Source: The Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, February 2, 1945
15 IOWANS AMONG PRISONERS
RESCUED in CANANTUAN ATTACK
OTHERS MAY BE ADDED TO LIST
Some Names Given Do Not Include Address
Allied Headquarters, Luzon, (UP) – The list of American prisoners released in Tuesday’s attack on Canbantuan included the following Iowans:
NAME & RANK |
ADDRESS |
COUNTY |
Amos, Sgt. Harold M. |
Afton |
Union County |
Blair, Mason (rank not given) |
Onawa |
Monona County |
Evers, Pvt. Eugene |
Dyersville |
Dubuque County |
Gormandt, Cpl. Paul |
Davenport |
Scott County |
Gwin, T/S George |
Dubuque |
Dubuque County |
Goodbla, S/Sgt. Clinton |
Westwind |
Johnson County (?) |
Herron, Joseph, U.S.N. |
Preston |
Jackson County |
Hibbs, Capt. Ralph |
Oskaloosa |
Mahaska County |
Kringler GWT 2/C Orvin |
West Bend |
Kossuth County |
Moore, Pfc. John |
Woodbine |
Harrison County |
Peterson, Cpl. William |
Lake Park |
Dickinson County |
Tuppy, Pfc. Charles C. |
Waucoma |
Fayette County |
Vitek, Pfc. Lester |
Chelsea |
Tama County |
Waller, Pvt. Lawrence |
Sioux City |
Woodbury County |
Witzel, Pvt. Oliver |
Spencer |
Clay County |
Source: The Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, Friday, February 02, 1945, Page 7
NOTE: On January 30, 1945, the U. S. Army Rangers, the Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese POW camp located near Cabanatuan City, The Philippines. Many of the POWs had survived the Bataan Death March and feared execution upon General Douglas MacArthur’s forces return to Luzon. The liberation of Cantanataun has been depicted in several motion pictures, most recently in “The Great Raid.”
~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_at_Cabanatuan
