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CAPTAIN CARY McCLURE ABNEY, JR. Class of 1934 The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas BASED ON CAPTAIN ABNEY’S NOTES AT CLARK FIELD, BATAAN, ON THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH AND AT
PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS REGARDING Captain Abney and 220 other officers and men, including twenty Texas Aggies, killed or captured by the Japanese and their dates and places of death, escape,
rescue or liberation Second Edition William M. Huffman Texas A&M, Class of 1953
CAPTAIN CARY McCLURE ABNEY, JR. Class of 1934 The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Taken prisoner at Bataan Apri l 9, 1942 Survived the Bataan Death March and Japanese Prisoner
of War Camps O’Donnel l, Cabanatuan, Davao, and Bi l ibid Survived the s inking of the Japanese Hel l Ships Oryoku Maru December 15, 1944, and Enoura Maru January 9, 1945, by planes
from the USS Hornet Died on the Brazi l Maru January 28, 1945, from injuries sustained on the Enoura Maru BASED ON CAPTAIN ABNEY’S NOTES AT CLARK FIELD, BATAAN, ON THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH
AND AT PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS REGARDING Captain Abney and 220 other officers and men, including twenty Texas Aggies, killed or captured by the Japanese and their dates and places of death,
escape, rescue or liberation Second Edition William M. Huffman Texas A&M, Class of 1953 Copyright 2010-2011
Foreword My initial interest in Cary M. Abney, Jr. stemmed from several facts. As a thirteen-year old boy, I read a newspaper report he was killed aboard a Japanese ship sunk by the
U. S. Navy. His father and my father were friends. Years later, as a young lawyer, I met his father, the oldest lawyer then practicing in Marshall, and at our first meeting saw his Aggie
ring. About the same time I met Ruben Abney, also an attorney, a brother of Cary, Jr. Over time I learned that he had been in the Army throughout World War II and served in General George
S. Patton’s Third Army. Early in my career I met Thomas Y. (Tom) Abney, also a lawyer, another brother of Cary, Jr., and Hendricks Hightower, who was married to a sister of Cary, Jr.
While serving on the board of a local financial institution of which Tom Abney was president, I learned he had been in the Army Air Corps and spent much of his time ferrying bombers
from the east coast to England. We became good friends and hunted together. Years ago, I read or heard Hendricks Hightower had served in World War II and Korea. Before publication of
Texas Aggies Go to War, I began a search for the names of the twenty-five Aggies on Corregidor April 21, 1942. I had met one, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Chavaillier, about the time
I graduated from high school. After graduating from A&M and before going on active duty in the Army I had a number of visits with him when he stopped by the place I worked. I knew he
had been a prisoner of the Japanese and can still see his hair as white as snow and was told it was black when he left Marshall for active duty. Over the years, I heard or read of the
deaths of several men from Marshall who had been taken prisoner at Bataan or Corregidor and about three years ago read a story in a newspaper which reported Captain Abney had been taken
prisoner at Corregidor. I could add one more name to my list of names called at the muster on Corregidor. In 2008, while working on a project with one of Ruben’s sons, William A. (Bill)
Abney, an attorney, attorney, I had the pleasure of visiting and talking with Ruben a lot but we never directly mentioned Cary, Jr. After mentioning to Bill my interest in information
about Cary M. Abney, Jr. and other Aggies captured at Corregidor, Bill told me he had always been told Cary, Jr. was on the Bataan Death March. He then located and allowed me to examine
two of his grandfather‘s files which contained a letter notifying Cary M. Abney (Sr.) his son was a prisoner of the Japanese and a later telegram and letters notifying him of his son’s
death. The files also contained a letter from The Adjutant General’s office to Winston Taylor, which said a notebook belonging to Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. was enclosed. Although the
notebook was also referred to in other correspondence, it was not in the file. After reviewing those files, I continued my research, still believing Cary, Jr. had been on Corregidor
when taken prisoner. After Ruben died in September 2009, Bill and Ruben’s other son, Cary M. (Mac) Abney, a CPA, located Cary Junior’s A&M ring, Artillery brass and the notebook he began
keeping before the start of World War II.
Foreword ii In early December 2010, Mac called me to tell me he had something I might like to see. I rushed to his office and in a box were an Aggie ring, Army photo ID card, Artillery
Brass, a photograph of Cary M. Abney, Jr. his senior year at A&M, a photograph which was taken shortly after he was promoted to Captain, a Purple Heart, a number of childhood photographs
and early school records of Cary M. Abney, Jr. Knowing his ring would have been taken by the Japanese after he was taken prisoner and that he had died at sea, my first thought was, “How
could these items have been returned to his family?” Within a few days, Bill Abney told me he had another box of items of interest. In that box were the two files of his grandfather,
Cary M. Abney Junior’s diploma from A&M and several other items, including, much to my surprise, his notebook that had been mailed to Winston Taylor and a hand-sewn canvas cover in which
it had been kept. Fearful the paper was in such condition it would be damaged or destroyed by opening it and turning the pages, I was tempted to leave it as I found it but upon carefully
opening the front cover discovered the paper was in remarkably good condition. The notebook had been water-soaked and some entries were not legible, however. Instead of risking damage
by extensive and repeated handling of each page to determine its contents, I photographed the notebook and case, scanned each page, carefully returned the notebook to its case, and then
transcribed the readable handwritten entries in the notebook. Through that process I found the names of 220 other officers and men, including twenty Texas Aggies, killed or captured
in the Philippines. I also learned Cary M. Abney, Jr. was taken prisoner on Bataan – not Corregidor – was on the Bataan Death March to Camp O’Donnell, then taken to Camp Cabanatuan,
then to the Davao Penal Colony, and then to an old prison at Bilibid. Based on the information found in my research, two of the twenty Texas Aggies whose names were found in Captain
Abney’s notebook were taken prisoner at Corregidor. The others were killed or taken prisoner on Bataan. Included, beginning on page 23, are the entries, other than names and addresses,
in Captain Abney’s notebook. The twenty Texas Aggies, with information as to their death or survival, are listed beginning at page 33. An alphabetical list of the 221 names in Captain
Abney’s notebook, with the notes he made regarding them, begins at page 37. The names of those who died or were killed, with the location and date of their deaths, will be found at page
59 and a list of those who escaped, were rescued or liberated begins at page 73. One entry in the notebook answered my question “How did his Aggie ring and Artillery brass survive?”
He sent them, his wedding ring, and his money home before Bataan fell. Some of the things I learned about Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. and his friends during the 33 months he was a prisoner
were, to say the least, mind-boggling, especially
Foreword iii the numbers and percentages who survived combat, the Bataan Death March and the horrible conditions in prison camps only to die on ships taking them to Japan. Captain Abney’s
experiences and later death were probably typical, except for the fact many died sooner. Before dying on the fifth Japanese Hell Ship on which he was placed (one that took him from the
prison camp at Cabanatuan to Davao City, one that took him from Davao to Bilibid in Manila Bay and two sunk by planes from the USS Hornet while enroute to Japan) Captain Abney survived
the bombing of his quarters that killed six of the nine occupants the first day of the war, injuries from another bomb on the Alongo River Front shortly before Bataan fell, the Bataan
Death March, four Japanese prisoner of war camps, malaria, malnutrition, near starvation and the attacks on and sinking of two ships. Not one entry in his notebook expressed anger, bitterness,
despair or self pity. Little mention is made of his own situation, injuries or physical physical condition and the few that were made show he was thinking of others or what they had
done for him, as illustrated by the following: “The following are addresses of men and officers I have known and wish to remember if and when I ever get out of this mess. Right now I
think my chances are nil!” “Murray Max L. Day ---Slept next to me when I was confined in #B with Malaria. Took care of me when I was all doped up on quinine.” “This Filipino has given
me food at a time when I needed it the worst! If I do not return, he should be rewarded.” “In the last organized resistance on Bataan, I lost all of the men attached to me except Corporal
Clyde Goolsby ---(who) was severely wounded, but lived. Pvt. James Kerr was killed by same bomb that hit me. Goolsby & Kerr are the only ones of the detail I can account for; however
I know the rest were killed.” “Capt. J. L. Saldnar, M.D. ---treated me after I was hit on Alongo R. Front.”
v The Second Edition When the book was printed, 219 names of officers and men had been identified in Captain Abney’s notebook, of which records of the captivity, death, escape, liberation
or survival of all but eleven had been found. Since then, through additional research and comparison of the names of the eleven as recorded in Captain Abney’s notebook with almost but
not exactly the same spelling as names in United States records, transcriptions of Japanese records and other sources, the Second Edition reflects the following additions and changes:
(1) One name, “Alphen,” was deleted after determining it was part of the address for Private Zacharias Van Diggele, a Dutch Marine from Holland. (2) The names of Sergeants Ellis T. Britt
and Samuel S. Schulman (to whom Captain Abney noted he owed money) and Colonel E. R. Laughinghouse were added. (3) With the above changes, 221 names instead of 219 names have been listed
in the schedules included as Exhibits. (4) The names of eleven as written in Captain Abney’s Abney’s notebook differ slightly from names found in records and for that reason they were
not found in prior searches. Their identity was established by information such as rank, given name or initial, branch of service, or state of residence recorded in Captain Abney’s notebook,
which matched that in records relating to them. Ten of those were shown as “Not in NARA or Japanese POW lists.” Colonel Laughinghouse is the eleventh. In this edition, whether they survived
or were killed is shown and, in most instances, the location of death or liberation is shown. (5) Of the 221 officers and men identified in Captain Abney’s notebook, 135 were killed
in battle or died or were killed while prisoners of war. Of those 135, 99 died on Japanese Hell Ships. Eighty-six of the 221 survived. One escaped by jumping overboard from a Japanese
ship and swimming to shore. Five (including two Texas Aggies) survived the sinking of a Hell Ship, swam to shore, made contact with a Guerrilla force, and were later rescued by a U.
S. S. submarine. The remaining 80 were rescued or liberated at prisoner of war camps in the Philippines, Korea, Manchuria and Japan. The text in the original edition contained an error,
inconsistent with the information contained in the Exhibits listing the names and showing the fate of the individuals listed. The statement on page 15 that “Lieutenants Maxey C. Chenault,
Class of 1937, and Robley D. Evans, Class of 1940, were liberated from prison camps in Japan” is incorrect. As shown by Exhibits “C,”, “D,” and “E,” Lieutenant Chenault died in the sinking
of the Shinyo Maru. Captain Joseph A. Revak, Class of 1930, and Lieutenant Robley D. Evans were liberated from prison camps in Japan.
vi The schedules and text in the original edition showed Lieutenant Marshall H. Kennady, Jr., Class of 1940, died on the Brazil Maru but additional sources indicate that is not correct
and that he survived the voyage and died a few days after reaching Japan. One more name could be added but was not because neither the first name, initial or address was shown in Captain
Abney’s notebook. Captain John Z. Wheeler, 0346792, Cavalry, from Minnesota, was probably “Capt. Wheeler” referred to in notes about the death of Lieutenant Clifford G. Hardwick, Jr.,
Texas A&M Class of 1937, on page 25 of his notebook: "Tex" was killed by sniper at Moron. Recovered horses left by Capt. Wheeler's detail -Wheeler was wounded. Contact his family. Captain
John Z. Wheeler was the combined Troop Commander of Troops “E” and “F” of the 26th Cavalry Regiment, Philippine Scouts, and reportedly on December 22, 1941, at Moron (Morong) led the
United States Army’s last horse cavalry charge. For his actions, he was awarded, posthumously, the Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart.1 He died on the Brazil Maru January 26,
1945. Captain John Z. Wheeler is the only Captain Wheeler shown in United States prisoner of war records to have been a prisoner in the South Pacific. No official record of the date
of death of Lieutenant Clifford G. Hardwick, Jr. was found but records of the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society show he was in Troop “G” commanded by Captain John W. Fowler and was
killed in action January 18, 1942, at Morong.2 1 Citation, Distinguished Service Cross awarded to Captain (Cavalry) John Z. Wheeler (ASN , 0346792), Posthumously; General Orders: Headquarters,
U. S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 14 (1942). 2 Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, <www.philippine-scouts.org/cgibin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1282307005/1> .
vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword i The Second Edition v Table of Contents vii Photographs Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. ix Cary M. Abney, Jr., Senior at Texas A&M xi Captain Abney’s Aggie
Ring, Artillery Brass and ID Card xiii Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr., Class of 1934, Texas A&M 1 Sources 17 Exhibits Transcribed or Prepared by Author 21 EXHIBIT “A” Entries (other
than names) in Captain Abney’s Notebook 23 EXHIBIT “B” Tabulation of Numbers Killed, Escaped, Rescued or Liberated 31 EXHIBIT “C” Texas Aggies Listed in Captain Abney’s Notebook 33 EXHIBIT
“D” Alphabetical List of Names in Captain Abney’s Notebook 37 EXHIBIT “E” Location and Dates of Death 59 EXHIBIT “F” Men who Escaped, were Rescued or Liberated 73 Exhibits (Images of
Originals) 81 Letter dated December 17, 1942, from War Department notifying Cary M. Abney, Sr. his son was a prisoner of war.
