Wake Island, Battle of, 1941.

Summary

Two songs written by Hornby, of Boise, Idaho, entitled, "Introducing Peter Blue, the Sioux, to you, Mr. Jap" dedicated to the defenders of Wake Island; and "God, Help America" dedicated to William E. Borah.

Summary Contains the records of the Survivors of Wake, Guam and Cavite, Inc. The organization was founded in 1959 from a group of civilian workers that were taken prisoner at Wake at the beginning of World War II and interned for the duration of the war in China and Japan. The organization was formed to promote fellowship among the survivors and their families and promote the general welfare of the members. The group was organized under a constitution and recognized as a non-profit corporation under...

Summary

Diary (1941-1945), written as a prisoner of war; newsletters, bulletins, form letters, and newspaper clippings concerning World War II in the Pacific and prisoners of war.