Dave, Here's an interesting link to the subject. Captain Duffy of the US Merchant Marines was captured by the German's and turned over to the Japanese for slave labor during his imprisonment. The link has his story relating to the SWL listeners who notified his parents of capture. http://www.usmm.org/duffyhonoring.html The rest of the site is also worth reading, especially relating to one of his shipmates who was imprisoned near Nagasaki but survived the blast.
My uncle's captivity in New Guinea was announced by the Japanese and the news was heard by several SWLer's. He was taken alive because the broadcast contained my grandparents' new address which our war department had yet to receive. Shortly after captured he was executed with the rest of his air crew. Gil _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
