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July 11, 2005 My maternal grandfather, Wilfred Rufus Barnes of Austin Texas, was a civilian internee at Santo Tomas. Please add him to the list. Thank you. Lorraine P. O'Hara The Education Financing Foundation of California Tel: 415/956-0586 Fax: 415/296-3879 E-mail lorraine_oh@sbcglobal.net P.S. Grandpa arrived in the Philippines in 1899 or 1900. I was not yet born when Manila was liberated (1945), but my parents, and my older siblings often told the story of the day that Grandpa was released from Santo Tomas. So it seems he was detained there for the duration of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Grandpa passed away in Long Beach, California in the early 50’s. He would have been around 70 years old then, as near as I can tell. Yes, it would have been nice to know if your aunt knew him. I am sorry to hear that you have lost her.  or would like to be added to my POW/Internee e-mail distribution list, please let the me, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |