, scanning and editing for the 2nd edition of the book, I was overwhelmed to find another list of POW monitors that I had not yet known. This list was found thanks to the copious amount of materials sent to me by T/Sgt. Heer, himself a former POW held by the Japanese who discovered the letters sent to his family. In his research he found a Coshocton Tribune article noting the letters received by the Shurtz family. The article listed each letter and postcard author! Here they are (apologies for formatting chaos, I had to get back to the book!):

Last Name
First Name
City/Town
State
Landis
Paul
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Smetzer
Mrs. Olive
Bakersfield
California
Hagedorn
Mrs. Carl
Everett
Washington
O’Connor
Miss. Frann
Binghamton
New York
Fortier
Lt. B.D.
Kingman
Arizona
Ferguson
Clifford
Berwick
Maine
Workman
Mrs. W.
Burlingame
California
Gates
Mrs. Clyde
Lansing
Michigan
Zarback
Mrs. Evelyn
Tacoma
Washington
Umbriaco
Mike
Denver
Colorado
Myers
Mrs. Violet
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Neale
D.H.
Toronto
Canada
Gallagher
G.C.
San Francisco
California
Self
Roy H.
Roy
New Mexico
Medsker
Mrs. Louis
Boise
Idaho
Hart
Mrs. R.R.
Harley
Idaho
Dept. Electrical Eng.
Univ. N.M.
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Wright
Mrs. C.E.
Scotia
California
Branson
Stanley
Corvallis
Oregon
Wagner
Jesse D.
Medford
Oregon
South
B.O.
San Francisco
California
Hollarn
Mrs. G.L.
Santa Cruz
California
Snook
Mrs. I.J.
Pogosa Springs
Colorado