TABLE OF CONTENTS viii Postcards sent by Captain Abney from Davao Penal Colony to his father, mother, and his aunt, Mrs. M. M. O’Bannion. Telegram dated July 24, 1945, notifying Cary
M. Abney, Sr. that Captain Abney was killed in action December 15, 1944. Letter dated July 24, 1945, from the War Department to Cary M. Abney, Sr. Letter dated September 19, 1945, from
the War Department to Winston Taylor with which Captain Abney’s Notebook was enclosed. Letter dated January 22, 1946, from Eligio Fuerte to Cary M. Abney, Sr. Letter dated January 12,
1948, from the Department of the Army to Cary M. Abney, Sr. stating Captain Abney survived the bombing of the Oryoku Maru December 15, 1944, was transferred to the Enoura Maru which
was bombed January 9, 1945, in Takao Harbor, Formosa, was then placed on the Brazil Maru and died January 28 between Formosa and Japan. Captain Abney’s notebook Captain Abney’s notes
folded and placed in Notebook
Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. ix
Cary M. Abney, Jr. Texas A&M Senior Photograph 1934 xi
Captain Abney’s A&M Ring and Artillery Brass Sent home from Clark Field before Bataan was taken by the Japanese xiii
1 Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. Class of 1934. Texas A&M Taken prisoner at Bataan April 9, 1942 Survived the Bataan Death March and Japanese Prisoner of War Camps O’Donnell, Cabanatuan,
Davao, and Bilibid Survived the sinking of the Japanese Hell Ships Oryoku Maru December 15, 1944, and Enoura Maru January 9, 1945, by planes from the USS Hornet Died on the Brazil Maru
January 28, 1945, from injuries sustained on the Enoura Maru Cary McClure Abney, Jr. was born April 2, 1910, in Harrison County, Texas, graduated from The Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas in 1934, with a B. S. Degree in Agricultural Administration and a reserve commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. He was the son of Cary McClure Abney
and Katherine Young Abney. His father graduated from A&M in 1902 with a degree in Civil Engineering, later became a lawyer, and maintained a law office in Marshall until his death in
1969. His mother died in 1977. If not the first, Cary McClure Abney was among the first from Marshall, Texas, to graduate from Texas A&M and is the earliest graduate that I have known.
Family When Cary McClure Abney, Jr. was born, his father’s name was Cary McClure Abney, Jr. and he was named Cary McClure Abney, III. Early school records listed him as “Cary M. Abney,
Jr, Jr.” After the death of his grandfather in 1923, his father discontinued using “Junior” as part of his name and Cary M. Abney, III began using “Junior” instead of “III.” His name
is shown as Cary M. Abney, Jr. in records at A&M and in the U. S. Army. Cary M. Abney, Jr. married Thelma Louise Hatcher in Fort Worth, Texas, July 14, 1937. Before he was called to
active duty he owned and operated an insurance agency in Marshall.1 His wife was a stenographer and teller at Marshall National Bank and worked part-time at the insurance agency. After
learning her husband was taken prisoner by the Japanese,2 Thelma joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corp February 16, 1943. Not having been told and being unaware she would lose her allowance
as a dependent wife if she enlisted, her allotment was eliminated after her husband was taken 1 His father operated the agency after Cary M. Abney, Jr. went on active duty. 2 By a letter
dated December 17, 1942, the War Department notified Cary M. Abney that Cary M. Abney, Jr. was a prisoner of war interned in the Philippine Islands by the Japanese.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 2 prisoner by the Japanese. At the bank, she had been making $110.00 per month, plus an annual bonus equal to a month’s salary. As a WAC her initial salary
was $50.00, which was increased to $78.00, and finally to a $96.00 by the end of 1944. With the loss of her allotment and reduction in salary, Thelma Abney, in effect, was paying the
government about $40.00 per month to serve in the WACs. Because she “was going broke” serving in the WACs, Thelma applied for a discharge, which was initially approved, then denied,
and finally approved. She was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant after serving two years. In addition to the loss of her allotment as a dependent, Thelma was notified she
or her husband would have to refund $96.00 per month for rations and quarters during the time he was a prisoner because, as a prisoner of war, the Japanese were providing housing and
food to him.3 Cary M. Abney, on behalf of Thelma and his son, through a number of letters, explained the injustice of such a policy and that Thelma would have been better off financially
if she were not working at all than she was while serving her country as a WAC,4 but his arguments fell on deaf ears except those of Congressman Wright Patman, First Congressional District
of Texas. Recognizing some 7,000 to 8,000 wives were facing the same problem as Thelma Abney,5 Mr. Patman introduced a bill providing “No officer shall be denied any such allowance by
reason of the fact his lawful wife is a member of the armed forces of the United States, unless such wife is an officer entitled to an allowance in her own right.” 6 One of Cary’s brothers,
Thomas Young Abney, enlisted in the U. S. Army November 23, 1940, at Tyler, Texas, as an Aviation Cadet. After flight training he was commissioned as a pilot in the Air Corps. During
much of his service he ferried bombers from the United States to England. He was released from service in 1945 with the rank of Captain. His other brother, Ruben Knight Abney, enlisted
in the U. S. Army March 7, 1942, at Tyler, was in General George S. Patton’s Third Army in Europe, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and served until the end of World War II. His sister’s
husband, James Hendricks Hightower, enlisted in the U. S. Army February 24, 1941, at Houston, and served in the Finance Corps in World War II and in Korea. With three sons, a son-in-law
and a daughter-in-law in service, Cary M. Abney and Katherine Young Abney lead a support group for families of prisoners of war. 3 This is documented in Cary M. Abney’s file. 4 Cary
M. Abney’s file contains copies of numerous letters written on behalf of Thelma Abney and other wives in her situation. 5 Letter dated April 30, 1945, from Wright Patman to Cary M. Abney,
6 H.R. 3394, In the House of Representatives, June 6, 1945.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 3 Service in World War II Captain Abney’s Notebook First Lieutenant Cary M. Abney, Jr., O-316451, Field Artillery, was ordered to active duty March 26,
1941, for one year and reported for duty March 28 at Fort McIntosh, Laredo, Texas, a little more than eight months before the United States entered World War II. He was promoted to Captain
August 11, and ordered to the Philippines the same day. He left Fort Mason, San Francisco, California, August 29, arrived in Manila September 16 and was stationed at Clark Air Field
on Luzon. While there, he organized and commanded Headquarters and Headquarter Squadron, 4th Composite Group. He also served as Investigating Officer and Assistant Post Adjutant until
two days before Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941, and then became Post Adjutant of Clark Field under Major Maurice F. Daly.7 Captain Abney prepared and signed his will dated
November 5, 1941, at Clark Field, Fort Stotsenburg, Pampanga, Philippine Islands, and mailed it to Winston Taylor. His will was witnessed by Major Lee Johnson,8 Captain Harry O. Fischer,9
and Second Lieutenant James Y. Alexander.10 Major Johnson died when the Enoura Maru was sunk.11 Captain Fischer survived the sinking of the Shinyo Maru and was rescued by the submarine
USS Narhal.12 Lieutenant Alexander’s name was not found in Captain Abney’s notebook or in U. S. or Japanese POW records but he was a Texas Aggie, Class of 1938, from College Station,
Texas, and survived the war.13 Captain Abney’s will began with the following statement: “This instrument is being written while conditions are peaceful in these Islands: that condition
is not expected to last long. Prior to this date, I have requested my friend Winston Taylor, attorney-at-law, Marshall, Texas, to rent me a safety deposit box at the First National Bank,
7 Major Daly also survived the sinking of the Oryoku Maru and died on the Brazil Maru before reaching Japan. 8 Major Johnson, from San Francisco, California, was Post Adjutant at Clark
Field. 9 A Texas Aggie, Class of 1929, from Jasper, Texas, with the 809th Engineering Company, stationed at Clark Field, whose address was shown in Captain Abney’s notebook as 422 E.
Harrison Ave., San Antonio, Texas. After witnessing the will he was promoted to Major. 10 Field Artillery, Air Corps, stationed at Clark Field, Box 405, College Station, Texas. 11 World
War II Prisoners of War Data File, December 7, 1941 -November 19, 1946, documenting the period 12/7/1941 – 11/19/1946. <aad.archives.gov>. 12 Mazza, Eugene E. “The American Prisoners
of War Rescued after the sinking of the Japanese Transport, Shinyo Maru, by the USS Paddle, SS 263, on 7 September 1944.” <Submarine Sailor dot.com>. 13 Detloff, Henry C. Texas Aggies
Go to War. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2006.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 4 Marshall, Texas. Taylor has been instructed to place this letter in that box and say nothing of the matter until it is apparent that I have been lost
in combat. Edwin Van Order, 1608 Belle Place, Ft. Worth, Texas has also been informed of the existence of this letter.” If Captain Abney was aware war was imminent thirty two days before
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, why were those in the highest echelons of responsibility not aware and why were we so unprepared to defend and respond in the event of an attack?
While in the Philippines, Captain Abney kept a small notebook in which he wrote the names and addresses of more than 220 officers, soldiers and airmen 14 and recorded names and dates
of death of those known to have died or been killed and other bits of information.15 After copying the notebook into another notebook by hand, he gave the original to Eligio E. Fuerte,
a Filipino he met at the Davao Penal Colony, to send home after the war and carried the copy with him to Bilibid Prison, near Manila Bay. After every page of the notebook was filled,
notes and instructions to his wife and parents were written in pencil on sheets of tissue, which were folded, refolded, and refolded again until roughly 2” by 2” squares and placed in
his copy. On December 13, 1944, at Bilibid Prison, before boarding the Oryoku Maru, a steamer used to transport prisoners of war to Japan, Captain Abney gave his notebook to Captain
Chester Sanders 16 with instructions, written on the first page of the notebook: “In case of my death, mail this book to one of the following: Winston Taylor, Att. at Law, W. F. Young,
both live in Marshall, Texas. 1st try to contact Taylor then Young.” 17 Captain Abney and Captain Sanders had been in Camp 1 at Cabanatuan.18 No record was found indicating Captain Sanders
was moved from or liberated at Bilibid or that he was sent to Japan. The POWs at Bilibid were rescued about February 5, 1945. 19 14 Due to water damage, some names in the notebook are
not legible and entries on several pages are not readable with the naked eye or a magnifying glass. 15 After writing on six pages beginning at the front of the notebook (identified as
pages a – f) , apparently, after turning the book over, he made entries beginning at the back of the notebook (identified as pages 1-42). 16 The date he gave the notebook to Captain
Sanders is established by a note stating he received about 30 letters December 13, 1944, the date prisoners were placed on the Oryoku Maru. 17 Captain Abney’s notebook, page a. Three
years earlier, Captain Abney mailed his will to Winston Taylor. W. F. Young was Captain Abney’s mother’s brother and an attorney in Marshall. 18 Cabanatuan was liberated January 30,
1945, by a force of United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino Guerrillas, in a raid 30 miles behind Japanese lines. At its peak, 8,000 American soldiers and a small number
of soldiers and civilians from other nations taken prisoner on Bataan or Corregidor were kept at Cabanatuan, of which all but about 500 had been moved to other camps, including Bilibid.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 5 Upon returning to the United States Captain Sanders gave the notebook to Zita Kelly, an employee at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco, who
mailed it to the War Department.20 The Adjutant General’s Office mailed the notebook to Mr. Taylor with a letter dated September 19, 1945. Among those listed in Captain Abney’s notebook
are names and addresses of twenty graduates of Texas A&M and four men from Marshall 21 who were on Bataan or Corregidor and the notebook contains some dates and information not found
elsewhere. The other Texas Aggies whose names are in Captain Abney’s notebook are: Master Sergeant William G. Boyd, Class of 1927, killed on the Arisan Maru Captain George C. Brundrett,
Class of 1933, died in POW camp in Korea First Lieutenant Edgar B. Burgess, Class of 1938, killed on the Arisan Maru First Lieutenant Maxey C. Chenault, Class of 1937, killed on the
Shinyo Maru Lieutenant Robley D. Evans, Class of 1940, liberated in Osaka Major Harry O. Fischer, Class of 1929, survived the sinking of the Shinyo Maru and was rescued by the submarine
USS Narhal Captain Gus H. Froebel, Class of 1935, killed on the Shinyo Maru Lieutenant Clifford G. Hardwick, Jr., Class of 1937, killed on Bataan Captain James M. Henry, Class of 1939,
killed on the Arisan Maru Lieutenant Marshall H. Kennady, Jr., Class of 1940, died in POW camp in Japan Major John V. King, Class of 1922, killed on the Enoura Maru Captain Melvin R.
Millard,
Class of 1940, killed on the Arisan Maru Captain Ross I. Miller, Class of 1939, killed on the Shinyo Maru Second Lieutenant John W. Muse, Class of 1940, died at POW Camp Cabanatuan Captain
Joseph A. Revak, Class of 1930, liberated in Tokyo Lieutenant Colonel Rufus H. Rogers, Class of 1926, killed on the Shinyo Maru Lieutenant Roy D. Russell, Class of 1942, survived the
sinking of the Shinyo Maru and was rescued by the submarine USS Narhal Lieutenant John D. Stukenburg, Class of 1940, killed on the Arisan Maru 19 Frankell, Stanley A. “Frankel-y Speaking
about World War II in the South Pacific.” <www.frankel-ycom>. 20 Letter dated September 19, 1945, from The Adjutant General’s Office to Cary M. Abney, Cary M. Abney’s file. 21 Those
from Marshall include Captain Abney, Private Billy A. Ayers (who was taken to a prison camp in Japan), Lieutenant Thomas Underwood Austin (who died on the Brazil Maru) and Corporal Leighton
P. Tenny.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 6 Captain R. M. Rick, Jr., Class of 1935, killed on the Arisan Maru Major John V. King and Captain Roy M. Vick were taken prisoner on Corregidor. The
others were killed or captured on Bataan. Although their names do not appear in Captain Abney’s notebook, two other men from Marshall, both Aggies, were captured at Bataan or Corregidor.
Captain Jack W. Kelly, Army Air Corps, Class of 1929, entered service as a First Lieutenant July 31, 1941, and was killed December 15, 1944, in the attack on the Oryoku Maru.22 He arrived
in the Philippines August 19, 1941, and was in the Air Corps stationed at Clark field near Manila when Pearl Harbor was attacked.23 First Lieutenant Lewis Beall Chevaillier, Coast Artillery,
Class of 1939, was ordered to active duty at Fort Worden, in Washington, transferred to the Philippines April 21, 1941, and stationed at Fort Mills, Corregidor with the 60th Coast Artillery.
On his arrival he was met by Lieutenant Colonel Edwin F. Barry,24 also from Marshall, and served under Brigadier General George A. Moore, who was his commandant at A&M for two years.25
He was awarded the Silver Star for action on April 30, 1942, evacuating several severely wounded men to a first aid station.26 Later promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Lewis B. Chevaillier
was campus muster speaker at A&M in 1947. 22 He was a member of the 7th Material Squadron and he and two other members of that unit were killed December 15, 1944, on the Oryoku Maru.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Kelley, Sr. of Marshall. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley, and a six-year old daughter, Kay, lived in McKinney. The 7th Material Squadron, 19th Bomb
Group, Clark Field P.I. 1941. < http://7th-material.org/>. 23 He was made commanding officer of his squadron when the squadron commander was killed on December 8, soon after the Japanese
bombed Pearl Harbor. He was reported missing in action when Bataan fell and in October 1942 was listed as a prisoner of war. He was sent to Camp O’Donnell and later to Cabanatuan and
wrote a letter to his wife December 13, 1944, telling her he was being sent to Japan. “Kelly Lost on Jap Transport,” Marshall News Messenger, July 26, 1945, page 1. 24 Colonel Barry
was reported missing in the spring of 1942, “Marshallite Missing at Corregidor, Reported Alive and Jap Prisoner,” Marshall News Messenger, December 16, 1942, died July 17, 1942, and
is buried in the Manila American Cemetery. American Battle Monuments Commission. In one of the notes he gave Captain Sanders, Captain Abney was probably referring to Colonel Edwin L.
Barry when he wrote “Colonel Berry & Corp. L. Tenny of Marshall, Tex. reliably reported dead.” 25 “Marshallite Missing at Corregidor, Reported Alive and Jap War Prisoner,” Marshall News
Messenger, December 16, 1942. page 1. 26 The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First
Lieutenant (Coast Artillery Corps) Lewis B. Chevaillier (ASN: 0-380494), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with
Battery B, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti Aircraft), in action at Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 30 April 1942. During an intense Japanese artillery shelling of Corregidor,
several men were severely wounded and left lying in an exposed position. Although the island was alerted for enemy air raids and the shelling continued without interruption, Lieutenant
Chevaillier, with no thought of personal safety, voluntarily left his covered position and assisted in evacuating the wounded men to a first aid station several hundred yards distant.
By his gallant and courageous actions, Lieutenant Chevaillier fully exemplified the heroic spirit of the dauntless defenders of Corregidor. His gallant actions and selfless devotion
to duty, without regard for his own safety, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 7 December 16, 1942, his mother, Mrs. Katie Lothrop Chevaillier,27 learned he was a prisoner 28 and in January 1945, received a card from “Zentauzi” prison
camp in Japan.29 One source shows he was interned at Zentsuji Camp, Shikoku, Japan, from 1942-1945.30 NARA records indicate he was interned at Osaka Main Camp, Chikko, Osaka.31 When
Clark Field was evacuated December 24, Captain Abney was transferred to Service Command under Colonel N. R. Laughinghouse, and the members of the Air Corps were organized into Infantry
and went to the front before falling back to the Orion Sector. Before the fall of Bataan, those American forces able to do so evacuated Luzon to Corregidor. One source reported Captain
Abney, Jr. evacuated to Corregidor and was taken prisoner there, 32 but Corregidor is not mentioned in his notebook and entries in his notebook clearly show he was on Bataan when taken
prisoner. Bataan, the Bataan Death March, POW Camps O’Donnell and Cabanatuan On April 9, 1942, approximately 66,000 Filipinos, 1,000 Chinese Filipinos and 11,796 American soldiers on
the Bataan Peninsula under the command of Major General Edward "Ned" P. King, Jr. surrendered to the Japanese.33 Within a few days, they left on the Bataan Death March to Prison Camp
O'Donnell about 90 miles away. Approximately 5,000-10,000 Filipinos and 600-650 American Prisoners of War died on the Death March. Most of the prisoners were later moved to Camp Cabanatuan.34
service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army. General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Pacific, General Orders No. 225 (October 5, 1945) 27 His
parents were Lewis Beall Chevaillier and Katie Garland Lothrop Chevaillier. His mother later married R. M. Williams. 28 “Marshallite Missing at Corregidor, Reported Alive and Jap War
Prisoner,” Marshall News Messenger, December 16, 1942. page 1. 29 Marshall “Notes Long-Awaited Come to Marshallites from Jap Prisoners,” Marshall News Messenger, January 19, 1945, page
1. 30 Zentsuji Camp, Shikoku 1942-45, American Prisoners of War. 31 World War II Prisoners of War Data File, December 7, 1941 -November 19, 1946, documenting the period 12/7/1941 – 11/19/1946.
<aad.archives.gov>. 32 “Captain Cary Abney, “Lone Star Eagle, June 7, 2007. 33 General King’s surrender, although done to avoid the inevitable slaughter of men under his command when
no benefit could be realized by continued resistance, was in violation of orders from General MacArthur, approved by President Roosevelt, and communicated by General Jonathan Wainwright
to General King on April 4, 1942. Buchanan, A. Russell. The United States and World War II. Volumes I and II. New York: Harper & Row, 1964. 34 “Bataan, Corregidor, and the Death March:
In Retrospect,” Major Richard M. Gordon (USA Ret.).
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 8 In his notebook Captain Abney made no mention of Corregidor but described the situation on Bataan the day before he surrendered: “Addition to other
duties when Captain J. Y. Parker went to hospital. Pushed out of Orion Sector 4/8/42. Fought a disasterous rear guard action back to line between Limay and Lamio – on Alonga River. Line
completely shattered by Japanese Infantry the following day at 4:00 P.M. The attempt to form a line at cab cabin were a total failure! – S.N.A.F.U.” 35 ---------“In the last organized
resistance on Bataan, I lost all of the men attached to me except Corporal Clyde Goolsby, 19044221, 7th Mat. Squadron. Goolsby was severely wounded, but lived. Pvt. James Kerr was killed
by same bomb that hit me. Goolsby & Kerr are the only ones of the detail I can account for; however I know the rest were killed; none of them ever came to the prison camp; 4 were seen
dead. Corp. Clyde Goolsby, 1215 W. 9th Stillwater, Oklahoma. Wounded on Limay-Lamao line in Alonga R. sector. Kerr killed at 12:A.M. Left leg blown off by dive bomber. Age 28. He said
there was a mistake on his tag: sister who lived in PA. Was his only relative – her home was not stated correctly on his tag. His body was left on the line – 100 yds to R of road.” 36
Captain Abney’s notes contain the following brief entries regarding his capture, movement from Bataan to his first place of confinement, Camp O’Donnell,37 and from there to Cabanatuan,
and eventually to Davao, where he remained until taken to Bilibid in Manila for transport to Japan: “Surrender at Bataan 4/9/42 Took to Hills & Surrendered Taken to O’Donnel 5/3/42 Taken
to Cabanatuan 6/2/42 I left the C.C. at Cabanatuan 10/26/42 Taken to Mindanao to Penal Colony near Davao 11/8/42” 38 --------35 Captain Abney’s notebook, page 41. 36 Captain Abney’s
notebook, page 35. 37 The camp at Davao, “Davao Penal Colony,” is identified in U. S. records as Prisoner of War Camp 2. 38 Captain Abney’s notebook, page 41.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 9 “1. 5 days in Bataan. 2. Filipinos in Hills – Suddenly. 3. To Orion in 1 P.M. 4. Nite at aid station. 5. Surrender. 6. Day in Orion – Jap from L. (illegible).
7. 36 hours in Balanga – Beach next 8. 48 hours in Gnagna 9. 48 hours in Hosiehda 10. 5 days at San Franado (San Fernando) 11. Train ride to Capas” 39 The route from the Bataan Peninsula
to Camp O’Donnell passes through Orion, Balanga, Gnagna, Hosiehda and San Fernando. American and Filipino forces on Bataan surrendered April 9 and the first POWs from Bataan arrived
in Camp O’Donnell 40 from April 12 to April 24, 1942. After the 24th of April a few scattered groups arrived before Corregidor fell, May 6, 1942.41 Apparently, Captain Abney was among
the last groups from Bataan to arrive at O’Donnell. The forces on Corregidor commanded by General Jonathan Wainwright surrendered on May 6. The Corregidor garrison did not leave Corregidor
for two weeks after surrender of Philippine-American forces in the southern islands of the Philippines. They did not participate in the Death March and many were taken to Manila where
they were put on parade, and then taken by train to Prison Camp Cabanatuan.42 Captain Abney’s notebook contains no explanation of his entry “Took to the Hills & Surrendered” but the
numbered paragraphs contain a succinct description of the route and time-table along the route of the Bataan Death March. His note that he was taken to Cabanatuan June 2, 1942, is consistent
with records showing the Bataan POWs from Camp O’Donnell arrived at Cabanatuan in June, and the prisoners from Corregidor were there when they arrived. NARA records show he was at Camp
Cabanatuan.43 39 Captain Abney’s notebook, page b. 40 Camp O’Donnell was located at Capas, Tarlac, Philippines. 41 Bataan Gordon, Richard M. “Bataan, Corregidor, and the Death March:
In Retrospect.” Burnt Hills, New York. < http://home.pacbell.net/fbaldie/In_Retrospect.html>. 42 Cabanatuan is identified in U. S. records as Prisoner of War Camp 1. 43 He was interred
at PW Camp #1 -Cabanatuan 1-2-3 Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines (15 -121). World War II Prisoners of War Data File, December 7, 1941 -November 19, 1946, documenting the period 12/7/1941
– 11/19/1946. <aad.archives.gov>.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 10 Davao Penal Colony On October 26, 1942, Captain Abney, with a group of about 1,000 prisoners, was taken by ship 44 from Cabanatuan to the Island of
Mindanao about 600 miles south of Cabanatuan. The voyage took eleven days and the ship arrived November 8, near Davao City. The men then marched 17 miles to the Davao Penal Colony.45
In pre-war days, the penal colony has been operated by the Philippine Bureau of Prisons and contained some 2,000 convicts convicted of major crimes. When the POWs arrived, about 150
inmates convicted of homicides ranging from manslaughter to murder were kept by the Japanese to aid in management of the prison farm. Two of those convicts later became willing guides
to escaping prisoners. The number of POWs was increased to 2,000 with the addition of 1,000 prisoners captured in the Visayan Islands and on Mindanao. By March 1943, 800 of the prisoners
were too weak to work.46 At Davao, the prisoners worked on the farm, planting and harvesting rice, corn, camotes (a type of sweet potato) and mongo beans, logging, building field fortifications,
barbed wire entanglements and parapets for riflemen, plowing, and keeping up the camp. After Christmas 1942, prisoners received their Red Cross packages, only later to learn they had
been received by the Japanese in January. 47 Undated post cards Captain Abney sent to his parents and to his aunt, Mrs. M. M. O’Banion,48 were mailed from “Phil Mil. Prison Camp 2,”
(Davao) where he was confined until he was sent to Bilibid in Manila for transport to Japan. A letter from The Adjutant General’s Office to his father stated he was interned at Prisoner
of War Camp #2, near the town of Davao, on the Philippine Island of Mindanao south of Luzon. One of Captain Abney’s closest friends and a witness on his will, Major Harry O. Fischer,
Jr., an Aggie from Jasper, was at Davao, survived the sinking of the Shinyo Maru on the coast of Mindanao and was rescued by the submarine USS Narhal in September 1944. Another Aggie
friend, Lieutenant Roy D. Russell, Class of 1942, also survived and was rescued, but five others died when the Shinyo was sunk.49 About five days after arriving at Davao, Captain Abney
met and became friends with Eligio E. Fuerte, a Filipino who had been a state employee at the Penal Colony. A letter dated January 22, 1946, from Mr. Fuerte to Cary M. Abney mentions
his affection 44 Prisoners were transported from Cabanatuan to Davao on the Erie Maru. 45 McCoy, Commander Melvin H., and Lieutenant Colonel S. M. Mellnich. “Ten Escape from Tojo,” as
told to Lt. Welbourn Kelly, USNR. <docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box3/a37o01>. 46 Id. 47 Id. 48 Mrs. M. M. O’Banion was his father’s sister, Genevieve Abney O’Banion. 49 Mazza, Eugene
E. “The American Prisoners of War Rescued after the sinking of the Japanese Transport, Shinyo Maru, by the USS Paddle, SS 263, on 7 September 1944.” <Submarine Sailor dot.com>.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 11 for Captain Abney and says he wished Captain Abney had gone with the ten men who escaped, he last saw him in June 1943, and that: “the notebook I mentioned
in my last letter is still in safe keeping and had tried to sent in to you, but still our Post Office do not axcept register package. However don’t think that this notebook will get
lost. I know this notebook is of importance to you and your daughter-in-law. The notebook shows that there are plenty of important records and dates of uncollectible checks which was
supposed not received by your daughter-in-law sent to her before the Japanese occupied the Island. According to this notebook the checks are under the account of Col. Vaney So that it
is hard to sent these days.” The fact the notebook described in Eligio Fuerte’s letter was Captain Abney’s original notebook from which the one he gave Captain Sanders was copied is
shown by the following entry on page “a” 50 of the notebook given to Captain Sanders: “Original of data left with my friend X on page 24 to be mailed to Winston Taylor – friend dependable.
Addresses of Friends: (transcribed out of the note book I carried during the war) At the top of page 24, the following entry appears, with a circled “X” following the name: Eligio E.
Fuerte State Employee Ponciano Reyes, at the Penal Colony Davao City in Davao % Simpelcio Fuerte HOME TOWN San Narciso, Sambaes This Filipino has given me food at a time when I needed
it the worst! If I do not return, he should be rewarded. I think a suit and new shoes would do.” Eligio Fuerte’s letter was in response to a letter Cary M. Abney sent to Mr. Fuerte in
December 1945, expressing his gratitude for helping his son while a POW, with which he enclosed $100.00.” 51 On April 4, 1943, after two months of planning, ten Americans 52 and two
Filipinos, 53 to serve as guides, escaped from Davao, evaded their captors for days, and 50 After making entries on five pages beginning at the front of the notebook (identified as pages
a – f) he then then made entries beginning at the back of the notebook (identified as pages 1-42). 51 Cary M. Abney’s file. 52 The ten who escaped were First Lieutenant Leo A. Boelens,,
First Lieutenant Michiel Dobervich, Major William E. Dyess, Captain Samuel C. Grashio, First Lieutenant Jack Hawkins, Sergeant Paul H. Marshall, Lieutenant Commander Melvin H. McCoy,
Major Stephen M. Mellnick, Captain Austin “Shifty” Shofner, and Sergeant Robert B. Spielman. McCoy, Commander Melvin H., and Lieutenant Colonel S. M. Mellnich.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 12 made contact with Filipino Guerrillas under Wendell Fertig. This escape was the only mass escape from a Japanese prison camp during the war.54 Nine
of the escapees were evacuated by submarines to Australia. One remained behind with the Guerrillas to fight the Japanese. Their escape is the subject of a recent book, Escape from Davao.
55 Lieutenant Commander Melvin H. McCoy and Major Stephen M. Mellnick were evacuated by submarine to Australia. Major William E. Dyess, Captains Paul H. Marshall and Samuel C. Grashio,
Sergeant Robert B. Spielman, and Lieutenant Commander Charles Thomas “Chick: Parsons,56 who had been engaged in intelligence operations behind Japanese lines, were picked up by the submarine
USS Trout July 8, 1943, at Paradian Bay on Mindanao and taken to Australia.57 Marine Captain Austin “Shifty” Shofner and Lieutenants Michiel Dobervich and Jack Hawkins were evacuated
by the submarine USS Narwhal.58 Lieutenant Leo A. Boelens remained with the Philippine Guerrillas under Wendell Fertig and was killed in action January 22, 1944.59 While at Davao Cary
M. Abney, Jr. prepared and signed a codicil to his will. The codicil was witnessed by Lt. Col. R. (Rufus) N. Rogers, a Texas Aggie from Del Rio, Captain Henry Stober, a Catholic Chaplin,
and also by Maj. John A. Turner, Jr., of Silver City, New Mexico. Copies of the codicil were given to Captain James E. Garrett, of Oklahoma City, Colonel Rogers, and Father Stober, all
of whom were killed: Captain “Ten Escape from Tojo,” as told to Lt. Welbourn Kelly, USNR. <docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box3/a37o01>. 53 The two Filipinos were Benigno de la Cruz and
Victorio Jumarong, who had been confined at the Penal Colony after being convicted of murder. Lucas, John D. Escape from Davao., New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010; McCoy, Commander Melvin
H., and Lieutenant Colonel S. M. Mellnich. “Ten Escape from Tojo,” as told to Lt. Welbourn Kelly, USNR. <docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box3/a37o01>. 54 Citation for Distinguished Service
Cross awarded to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Leo A. Boelens (ASN O-42688), Posthumously; General Orders: Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 22 (1944).
55 Lucas, John D. Escape from Davao, Simon & Schuster, 2010, NY, NY. 56 Parsons undertook eight secret submarine missions to the Philippines, as well as several more by air, supplying
guerrillas with arms, radio equipment, medicine and other supplies, and organized and maintained extensive intelligence networks and coast watcher radio stations throughout the Mindanao,
which transmitted Japanese troop movements to the allied forces. Ingham, Travis. Rendezvous by Submarine: The Story of Charles Parsons and the Guerilla-Soldiers in the Philippines. Doubleday,
Doran and Company, 1945. 57 History and Heritage Command home page. USS Trout (SS-202), 1940-1944. www.history.navy.mil/>. 58 November 15, 1943, the three marines boarded a submarine
at Nasipit, Butuan Bay, Mindanao, which took them to Australia. History of U. S. Marine Corps, Operations in World War II, Appendix A, Marine POWs; 59 Citation, Distinguished Service
Cross awarded to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Leo A. Boelens (ASN O-42688), Posthumously; General Orders: Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 22 (1944).
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 13 Garrett on the Arisan Maru , Father Stober on the Enoura Maru, and Colonel Rogers on the Shinyo Maru. Two photostatic copies of his codicil are in
Cary M. Abney’s file but the file contains no clue as to how he obtained them. Due to the inability to “prove up” the will and codicil by testimony of witnesses to the will, they could
not be probated but Captain Abney’s surviving wife, father, and mother, signed and recorded an agreement that the terms of his will and codicil would be honored as if they had been probated.60
Captain Abney and his Friends on Hell Ships to Japan In October 1944, the Japanese began moving the remaining prisoners (taken on Bataan and Corregidor) to Manila for shipment to Japan.
Many were moved to Bilibid at Manila for processing before boarding ships with no markings to indicate they were carrying prisoners of war. Because life aboard these small steamers and
freighters was “a living Hell,” they became known as “Hell Ships,” at least eight of which were sunk by submarines or planes from U. S. carriers. Shortly after leaving with 750 American
POWs that had been on work details near Lasang, Mindanao, the Shinyo Maru (an antiquated freighter) was torpedoed off the coast of Mindanao by the USS Paddlefish September 7, 1944. Japanese
guards shot many prisoners as they struggled from the holds or were in the water. Of the POWs aboard, 668 died, including 24 listed in Captain Abney’s notebook.61 Five listed in the
notebook survived.62 Unknown to those aboard the Paddlefish, 82 survivors made it to shore where they were helped by friendly Filipinos and made it inland to a Guerrilla group commanded
by a Lieutenant Colonel John H. McGee who had been confined at Davao, had escaped by jumping overboard from the Yashu Maru June 15, 1944, and joined the Guerrilla forces.63 After McGee’s
group sent a radio message to U. S. forces, the USS Narhal was assigned to pick up the survivors and did so on October 29.64 The Arisan Maru, a freighter, left Manila for Japan October
11, 1944, with 1,800 prisoners, and was torpedoed by the USS Shark October 24. At least 28 of the men listed 60 Agreement dated September 25, 1945, Vol.289, Page 541, Deed Records of
Harrison County, Texas. Cary M. Abney File. 61 Names in Captain Abney’s notebook match names in World War II Prisoners of War Data File, December 7, 1941 -November 19, 1946. Hellship
Information and Photographs. <www.west-point.org>. 62 Lieutenant James D. Donlon, Jr., Lieutenant John J. Morett, Lieutenant Charles A. Steinhouser, Jr., and two Aggies, Major Harry
O. Fischer, Class of 1929, and Lieutenant Roy D. Russell, Class of 1942. Mazza, Eugene E. “The American Prisoners of War Rescued after the sinking of the Japanese Transport, Shinyo Maru,
by the USS Paddle, SS 263, on 7 September 1944.” <Submarine Sailor dot.com>. 63 McGee, John H.. Rice and Salt. The Naylor Company, 1962. 64 Mazza, Eugene E. “The American Prisoners of
War Rescued after the sinking of the Japanese Transport, Shinyo Maru, by the USS Paddle, SS 263, on 7 September 1944.” <Submarine Sailor dot.com>.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 14 in Captain Abney’s notebook lost their lives on that ship and no more than eight of the 1,800 prisoners survived.65 Late in the afternoon of December
13, 1944, after receiving about 30 letters from home,66 Captain Abney and 67 of his friends were put on the Oryoku Maru,67 which left Manila the following morning, with 1619 American
POWs packed in its holds.68 U.S. Navy planes from the USS Hornet attacked the unmarked ship, causing it to sink the following day in Subic Bay. Two hundred eighty-six prisoners were
killed or shot in the water as they tried to escape.69 Nine of his friends were killed in the attack on the Oryoku Maru. The survivors were placed on the Enoura Maru, which left Luzon
December 27 with 1,070 prisoners and was bombed by planes from the Hornet January 9, 1945, in Takao Harbor, Formosa. Three hundred sixteen POWs were killed in that attack.70 Captain
Abney was injured and 22 of his friends were killed.71 Captain Abney and 37 of his friends were then placed on board the Brazil Maru, on which Captain Abney and 11 of his friends died
before reaching Japan.72 Of the 68 that left Manila on the Oryoku Maru, 25 were alive when the Brazil reached Japan. A number of those died within a month. 65 Hellship Information and
Photographs, <www.west-point.org>. Names in Captain Abney’s notebook matched names in World War II Prisoners of War Data File, December 7, 1941 -November 19, 1946, documenting the period
12/7/1941 – 11/19/1946. <aad.archives.gov>. 66 One of Captain Abney’s notes on tissue paper states he received a package of about 30 letters December 13, 1944. This was probably the
last note he prepared. 67 Names in Captain Abney’s notebook match names on list of prisoners on the Oryoku. These include Abney, Alder, Austin, Barker, Bartholomees, Batson, Beall, Bovee,
Brundrett, Byrne, Chalek, Charles C. Coleman, Daly, Derrick, Dieckman, Durie, Eggers, Fink, Gamelgaard, Girzi, Goodman, Goodpasture, Hausmann, Hicker, Hooker, Irons, Jimerson, Johnson,
Junker, Kaster, Kelsey, Kelso, Kennady, King, Lawton, Lester, Lewis, Luetzel, Lyon, Markham, Charles W. Miller, Milligan, Moore, Myers, O’Brion, O’Neal, O’Toole, Perrenot, Pettit, Powell,
Preston, Rathblot, Revak, Sadler, Scholes, Shearn, Frederick S. Sherman, Hyman V. Sherman, Raymond G. Sherman, Skarda, Smarr, Sneed, Snyder, Tucker, Van Nostrand, Woodbridge, and Wright.
Erickson, James W. “Oryoku Maru Roster.” <www.westpoint.org/family/japanese-pow/Erickson_OM.htm>. 68 The Hellships Memorial. <http://www.hellshipsmemorial.org/hellships.htm>. 69 Id.
70 Mincho, Gregory F. Death on the Hellships:Prisoners at Sea in the Pacific War. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2001. 71 Names in Captain Abney’s notebook matched names in World
War II Prisoners of War Data File, December 7, 1941 -November 19, 1946, documenting the period 12/7/1941 – 11/19/1946. <aad.archives.gov>. 72 Id.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 15 A letter dated July 24, 1945, from the Adjutant General of the Army to Cary M. Abney, Sr., stated 1619 prisoners of war embarked December 13, 1944,
at Manila on a Japanese vessel, presumably for transfer to Japan and that ship was bombed and sunk in Subic Bay, Luzon, December 15. The letter said partial official lists of those lost
and the survivors had been received from the Japanese government and 942 of the prisoners, including Cary M. Abney, Jr., are officially reported by the Japanese to have lost their lives
at the time and of the survivors remaining in the hands of the Japanese, 59 are reported to have died and others to have been later transferred to Japan. The letter said only 2 of the
prisoners of war aboard are known to have evaded recapture and returned to our forces. A later letter, dated January 12, 1948, from the Adjutant General to Cary M. Abney, Sr. stated
information recently received indicates "your son survived the bombing and sinking of the Oryoku Maru Maru on 15 December 1944 and was transferred to the Enoura Maru which was bombed
9 January 1945 in Takao Harbor, Formosa. He was then placed on board the Brazil Maru and died 28 January 1945 at sea between Formosa and Japan of wounds incurred in the bombing of the
Enoura Maru." Published reports state the survivors of the Oryoku Maru were loaded on the Enoura Maru, which took a direct hit by a U.S. Navy bomber, killing over half of the 500 POWs,
and the survivors were put aboard the Brazil Maru and arrived in Moji, Japan on January 29, 1945. Only 450 of the original 1619 on the Oryoku were still alive.73 Included in those killed
on the Oryoku were a son, Major T. N Powell, Jr. (listed in Captain Abney’s notebook) and his father, Lieutenant Colonel T. N. Powell.74 At least two other men from Marshall,
Texas, were on the Oryoky Maru when it was attacked: Captain Jack W. Kelly, Army Air Corps, Texas A&M Class of 1929, entered service as a First Lieutenant July 31, 1941, and was killed
in the attack on the Oryoku Maru.75 His name does not appear in Captain Abney’s notes but a newspaper article reports he was taken at Bataan.76 73 Brown, Colonel Charles M. Brown, Lieutenant
Loyd E. Mills, Major Edward Konik, and Commander Arthur G. Beale, and Edward Fisher, DBC Liaison Officer. “The Oryoku Maru Story,” Compiled by Four Survivors in 1983: (Taken from a legal
summary from the War Crimes Trials). < www.oryokumaruonline. org/oryoku_maru_story.html> 74 Erickson, James W. “Oryoku Maru Roster.” <www.west-point.org/family/japanesepow/Erickson_OM.htm>.
75 World War II Prisoners of War Data File, December 7, 1941 -November 19, 1946, documenting the period 12/7/1941 – 11/19/1946. <aad.archives.gov> 76 “Kelly Lost on Jap Transport,” Marshall
News Messenger, July 26, 1945, page 1.
Captain Cary McClure Abney, Jr. 16 Second Lieutenant Thomas Underwood Austin,77 Field Artillery, initially was reported as killed in the attack on the Oryoku Maru78 but a later report
stated he died January 28, 1945 on the Brazil Maru.79 Of the twenty Aggies listed in Captain Abney’s notebook, sixteen were killed or died: one on Bataan before the surrender, one at
Cabanatuan, one in a prison camp in Korea, six on the Arisan Maru, four on the Shinyo Maru, one on the Enoura Maru, one (Captain Abney) on the Brazil Maru, and one in a prison camp in
Japan. Only four survived the war. Captain Harry O. Fischer, Class of 1929, and Lieutenant Roy D. Russell, Class of 1942, survived the sinking of the Shinyo Maru and were rescued by
the USS Narhal 80 and Captain Joseph A. Revak, Class of 1930, and Lieutenant Robley D. Evans, Class of 1940, were liberated from prison camps in Japan. Of the 221 men whose names appear
in Captain Abney’s notebook, 135 were killed in action, executed 81 or died during their captivity. Eighty-six survived, including one who escaped,82 five who were rescued by the U.
S. Navy after the ship on which they were being transported was sunk, and 80 who were liberated from prisoner of war camps in the Philippines, Korea, Manchuria and Japan. Ninety-nine
died on Hell Ships. 77 He was the son of Charles Henry Austin, Jr. and Marie Bankston Lawson of Marshall. 78 “Kelly Lost on Jap Transport,” Marshall News Messenger, July 26, 1945, page
1. 79 Erickson, James W. “Oryoku Maru Roster.” <www.west-point.org/family/japanesepow/Erickson_OM.htm>. Information in Cary M. Abney’s file indicates he had been given the same information.
80 Mazza , Eugene E. “The American Prisoners of War Rescued after the sinking of the Japanese Transport, Shinyo Maru, by the USS Paddle, SS 263, on 7 September 1944.” <Submarine Sailor
dot.com>. 81 In January 1942, after authorization by General Douglas MacArthur, Lieutenant Colonel Claude A. Thorp, four American officers and nine American enlisted men left Bataan
and organized a guerrilla force. Colonel Thorp and others were captured October 29, 1942, and executed October 4, 1943, in La Loma Cemetery in Manila. Dizon, Herminia S. “The Complete
Data Covering the Guerrilla Activities of the Late Col. Claude A. Thorp.” <www.battlingbastardsbataan.com/dizon.htm>. Japanese records show he was executed as a guerrilla September 30,
1943. World War II Prisoners of the Japanese Data Files, created 4/2005 – 10/2007, documenting the period ca. 1941 – ca. 1945. <aad archives.gov>. 82 Lt. Colonel John H. McGee escaped
by jumping overboard from the Yashu Maru on the night of June 15, 1944, when the ship was in Zamboanga harbor to take POWs from the Davao Penal Colony to Cebu City. After escaping, he
joined Guerrilla forces on Mindanao. McGee, John H., Rice and Salt. The Naylor Company, 1962.
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EXHIBITS TRANSCRIBED OR PREPARED BY AUTHOR Page EXHIBIT “A” Entries (other than names) in Captain Abney’s Notebook 23 EXHIBIT “B” Tabulation of Numbers Killed, Escaped, Rescued or Liberated
31 EXHIBIT “C” Texas Aggies Listed in Captain Abney’s Notebook 33 EXHIBIT “D” Alphabetical List of Names in Captain Abney’s Notebook 37 EXHIBIT “E” Location and Dates of Death 59 EXHIBIT
“F” Men who Escaped, were Rescued or Liberated 73 21
23 EXHIBIT “A” Entries in Captain Abney’s Notebook For reference, beginning at the front of the notebook, the first six pages are designated as pages a, b, c, d, e and f, and are shown
in that order. Then, as Captain Abney apparently had done, the book was turned over and, beginning at the back-front, the pages are designated as pages 1 – 42. Some notes regarding specific
officers and men are included on the schedules listing the names identified in Captain Abney’s notebook and are not included on this exhibit. Page a In case of my death, mail this book
to one of the following: Winston Taylor, Att. at Law, W. F.Young, both live in Marshall, Texas. 1st try to contact Taylor then Young. Page b The following are addresses of the men and
officers I have known and wish to remember if and when I ever get out of this mess. Right Now I think my chances are nil! I have noted (with it) the names of the ones I have been closely
associated with and who will be able to give some information about me. 1. 5 days in Bataan. 2. Filipinos in Hills – Suddenly. 3. To Orion in 1 P.M. 4. Nite at aid station. 5. Surrender.
6. Day in Orion – Jap from L. (illegible). 7. 36 hours in Balanga – Beach next 8. 48 hours in Gnagna 9. 48 hours in Hosiehda 10. 5 days at San Franado (San Fernando) 11. Train ride to
Capas I have an additional $5000.00 of Gov. insurance which is payable to my father with my mother as 1st alternate, and my wife as 2nd alternate. It is my desire that mydad take a trip
with the money. Signed Cary M. Abney, Jr.
EXHIBIT “A” -Entries in Captain Abney’s Notebook 24 Page 1 Original of data left with my friend X on page 24 to be mailed to Winston Taylor – friend dependable. Addresses of Friends:
(transcribed out of the note book I carried during the war) Page 6 Capt. J. L. Daldivar, M.D. ----treated me after I was hit on Alongo R. Front yy Page 12 Lt. Daniel J. Beyer ----I hid
under his tank during a severe air raid at Margot – wrecked the place. “Mitchen lost” Page 16 Lt. Eugene P. Boyt, Eng. ----Living with me when the Japanese blew our house to hell – killing
6 of the 9 occupants. Page 17 Lt. Hugh J. Haslett, A.C. ----Went with Cooke and I on charge to reestablish O.PL.AR in Orion Sector 3/13/42 – “HELL!” Page 19 Capt. Leslie F. Zimmerman
----with us on line 3 months Lt. John W. Kelsey, A.C. ----Hit with shrapnel. At Cabacaban escaped. With me at time Bataan fell – lived! Page 20 Lt. Earl D. Eggers, A.C. ----Commanding
officer of the 2nd Observation Squadron when it was made into Infantry: gave me or got all of the data on the case of Corp. L. Tenny. Dr. Tenny was given to me as L. Tenny’s nearest
relative. Lt. Thomas U. Austin ----Grand parents were Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Bankston, Marshall, Texas.
EXHIBIT “A” -Entries in Captain Abney’s Notebook 25 Page 21 Lt. Fred P. LaBoon, Q.M.C. ----Brought in Capt Derick when lines were N. of Guagwa. M. H. Cain ----Lt. Col. ----on boat with
me. Page 22 Murray Max L. Day, 1st Lt, F.A. ----Prinston grad. Slept next to me when I was confined in #B with Malaria. Took care of me when I was all doped up on quinine. Page 23 Calvin
G. Jackson, Maj. M.C. ----Took care of me in #2 when I had Malaria. Mr. Otto Darnell took his whiskey away from him and broke the bottle during new years party at the country club in
–Adley, Ohio. Jackson was responsible for getting me medicine for my throat ailment – Quite a relief.” Page 24 At the top of page 24, the following entry appears, with a circled “X”
following the name: Eligio E. Fuerte State Employee Ponciano Reyes, at the Penal Colony Davao City in Davao % Simpelcio Fuerte HOME TOWN San Narciso, Sambaes This Filipino has given
me food at a time when I needed it the worst! If I do not return, he should be rewarded. I think a suit suit and new shoes would do. Capt. John H. O’Toole ----Met him hin boat going
to Davao. Had a bad case of Beri Beri. Capt R. M. Vick, Jr. ----Met on boat; consulting eng. Page 25 Lt. Clifford Hardwick, Jr. ---“Tex” was killed by sniper at McDonie. Recovered horses
left by Capt Wheller’s Detail – Wheeler was wounded. Contact his family. Silver Star – Maj. P. M. Jones January 20, 1942 Insurance ? Lost in Mts., got whole Reg. out.
EXHIBIT “A” -Entries in Captain Abney’s Notebook 26 Lt. Col. C. A. Thorp, Cav. Reg. Army, was with Hardwick when killed. Page 26 Master Sgt. William G. Boyd ----Texas A&M C 17. Lost
his commission. Divorced. Looked like a Kentucky Mountaineer – black beard. Page 29 Lt. Henry E. Michelson, Jr. Killed on a patrol at Pillar Field, Bataan. Date: March 30, 1942. Time:
12:10 A.M. ----The patrol was sent on S-2 duty to Tenjeras – to establish observation and listening post. They left my H.Q. in the Orion Sector at 6:15 P.M. on March 29, 1946. Page 31
E. B. Burgess, 1st Lt. A.C. Had completely lost his mind at the time I left the C.C. at Cabanatuan 10/26/42. Malnutrition is believed to be the primary cause, with severe Malaria as
a contributory cause. Lived near Ft. Worth, Texas. Capt. Charles Hoss. ----Died from ----Malaria and malnutrition ---at Cabanatuan. Maj. George Eaker, Riverside Calif. Died of Dyptheria
at Cabanatuan. Page 32 Close friend whom I saw die. ----Maj. “Buck” Davis ----lived in Lufkin, Texas -----Killed at Clark Field the first day; high flying bombers – at B.O.Q. I had his
watch and the brass off of his uniform but same was lost when all my personal property had to be abandoned on retreat – due to lack of transportation. Capt. Harry E. White ----Died at
Cabanatuan C.C. Died of wet beriberi. I was on detail that took him to the hospital (call it a hospital if you dare: it was a hell hole if I ever saw one!) The primary cause of his death
was malnutrition; he starved to death. Disentary were contributory causes. Page 33 1st Sgt. Samuel J. Dawson ----“Missing in action” 4/7/41. Lost in evacuation of Clark Field. Not seen
on Bataan. ----Has a mother and step father. 2nd Lt. William “Bill” F. Botterhill ----died of heat exhaustion ---Lt. Lang saw him fall out but not dead. Believed to have died – sure
within reason ---believed to have been shot ---never reached O’Donnell.
EXHIBIT “A” -Entries in Captain Abney’s Notebook 27 Page 35 In the last organized resistance on Bataan, I lost all of the men attached to me except Corporal Clyde Goolsby, 19044221,
7th Mat. Squadron. Goolsby was severely wounded, but lived. Pvt. James Kerr was killed by same bomb that hit me. Goolsby & Kerr are the only ones of the detail I can account for; however
I know the rest were killed; none of them ever came to the prison camp; 4 were seen dead. Corp. Clyde Goolsby, 1215 W. 9th Stillwater, Oklahoma. Wounded on Limay-Lamao line in Alonga
R. sector. Kerr killed at 12:A.M. Left leg blown off by dive bomber. Age 28. He said there was a mistake on his tag: sister who lived in PA. Was his only relative – her home was not
stated correctly on his tag. His body was left on the line – 100 yds to R of road. Page 36 Contact Dr. Tenny, Young Building, Marshall, Tex about the death of is brother. I did the best
I could to get full inform.; the following is all there was available: Name – Corp. L. Teny. Made Corp. 4/1/42. Had $10,000.00 Gov. Insurance as per Sgt. Fetterman. Died about May 12,
1942. Died at O’Donnell, Pampa, GA, P.I. Buried there, Died of Malaria and dysentery, possibly basilary. Had nothing of value on his person at the time of his death. Several members
of the 2nd Observation confirmed the fact that the boy died. There seems to be no doubt. The name and address of his commanding officer is listed in the address section of this book
-Lt. E. Eggers – (page 20). Tenny commanded a machine gun squad. In the 2nd Obs. Sqdn. – further info. from me. Page 38 Claim for lost property were mailed to Winston Taylor with instructions
to place them in safety deposit box 1st Nat. Bank, Marshall, Texas. I lost ALL property of all kind, either thru abandonment during retreat or from being stripped by Japanese soldiers:
I have nothing of value in my possession at this time. 11/14/42 Debts To Be Paid Wilber Hardy $10.00 I am indebted to the following men and arrangements should be made to pay them as
soon as possible. possible. 2 of my men let me have money & checks were given on the Marshall National Bank at Marshall, Texas.
EXHIBIT “A” -Entries in Captain Abney’s Notebook 28 Page 37 The checks were as follows: Pvt Samuel Schueman -$125.00, La Plate, MD. S/sg Ellis T. Britt 15.00 Schueman’s check was not
dated. Britt lost his check. His address can be had by writing to the Adj. Gen., Washington, D.C. Page 39 The family is believed to have sent me 1 check for Xmas 1941 – it was not received
– a claim should be made for same. My allotment was raised to 225.00 starting Jan. 1, 1942 – for an indefinite period. 11/14/42 I took and am carrying 5,000.00 Gov. Insurance – in addition
to that which I already have. It is payable to my father, then mother, and then my wife. It is my intention that both parents will have passed away before my wife to receive any of the
money from this particular policy. Signed Cary M. Abney, Jr. Capt. U. S. Army Air Corps My Tex. A&M College Class Ring, wedding ring, silver Capt. Bars, and Page 40 money sent home before
and during war. Money order for 50.00 1. Number 119143 2. Payable to my wife 3. Mailed to U.S. by registered air 12/2/41 4. Bought at Ft. Stotsenburg, Pampanga, P.I. 12/2/41 I feel sure
the letter was lost. Check to see if the money was received. U. S. Army Pay check $475.00 1. Number of check 37,941 on the account of Brinkmeyer 2. Voucher No. 4675 3. Payable to myself
and indorsed to my wife
EXHIBIT “A” -Entries in Captain Abney’s Notebook 29 4. Mailed March 2, 1942 5. Was my pay Feb. 28, 1942 6. Mailed on Bataan & taken to Corragidor same day 7. It is believed the letter
was taken by the Japanese 8. Letter addressed to wife. Check to see if it was rec’d. Page 41 Addition to other duties when Captain J. Y. Parker went to hospital. Pushed out of Orion
Sector 4/8/42. Fought a disasterous rear guard action back to line between Limay and Lamio – on Alonga River. Line completely shattered by Japanese Infantry the following day at 4:00
P.M. The attempt to form a line at cab cabin were a total failure! – S.N.A.F.U.” “Surrender at Bataan 4/9/42 Took to Hills & Surrendered Taken to O’Donnel 5/3/42 Taken to Cabanatuan
6/2/42 I left the C.C. at Cabanatuan 10/26/42 Taken to Mindanao to Penal Colony near Davao 11/8/42 Page 42 Left Marshall, Texas 3/26/41 to take 1 year in U. S. Army. Reported for duty
3/28/41. Made Captain 8/11/41. Ordered to Philippines 8/11/41. Left Ft. Mason, San Francisco Aug 29, 1941. Arrived in Manila, P.I. 9.16/41. To Clark Field, Pampanga, PI as Investigating
Officer and Assistant Post Adjutant. Organized & Commanded HW and HW Squadron 4th Comp. Group until 2 days before war. Made Post Adj. of Clark Field under Maj. M. Daly. Took the Post
Adj. job at the time war broke. Orders never published. Clark Field evacuated 12/24/41. Transferred to Service Com. Under Col. Laughing-House. Organized into Infantry 1/--/42. Organized
Orion Sector & went to front in Hosienden –Abnci Line –ABO-ABO River area. Fell back to Orion Sector 4 hours later. Adj. of 1st Prov. Air Corps Infantry. Took over G-2 Duties.
EXHIBIT "B" Tabulation of Numbers Killed, Escaped, Rescued or Liberated Names in Notebook (some illegible not included) 221 Deaths Killed on Bataan or Bataan Death March 6 Died or Killed
at Camp O-Donnell 1 Died or Killed at Cabanatuan 3 Died or Killed at other locations in Philippines 4 Executed according to Japanese records 9/30/43 1 Died at Prison Camp in Korea 1
Died at Prison Camps in Japan 19 Location not Shown in Records 1 Died or Killed on Hell Ships: Unidentified ship from Olongapo to San Fernando 2 Arisan Maru 28 Brazil Maru 13 Enoura
Maru 23 Oryoku Maru 9 Shinyo Maru 24 Total Killed or Died on Ships 99 Total Deaths Shown by Records 135 Escaped 1 Rescued by U. S. Navy after Ship Sank 5 Liberated at: Bilibid or Cabanatuan
3 Canabatuan 3 Daveo 9 Korea 9 Manchuria 3 Philippines, location not shown 3 Osaka 19 Fukuosa POW Camp 1 11 Other POW Camps in Tokyo Area 9 Location not Known 11 Total Liberated 80 Total
Known to have Survived 86 Total 221 31
EXHIBIT "C" Texas Aggies listed in Notebook of Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Rank Last Name First Name Middle Init. Branch State City Notes Page Date of Death Place of Death Liberated or
Rescued at Capt. Abney, Jr. Cary M. F.A. TX Mashall 1/28/45 Brazil Maru M. Sgt. Boyd, Class of 1927 William G. CA Salinas Lost his commission. Divorced. Looked like a Kentucky Mountaineer
-black beard. Cerebral malaria. 26 10/24/44 Arisan Maru Capt. Brundrett, Class of 1933, O-311944 George C. TX Wichita Falls 25 7/4/45 Inchon, Korea 1st. Lt. Burgess, Class of 1938, O-365275
Edgar B. A.C. TX Ft. Worth Had completely lost his mind at the time I left the C.C. at Cabanatuan 10/26/42. Malnutrian is believed to be the primary cause, with severe Malaria as a contributory
cause. 30 10/24/44 Arisan Maru 1st. Lt. Chenault, Class of 1937 Maxey C. A.C. TX Snyder 22 9/7/44 Shinyo Maru Lt. Evans, Class of 1940 Robley D. F.A. TX Vernon 7 Osaka Page 33
EXHIBIT "C" Texas Aggies listed in Notebook of Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Maj. Fischer, Class of 1929 Harry O. Eng. TX San Antonio 14 Survived sinking of Shinyo, rescued by USS Narhal
Capt. Froebel, Class of 1935 Gus H. TX San Antonio 8 9/7/44 Shinyo Maru Lt. Hardwick, Jr., Class of 1937 Clifford G. TX Sherman "Tex" was killed by sniper at Moron. Recovered horses
left by Capt. Wheeler's detail -Wheeler was wounded. Contact his family. 25 1/18/42 Morong, Bataan Capt. Henry, Class of 1939 James M. A.C. TX Kingsville 7 10/24/44 Arisan Maru Lt. Kennady,
Jr., Class of 1940, O-389727 Marshall H. TX Ft. Worth Tanks 12 2/19/45 Fukuoka Camp 1 Maj. King, Class of 1922 John V. AGD TX Bryan 13 1/9/45 Enoura Maru Capt. Millard, Class of 1940
Melvin R. TX Ft. Worth 10/24/44 Arisan Maru Capt. Miller, Class of 1939 Ross I. TX Bryan 9/7/44 Shinyo Maru Page 34
EXHIBIT "C" Texas Aggies listed in Notebook of Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. 2nd Lt. Muse. Class of 1940 John W. A.C. TX Dallas Died at Cabanatuan C.C. on July 25, 1942. died of celeberal
Malaria. 30 7/25/42 Cabanatuan Capt. Revak, Class of 1930 Joseph A. Ord. TX Beaumont 6 Fukuoka Camp 1 Lt. Col. Rogers, Class of 1926 Rufus H. TX Del Rio Texas A&M graduate. Has 1 of
the copies to codicil to will. 26 9/7/44 Shinyo Maru Lt. Russell, Class of 1942 Roy D. TX Ft. Worth "Frogie" 26 Survived sinking of Shinyo, rescued by USS Narhal Lt. Stukenburg, Class
of 1940 John Darrell OK Ardmore 10/24/44 Arisan Maru Capt. Vick, Jr., Class of 1935, O-328575 Roy M. TX Bryan Met on boat; consulting eng. 24 10/24/44 Arisan Maru 20 Texas Aggies, including
Abney; are among the names in his notebook.. Of those, one escaped, three survived, and sixteen were killed in action or were killed or died while prisoners. Six died on the Arisan Maru
, four on the Shinyo Maru , one on the Enoura Maru and two, including Abney, on the Brazil Maru Maru . One was killled in action before the surrender at Bataan and two died in a POW
camps. Information as to death and liberation obtained from The National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 -11/19/1946, and and Davao Penal Colony #502(DEPOCOL)
Primary Camp Roster based on NARA Card Files(many are incorrectly listed and/or omitted). The Arisan Maru, Brazil Maru, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, and Shinyo Maru were freighters on which
prisoners were transported from camps in the Philippines to Japan and other locations. Abney was on the Oryoku when it was sunk in Subic Bay, then loaded on the Enoura and after it was
sunk he and the other survivors were loaded on the Brazil Maru. Page 35
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Rank Last
Name First Name Middle Init. Branch State City Notes Page Date of Death Place of Death Liberated at Capt. Abney, Jr. Cary M. F.A. TX Marshall 1/28/45 Brazil Lt. Alder Dwayne W. F.A.
UT Nuduale 5 1/24/45 Brazil Capt. Altman Jack C. TX Amarillo 1 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Amend Don A. Inf. KS Wichita f 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Amos Frederick C. MO Kansas City Architect e
Davao 2d. Lt. Arnold Igor S. Inf. Berkley Russian Boy. Was in Islands before war. Tall & had unusual voice, Inf. In Phil. Army. 24 Davao Lt. Akins William T. AC TX Also knew John Abney.
Grandfather in "pen." 19 Location not shown; POW camp in Korea Lt. Austin Thomas U. F.A. TX Marshall 20 1//28/45 Brazil Pvt. Ayers Billy A. A.C. TX Marshall 20 Fukuoka Camp per Marshall
News Messenger 2nd Lt. Bandy Kenneth A A.C. TX Gainesville Ruben's friend c 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Bank Bank Bert (Bertram) A.C. AL Tusculosa 18 Cabanatuan Capt. Barker Robert A. IL Springfield
Regular Army, antitank co. 6 1/17/45 Brazil Capt. Bartholomees Louis CO Denver 13 12/15/44 Oryoku Page 37
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Maj. Batson,
Jr. Howard M. F.A, WV Mannington e 1/30/45 Moji Hosp Capt. Beall John F. TX Farwell C515th, O-40593 22 2/8/45 Fuk-17-Omuta Capt. Berry Frederick L. NV Burlingame 22 Fukuoka Camp 1 2nd
Lt. Berry Gleneth B. OK Granite f Korea Capt. Bewley Edward N. CA Los Altos e 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Beyer Daniel J. WI Milwaukee 12 Not shown Capt. Bigger Theodore C. A.C. SC York 14 Davao
Capt. Bleich L. C. M.C. NY Buffalo 15 Osaka Capt. Bond Dow G. NM Taos 19 Osaka 2nd Lt. Botterill, Jr. William F. CO Denver Died of heat exhaustion. Lt. Lang saw him fall out, but not
dead. Believed to have died -sure within reason. Orinio and Lubon Balanga and Orinio. More than likely Orinio & Lus. Believed to have been shot. Never reached O'Donnel. 33 Bataan Death
March Capt. Bovee Frank W. C.A. MI Lansing 10 2/18/45 Fuk-01-Main Page 38
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics M. Sgt.
Boyd, Class of 1927 William G. CA Salinas Lost his commission. Divorced. Looked like a Kentucky Mountaineer -black beard. Cerebral malaria. 26 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Boyt Eugene P. Eng.
MO Rolla Living with me when the Japanese blew our house to hell -killing 6 of the occupants. 16 Osaka Maj. Braun Albert W. Chaplin NM Mescalero 26 Bilibid Brinkmeyer J. E. TX Dallas
f Tokyo S/Sgt. Britt Ellis T. A.C. CT 37 Manchuria Lt Broadwater Robert J. F.A. OR Corvallis 13 Osaka Capt. Browne Albert IA Council Bluff Dental Officer at Stotsenburg 1 Japan PFC Browne
V. R. e 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Brundrett, Class of 1933 George C. TX Wichita Falls 25 7/4/45 Inchon, Korea Page 39
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics 1st. Lt.
Burgess Edgar B. A.C. TX Ft. Worth Had completely lost his mind at the time I left the C.C. at Cabanatuan 10/26/42. Malnutrian is believed to be the primary cause, with severe Malaria
as a contributory cause. 30 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Burson C. E. DDS CO Denver Dentist with 200th 15 Not Shown Capt. Byrne Patrick J. A.C. NY Yonkers Got ambushed (lived) at first of war.
14 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Col. Cain Memory H. F.A. NM Deming 21 Not Shown Lt. Cannon, Jr. Charles M. A.C. FL Tampa Knew Tom Abney 18 1/12/43 Osaka 2nd Lt. Carleton Robert K. F.A. NY Stone
Ridge c 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Chalek William D. A.C. IL Chicago 18 Fukuoka Camp 1 1st. Lt. Chenault, Class of 1937 Maxey C. A.C. TX Snyder 22 9/7/44 Shinyo Pvt. Cleveland James A. TX Carthage
698 Ord. e 9/7/44 Shinyo 1st Sgt. Coleman Charles C. WV Hurricane 14 Osaka Page 40
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney,
Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Lt. Coleman Lloyd A. A.C. MS Doddsville 11 Korea Lt. Col. Compton Irving TX Mineral Wells 21 12/15/44 Oryoku
Lt. Comuntzis John N. A.C. WV Fairmont 14 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Cooke James H. A.C. VT Burlington One of the Lts. With me when we charged to reestablish__ P.L AR in Orion Sector March 13,
1942 10:00 A.M. 3 6/18/43 Osaka Lt. Costigan Harold E. MO Grain Valley Tanks 9 Davao Capt. Croom Clifford A. TX Houston Humble Oil & Refining 16 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Crowl Gordon S. OH
Columbus Botony Dept, Ohio State 7 9/7/44 Shinyo Col. Daly Maurice F. AC CT Hartford 10 1/21/45 Brazil Capt. D'Amore Adanto A. S. M.C. OH Youngstown O-21037 c Tokyo Lt. Danca Richard
E. IL Forest Park 2 11/13/42 Philippines Page 41
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Capt. Davis
Buck TX Lufkin Killed at Clark Field the first day. High flying Japanese Bombert -at B.O.Q. I had his watch and the brass off of his uniform but same was lost when all my personal property
had to be abandoned on retreat due to lack of transportation. 32 12/8/41 Bataan Maj. Davis W. R. NM Clovis 9 10/24/44 Arisan Page 42
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics 1st Sgt.
Dawson Samuel J. My 1st Sgt. Hq. and Hq. Sqdn. 4th Comp. Gp. Clark Field, Pampanga, P.I. Lost in evacuaton of Clark Field. Not seen on Bataan. Parents live in Ft. Worth. Has a mother
and step father. 32 MIA 4/27/42 Philippines 1st Lt. Day Murray M. F.A. NH Temple Prinston Grad. Slept next to me when I was confined in #2 with Malaria. Took care of me when I was doped
up on Quinine. 22 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Day Roy W. M.C. CA Oakdale 7 Tokyo Capt. Derrick Ralph R. P.I. Manila 4 Korea W/O Dieckman John H. CA 2 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Dixon, Jr. Wiley Lee
KY Henderson Regular Army, Inf. 7 1/2/43 Zentsuji Page 43
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Lt. Donlon,
Jr. James D. F.A. CA Antioch 5 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal S/Sgt. Downing Carl E. TX Hilsboro Had known John Abney at Hilsboro, Tex. 19 Manchuria Capt. Durie A. E. TX Houston
A French boy: met on boat card. Rich. Mos---24 1/20/45 Brazil Lt. Eggers Earl D. A.C. ID Caldwell Gave me the data on Corp. L. Tenny. 20 12/15/44 Oryoku Lt. Evans, Class of 1940 Robley
D. F.A. TX Vernon 7 Osaka Capt. Field Albert K. C.A. NM Deming d 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Finigan Charles R. MT St. Paul e 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Fink Hugh H. F.A. TX El Paso 13 1/25/45 Brazil
Maj. Fischer, Class of 1929 Harry O. Eng. TX San Antonio 14 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal Lt. Forsythe John Royden MD Baltimore 3 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Frank Legrand C. QMC UT Salt
Lake City Bishop in Morman Church 18 2/19/43 Tanaga 1st Lt. Franks Perry L. MI Melford 21 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Froebel, Class of 1935 Gus H. TX San Antonio 8 9/7/44 Shinyo Page 44
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Fuerte
Eligio E. Sambales, San Narcisco, P.I. This Filipino has given me food at a time when I needed it the worst! If I do not return he should be rewarded. I think a suit and new shoes would
do. 24 Capt. Gamelgaard Irwin W. F.A. WA Seattle 13 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Garrett Charles I. KY Ludlow 8 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Garrett James E. OK Oklahoma City Has 1 copy of the (only)
codicil to my will. 16 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Geer Paul AC & F.A. OK Oklahoma City 9 Osaka Lt. Girsi Edward E. CA San Francisco 3 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Glebis Anthony L. A.C. WI Racine Big
Lithuanyan Boy. 11 1/10/45 Enoura Lt. Goodman Shields Navy KY Louisville d 12/15/44 Oryoku Lt. Goodpasture, Jr. John A. VA Briston 10 Korea Corp. Goolsby Clyde OK Stilwater Wounded on
Limay-Lamao line in Alanga R. Sector. 31 Not Shown 2d. Lt. Goyne Leonard O. TX Ft. Worth d 9/7/44 Shinyo Shinyo Lt. Col. Greathouse Albert T. Inf. WA Seattle f Davao Page 45
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Lt. Haile,
II Ernest S. C.A. Cuba Havana 13 9/7/44 Shinyo Cpl. Harrold Abner A.C. OK Edmonton f Osaka Lt. Col. Hardee David L. Inf. NC Durham 12 Davao Lt. Hardwick, Jr., Class of 1937 Clifford
G. TX Sherman "Tex" was killed by sniper at Moron. Recovered horses left by Capt. Wheeler's detail -Wheeler was wounded. Contact his family. 25 1/18/42 Morong, Bataan 2d. Lt. Harris
Richard E. e 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Haslett Hugh J. A.C. ND Grand Forks 17 Date not shown Location not shown Not in NARA or Japanese POW lists 1st. Lt. Hausmann Carl W. NJ Weehauwken Catholic
Priest d 1//25/45 Brazil Lt. Heard, Jr. Willie S. LA West Monroe Lawyer 9 10/24/44 Arisan Maj. Heidger Luther C. M.C. CT Bridgport 25 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Henry, Class of 1939 James M.
A.C. TX Kingsville 7 10/24/44 Arisan Maj. Hicker Eugene S. ID Burley 26 Fukuoka Camp 1 Capt. Hill Edward L. WA Seattle Druggist in No. 36; sick as hell; was to marry Army Nurse. 4 12/7/42
Philippines Maj. Hill Robert Eng. Manila, P.I. Philippine Army 1 Cabanatuan Page 46
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Lt. Hilley
Arthur G. A.C. TX Sidney 11 Osaka Capt. Hooker Thane H. MI Rochester 4 1/9/45 Enoura Civilian Hornstein Max Switze rland St. Gall Interned with us at Davao Penal Colony. c Davao Lt.
Col. Hunter R. G. F.A. IL Chicago 12 10/24/44 Arisan Illegible Remainder of page is illegible due to smearing of ink entries. 27 Illegible Most of this page is illegible. 29 Maj. Irons
Arthur L. WA Seattle Dentist at Stotsenburg. 10 Korea Maj. Jackson Calvin G. M.C. OH Kenton Took care of me in # 2 when I had malaria. Mr. Jackson was responsible for getting me medicine
for my throat ailment -quite a relief! 23 Tokyo 1st Lt. Jenks Leonard C. B. A.C. OK Oklahoma City 17 9/7/44 Shinyo Cpl. Jensen D. D. A.C. WI Racine 23 Osaka Capt. Jimerson H. A. AZ Tuscon
9 2/4/45 Kokura Mil. Hosp. Maj. Johnson Lee AG CA San Francisco 15 1/9/45 Enoura Page 47
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Lt. Johnson
Russell B. A.C. OK Smithville 3 Osaka Maj. Jones Paul M. Cav. DC Washington Silver Star. January 20, 1942. Insurance? Lost in Mts., got whole Reg. out. 17, 25 10/24/44 Arisan 2nd Lt.
Jones Paul P. A.C. TX Austin Married. Just before leaving died of Malaria & dysentary. Texas Univ. Graduate. 29 1/4/43 Cabanatuan Capt. Jones, Jr. Ernest W. AZ Tuscon 2 10/24/44 Arisan
Capt. Junker, Jr. Edward NM Tohatchi d Korea Lt. Kaster Jack L. A.C. TX El Paso Hit at C. Field 1st day -lived 17 12/28/44 Enoura Lt. Kelsey John W. A.C. NY NY Hit with shrapnel. At
Cabcabanan. Escaped. With me at time Bataan fell -lived. 19 3/15/45 Fukuoka #4 2d. Lt. Kelso Walter H. A.C. TX Galveston d 3/4/45 Fukuoka Camp 1 Lt. Kennady, Jr., Class of 1940 Marshall
H. TX Ft. Worth Tanks 12 2/19/45 Fukuoka Camp 1 Page 48
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Pvt. Kerr
James Killed at 12:00 AM left leg blown off by dive bomber, age 28. His body was left on the line -100 yds to R. of road. 31 4/8/42 Bataan Maj. King, Class of 1922 John V. AGD TX Bryan
13 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Knapp Raymond H. QMC TX San Antonio 2 Philippines Lt. LaBoon Fred P. QMC OK Oklahoma City 21 Osaka Lt. Lancanster, Jr. Ollie A.C. FL Daytona Beach 18 Osaka Lt.
Lang, Jr. William J. A.C. TX Richardson 11 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Laragay Edwin J. DDS NP Patterson Dental Officer in #30 12 1/23/45 Brazil Col. Laughinghouse N. R. Location not shown
Capt. Lawton Marion R. SC Garnett Col. Irwing's exec. d Korea Maj. Lester John E. Ord. TX Dallas f Fukuoka Camp 1 Lt. Col. Lewis John L. F.A. AR Lake Village 21 1/28/45 Brazil Lt. Livergood
Wayme A.C. TX Houston 6 10/24/44 Arisan 1st Lt. Lloyd Tony B. C.A. WA Waitsburg My room mate on boat. 2 Not shown Nagoya Sub Camp #2 Page 49
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Capt. Lucas
Marvin H. F.A. NM Albuqurque 19 Fukuoka Camp 1 Maj. Luetzel William P. QMC MI Berkley 18 2/16/45 Kokura Mil. Hosp. 1st Lt. Lyon Julian V. NC Creedmoor f Korea Lt. Markham, O-385596 Warren
H. A.C. CA Long Beach 14 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Martin Brice J. Inf. TX Houston 11 Location not shown Capt. McCorkel "Chick" Killed by a sniper in the Orion Sector 2/10/42. ---Came over
on boat with me. ---Had a wife and 2 children. ---Contact Lt. Eggers to get the address of his wife -none of his property was saved. 28 2/10/42 Bataan Lt. McCown Johnny A.C. TX Grandview
15 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Col. McGee John H. WI Plymouth 26 Escaped Page 50
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Lt. Michelson
Henry E. Killed on a patrol at Pillar Field, Bataan, March 20, 1942 at 12:10 A.M. 28 3/20/42 Bataan Capt. Millard, Class of 1940 Melvin R. TX Ft. Worth e 10/24/44 Arisan Maj. Miller
Charles W. A.C. OK Sapula 15 12/14/44 Oryoku Ens. Miller George H. USNR CA San Francisco e 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Miller Robert N. NH Littleton 3 Cabanatuan or Bilibid Capt. Miller, Class
of 1939 Ross I. TX Bryan e 9/7/44 Shinyo 2nd Lt. Milligan J. C. A.C. CA Oxnard 28th Bomb Sqd. Clark Field "Mike" at Davao Colony. Saw Mill-10 days for a paper. 22 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Monteith
Charles F. F.A. KS Hoxie 13 11/18/42 Philippines W/O Moore Charles A.C. NM Albuqurque 11 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Morrett John J. OH Springfield 10 Survived Shinyo Rescued by USS Narhal Lt.
Mossel Ben A.C. MO Kansas City Lawyer, lived with me at Clark Field. 3 10/24/44 Arisan Page 51
51EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics 2nd Lt.
Muse. Class of 1940 John W. A.C. TX Dallas Died at Cabanatuan C.C. on July 25, 1942. died of celeberal Malaria. 30 7/25/42 Cabanatuan Capt. Myers Gordon R WI Racine 1 1/13/45 Enoura
2nd Lt. Nicol James C. A.C. TX Ft. Worth F.B.I. Agent c 9/7/44 Shinyo Maj. O'Brion K. J. A.C. CA San Francisco 10 12/15/44 Oryoku Capt. O'Neal Norris AR Hope 26 1/13/45 Enoura Capt.
O'Toole John H. C.A. OK Tulsa Met him on boat going to Davao. Had a bad case of Beri Beri. 24 Not Shown 1st Lt. Owen Romaine W. KY Ft. Thomas f Manchuria Capt. Parker James Y. A.C. TX
Tyler 14 Osaka 1st Lt. Percy George W. A.C. MO St. Louis Young Lawyer 2 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Perrenot Travis E. F.A. TX San Antonio 12 1/22/45 Brazil T/Sgt Peterson William QMC NY Long
Island 20 Cabanatuan Maj. Pettit, Jr. R. C. F.A. NY Lynbrook New York City Fire Chief. 9 1/9/45 Enoura 1st Lt. Powell James P. A.C. MA Cambridge 17 Osaka Maj. Powell, Jr. T. N. C.E.
GA Macon d 12/15/44 Oryoku His father was on the same ship and was killed the same day. 2d. Lt. Preston Everett R. KY Burg e 4/21/45 Fuk-01B-Main Page 52
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Capt. Price
Roscoe Inf. CO LaSalle 7 Fukuoka Camp 1 Lt. Rathblott Irving QMC PA Philadelphia 10 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Redfield Martin E. F.A. FL Orlando 8 12/27/44 On ship from Olongapo to SanFernando,
P.I. Maj. Reed Fritz L CA Arcadia f 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Revak, Class of 1930 Joseph A. Ord. TX Beaumont 6 Fukuoka Camp 1 Capt. Rice Emery L. ID Eagle 22 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Rice Glenn
A.C. TX Denton 14 Osaka Lt. Col. Roberts R. F. AL Myrtlewood f 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Robinson Donald W. M.C. ND Garrison 15 Philippines Lt. Col. Rogers, Class of 1926 Rufus H. TX Del Rio
Texas A&M graduate. Has 1 of the copies to codicil to will. 26 9/7/44 Shinyo 2nd Lt. Rowley Charles W. Inf. NY Lockport c 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Russell, Class of 1942 Roy D. TX Ft. Worth
"Frogie" 26 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal Capt. Sadler James E. NM Santa Fe 5 1/16/45 Brazil Capt. Saldivar Julian L. M.C. TX Austin Treated me after I was hit on Alongo R. Front.
6 Tokyo Capt. Sanders Chester QMC DC Washington 27 Cabanatuan or Bilibid Page 53
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Sgt. Schulman
Samuel S. A.C. MD La Platta 27 Fukuoka Camp 1 Maj. Scholes Robert D. Inf. CA San Francisco Lawyer 8 2/11/45 Fukuoka Camp 1; was yes Maru Capt. Schroeder Karl W. KS Hials Boro Going to
Tex. U. Law School. 6 2/11/45 Fuk-01-Main Capt. Schwass Ruben H. Tank Off. IL Melrose Park Tank Officer, a Dutchman. 1 4/6/43 Zentsuji W/O Scott Roderick S. A.C. MD Pisgah 12 10/24/44
Arisan Maj. Shearn III Charles P. TX Houston 21 12/15/44 Oryoku Capt. Sherman Frederick S. NM Deming 4 2/8/45 Fuk-03-Yawata Lt. Sherman Hyman V. QMC CA Los Angeles 10 12/23/44 On ship
from Olongapo to San Fernando, P.I. Capt. Sherman Raymond G. WS Ironton c 2/21/45 Fuk-03-Yawata Pvt. Shewmaker Reid KY Harrodsburg f Location not shown Capt. Skarda Cash T. NM Cloves
Law student at Washing Lee University. 4 Fukuoka Camp 1 Capt. Smarr Lawrence K. F.A. MO Columbia 8 8 1/9/45 Enoura Maj. Sneed Charles R. A.C. TX Hamilton Bill Lane's friend c 1/9/45
Enoura Maj. Snyder Campbell H. LA Elm Grove e 12/15/44 Oryoku Page 54
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Lt. Steinhouser,
Jr. Charles A. OR Seattle 9 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal Capt. Stober Henry B. OH Cincinnati Chaplin 16 1/5/45 Enoura Lt. Stukenburg, Class of 1940 John Darrell OK Ardmore f 10/24/44
Arisan 2nd Lt. Taylor, Jr. William M A.C. TX Corsicana Architect c 9/7/44 Shinyo Cpl. Tenny Leighton P. A.C. TX Marshall Made Corp. 4/11/42. As per Sgt. Fetterman, died about May 12,
1942 at O'Donnell. Buried there. Died of Malaria. 32 5/1/42 O'Donnell Capt. Thompson J. W. WA Seattle 7 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Col. Thorp Claude A. C.A. Was with Hardwick when killed. 25
9/30/43 Executed, location not shown 1st Lt. Tucker Chester H. f 1/13/45 Enoura Lt. Ulak Bruno S. Ord. NJ Camden 19 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Underwood Charles C. TX Amarillo 5 Location not
shown Capt. Ushakoff M. M. A.C. WA Seattle Former Russian Officer. 15 Tokyo Capt. Van der Heiden Joseph G. NB Nebraska City Priest 21 1/20/45 Brazil Page 55
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Van Diggele
Zacharias Dutch Marines Alphen a/d Run, Hoofdstraat 256, Zuid Holland f Location not shown Lt. Col. Van Nostrand William S. Cav. d 1/9/45 Enoura Maj. Van Oosten A. J. IL Addison Born
in Holland 1 Fukuoka Camp 1 Capt. Vick, Jr., Class of 1935 R. M. TX Bryan Met on boat; consulting eng. 24 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Walcher Bruce QMC IL Witt 18 Osaka S/Sgt. Walther Frederick
C. A.C. UT North Provo c Davao Capt. Weikel Ivan W. Ord. OR Corvallis 5 Osaka Capt. Wetsel Kenneth F. Inf. CA San Francisco 16 9/7/44 Shinyo Page 56
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics Capt. White
Harry E. MS Florence Died at Cabanatuan C.C. of wet Beriberi. I was on the detail that took him to the hospital (call it a hospital if you like. It was a hell hole if I ever saw one!)The
primary cause of his death was malnutrition. He starved to death; Malaria and Disentary were contributory causes. 32 Cabanatuan Capt. Whittenburg Floyd E. Ord. CA Riverside 2 Korea Maj.
Wolfe Albert C. Inf. Wisc Plainfield 11 Philippines Lt. Col. Woodbridge John P. F.A. TX San Antonio c 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Wright Harold B. C.A. OK Tallant 17 2/8/45 Fuk-01-Main Capt.
Yeager Frederick J. DC Washington 6 Osaka Capt. Zimmerman Leslie F. WA Seattle 19 Tokyo Information as to death and liberation obtained from The National Archives, World War II Prisoners
of War Data File, 12/7/1941 -11/19/1946, World War II Prisoners of the Japanese Data Files, created 4/2005 -10/2007, documenting the period ca. 1941 -ca 1945, and Davao Penal Colony
#502(DEPOCOL) Primary Camp Roster based on NARA Card Files(many are incorrectly listed and/or omitted.) Page 57
EXHIBIT "D" Alphabetical List and Status of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Those Killed or Died are in Italics The Arisan
Maru, Brazil Maru, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, and Shinyo Maru were freighters on which prisoners were transported from camps in the Philippines to Japan and other locations. Abney was
on the Oryoku when it was sunk in Subic Bay, then loaded on the Enoura and after it was sunk he and the other survivors were loaded on the Brazil Maru. NOTE: In the absence of other
information, the place of liberation is the last location of a POW shown in the NARA records and is not in all cases the place where the individual was actually liberated. For example,
NARA lists Captain Robert N. Miller and Captain Chester Sanders at Cabanatuan but they are not listed in the Canabatuan Liberation Roster and Captain Sanders was at Bilibid as late as
December 13, 1944. Page 58
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Rank Last Name First Name Middle Init. Branch
State City Notes in Notebook Page Date of Death Place of Death Capt. Altman Jack C. TX Amarillo 1 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Amend Don A. Inf. KS Wichita f 10/24/44 Arisan M. Sgt. Boyd, Class
of 1927 William G. CA Salinas Lost his commission. Divorced. Looked like a Kentucky Mountaineer -black beard. Cerebral malaria. 26 10/24/44 Arisan PFC Browne V. R. 10/24/44 Arisan 1st.
Lt. Burgess Edgar B. A.C. TX Ft. Worth Had completely lost his mind at the time I left the C.C. at Cabanatuan 10/26/42. Malnutrian is believed to be the primary cause, with severe Malaria
as a contributory cause. 30 10/24/44 Arisan 2nd Lt. Carleton Robert K. F.A. NY Stone Ridge c 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Croom Clifford A. TX Houston Humble Oil & Refining 16 10/24/44 Arisan
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EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Maj. Davis W. R. NM Clovis 9 10/24/44 Arisan
Capt. Field Albert K. C.A. NM Deming d 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Garrett Charles I. KY Ludlow 8 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Garrett James E. OK Oklahoma City Has 1 copy of the (only) codicil to
my will. 16 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Heard, Jr. Willie S. LA West Monroe Lawyer 9 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Henry, Class of 1939 James M. A.C. TX Kingsville 7 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Col. Hunter
R. G. F.A. IL Chicago 12 10/24/44 Arisan Maj. Jones Paul M. Cav. DC Washington Silver Star. January 20, 1942. Insurance? Lost in Mts., got whole Reg. out. 17, 25 10/24/44 Arisan Capt.
Jones, Jr. Ernest W. AZ Tuscon 2 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Lang, Jr. William J. A.C. TX Richardson 11 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Livergood Wayme A.C. TX Houston 6 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Millard, Class
of 1940 Melvin R. TX Ft. Worth 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Mossel Ben A.C. MO Kansas City Lawyer, lived with me at Clark Field. 3 10/24/44 Arisan 1st Lt. Percy George W. A.C. MO St. Louis Young
Lawyer 2 10/24/44 Arisan Maj. Reed Fritz L CA Arcadia c 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Rice Emery L. ID Eagle 22 10/24/44 Arisan 2nd Lt. Rowley Charles W. Inf. NY Lockport c 10/24/44 Arisan W/O
Scott Roderick S. A.C. MD Pisgah 12 10/24/44 Arisan Lt. Stukenburg, Class of 1940 John Darrell OK Ardmore f 10/24/44 Arisan Page 60
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Capt. Thompson J. W. WA Seattle 7 10/24/44 Arisan
Capt. Vick, Jr., Class of 1935 R. M. TX Bryan Met on boat; consulting eng. 24 10/24/44 Arisan Capt. Davis Buck TX Lufkin Killed at Clark Field the first day. High flying Japanese Bombert
-at B.O.Q. I had his watch and the brass off of his uniform but same was lost when all my personal property had to be abandoned on retreat due to lack of transportation. 32 12/8/41 Bataan
Lt. Hardwick, Jr., Class of 1937 Clifford G. TX Sherman "Tex" was killed by sniper at Moron. Recovered horses left by Capt. Wheeler's detail -Wheeler was wounded. Contact his family.
25 1/18/42 Morong, Bataan Page 61
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Pvt. Kerr James Killed at 12:00 AM left leg
blown off by dive bomber, age 28. His body was left on the line -100 yds to R. of road. 31 4/8/42 Bataan Capt. McCorkel "Chick" Killed by a sniper in the Orion Sector 2/10/42. ---Came
over on boat with me. ---Had a wife and 2 children. ---Contact Lt. Eggers to get the address of his wife -none of his property was saved. 28 2/10/42 Bataan Lt. Michelson Henry E. Killed
on a patrol at Pillar Field, Bataan, March 20, 1942 at 12:10 A.M. 28 3/20/42 Bataan Page 62
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. 2nd Lt. Botterill, Jr. William F. CO Denver
Died of heat exhaustion. Lt. Lang saw him fall out, but not dead. Believed to have died -sure within reason. Orinio and Lubon Balanga and Orinio. More than likely Orinio & Lus. Believed
to have been shot. Never reached O'Donnel. 33 Bataan Death March Capt. Abney, Jr. Cary M. F.A. TX Marshall 1/28/45 Brazil Lt. Alder Dwayne W. F.A. UT Nuduale 5 1/24/45 Brazil Lt. Austin
Thomas U. F.A. TX Marshall 20 1//28/45 Brazil Capt. Barker Robert A. IL Springfield Regular Army, antitank co. 6 1/17/45 Brazil Col. Daly Maurice F. AC CT Hartford 10 1/21/45 Brazil
Capt. Durie A. E. TX Houston A French boy: met on boat card. Rich. Mos---24 1/20/45 Brazil Capt. Fink Hugh H. F.A. TX El Paso 13 1/25/45 Brazil 1st. Lt. Hausmann Carl W. NJ Weehauwken
Catholic Priest 1//25/45 Brazil Capt. Laragay Edwin J. DDS NP Patterson Dental Officer in #30 12 1/23/45 Brazil Page 63
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Lt. Col. Lewis John L. F.A. AR Lake Village
21 1/28/45 Brazil Capt. Perrenot Travis E. F.A. TX San Antonio 12 1/22/45 Brazil Capt. Sadler James E. NM Santa Fe 5 1/16/45 Brazil Capt. Van der Heiden Joseph G. NB Nebraska City Priest
21 1/20/45 Brazil 2nd Lt. Jones Paul P. A.C. TX Austin Married. Just before leaving died of Malaria & dysentary. Texas Univ. Graduate. 29 1/4/43 Cabanatuan 2nd Lt. Muse, Class of 1940
John W. A.C. TX Dallas Died at Cabanatuan C.C. on July 25, 1942. died of celeberal Malaria. 30 7/25/42 Cabanatuan Page 64
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Capt. White Harry E. MS Florence Died at Cabanatuan
C.C. of wet Beriberi. I was on the detail that took him to the hospital (call it a hospital if you like. It was a hell hole if I ever saw one!)The primary cause of his death was malnutrition.
He starved to death; Malaria and Disentary were contributory causes. 32 Cabanatuan Lt. Kelsey John W. A.C. NY NY Hit with shrapnel. At Cabcabanan. Escaped. With me at time Bataan fell
-lived. 19 3/15/45 Camp Moji, Fkuoka #4 Page 65
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Cpl. Tenny Leighton P. A.C. TX Marshall Made
Corp. 4/11/42. As per Sgt. Fetterman, died about May 12, 1942 at O'Donnell. Buried there. Died of Malaria. 32 5/1/42 Camp O'Donnell Capt. Byrne Patrick J. A.C. NY Yonkers Got ambushed
(lived) at first of war. 14 1/9/45 Enoura 1st Lt. Day Murray M. F.A. NH Temple Prinston Grad. Slept next to me when I was confined in #2 with Malaria. Took care of me when I was doped
up on Quinine. 22 1/9/45 Enoura W/O Dieckman John H. CA 2 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Gamelgaard Irwin W. F.A. WA Seattle 13 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Girsi Edward E. CA San Francisco 3 1/9/45 Enoura
Lt. Glebis Anthony L. A.C. WI Racine Big Lithuanyan Boy. 11 1/10/45 Enoura Capt. Hooker Thane H. MI Rochester 4 1/9/45 Enoura Maj. Johnson Lee AG CA San Francisco 15 1/9/45 Enoura Lt.
Kaster Jack L. A.C. TX El Paso Hit at C. Field 1st day -lived 17 12/28/44 Enoura Page 66
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Maj. King, Class of 1922 John V. AGD TX Bryan
13 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Markham, O-385596 Warren H. A.C. CA Long Beach 14 1/9/45 Enoura 2nd Lt. Milligan J. C. A.C. CA Oxnard 28th Bomb Sqd. Clark Field "Mike" at Davao Colony. Saw Mill-10
days for a paper. 22 1/9/45 Enoura W/O Moore Charles A.C. NM Albuqurque 11 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Myers Gordon R WI Racine 1 1/13/45 Enoura Capt. O'Neal Norris AR Hope 26 1/13/45 Enoura
Maj. Pettit, Jr. R. C. F.A. NY Lynbrook New York City Fire Chief. 9 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Rathblott Irving QMC PA Philadelphia 10 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Smarr Lawrence K. F.A. MO Columbia 8
1/9/45 Enoura Maj. Sneed Charles R. A.C. TX Hamilton Bill Lane's friend c 1/9/45 Enoura Capt. Stober Henry B. OH Cincinnati Chaplin 16 1/5/45 Enoura 1st Lt. Tucker Chester H. f 1/13/45
Enoura Lt. Col. Van Nostrand William S. Cav. d 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Col. Woodbridge John P. F.A. TX San Antonio c 1/9/45 Enoura Lt. Col. Thorp Claude A. C.A. Was with Hardwick when killed.
25 9/30/43 Executed 2d. Lt. Preston Everett R. KY Burg e 4/21/45 Fuk-01B-Main Capt. Bovee Frank W. C.A. MI Lansing 10 2/18/45 Fuk-01-Main Lt. Kennady, Jr., Class of 1940 Marshall H.
TX Ft. Worth Tanks 12 2/19/45 Fuk-01-Main Page 67
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Capt. Schroeder Karl W. KS Hials Boro Going
to Tex. U. Law School. 6 2/11/45 Fuk-01-Main Capt. Wright Harold B. C.A. OK Tallant 17 2/8/45 Fuk-01-Main Capt. Sherman Frederick S. NM Deming 4 2/8/45 Fuk-03-Yawata Capt. Sherman Raymond
G. WS Ironton c 2/21/45 Fuk-03-Yawata Capt. Beall John F. TX Farwell C515th, O-40593 22 2/8/45 Fuk-17-Omuta 2d. Lt. Kelso Walter H. A.C. TX Galveston d 3/4/45 Fukuoka Camp 1 Maj. Scholes
Robert D. Inf. CA San Francisco Lawyer 8 2/11/45 Fukuoka Camp 1; was yes Maru Capt. Brundrett, Class of 1933 George C. TX Wichita Falls 25 7/4/45 Jinsen Korea (Inchon) Capt. Jimerson
H. A. AZ Tuscon 9 2/4/45 Kokura Mil. Hosp. Maj. Luetzel William P. QMC MI Berkley 18 2/16/45 Kokura Mil. Hosp. Lt. Haslett Hugh J. A.C. ND Grand Forks 17 Date not shown Location not
shown Maj. Batson, Jr. Howard M. F.A, WV Mannington e 1/30/45 Moji Hosp 1st Lt. Lloyd Tony B. C.A. WA Waitsburg My room mate on boat 2 Not shown Nagoya Sub Camp #2 Lt. Sherman Hyman
V. QMC CA Los Angeles 10 12/23/44 On ship from Olongapo to San Fernando, P.I. Page 68
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Lt. Redfield Martin E. F.A. FL Orlando 8 12/27/44
On ship from Olongapo to SanFernando, P.I. Lt. Col. Compton Irving TX Mineral Wells 21 12/15/44 Oryoku Lt. Goodman Shields Navy KY Louisville d 12/15/44 Oryoku Maj. O'Brion K. J. A.C.
CA San Francisco 10 12/15/44 Oryoku Maj. Shearn III Charles P. TX Houston 21 12/15/44 Oryoku Maj. Powell, Jr. T. N. C.E. GA Macon 17 12/15/44 Oryoku His father was on the same ship and
was killed the same day. Capt. Bartholomees Louis CO Denver 13 12/15/44 Oryoku Lt. Eggers Earl D. A.C. ID Caldwell Gave me the data on Corp. L. Tenny. 20 12/15/44 Oryoku Maj. Miller
Charles W. A.C. OK Sapula 15 12/14/44 Oryoku Maj. Snyder Campbell H. LA Elm Grove e 12/15/44 Oryoku Lt. Cannon, Jr. Charles M. A.C. FL Tampa Knew Tom Abney 18 1/12/43 Osaka Page 69
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Lt. Cooke James H. A.C. VT Burlington One of
the Lts.
With me when we charged to reestablish__ P.L AR in Orion Sector March 13, 1942 10:00 A.M. 3 6/18/43 Osaka Lt. Danca Richard E. IL Forest Park 2 11/13/42 Philippines 1st Sgt. Dawson Samuel
J. My 1st Sgt. Hq. and Hq. Sqdn. 4th Comp. Gp. Clark Field, Pampanga, P.I. Lost in evacuaton of Clark Field. Not seen on Bataan. Parents live in Ft. Worth. Has a mother and step father.
32 MIA 4/27/42 Philippines Capt. Hill Edward L. WA Seattle Druggist in No. 36; sick as hell; was to marry Army Nurse. 4 12/7/42 Philippines Lt. Monteith Charles F. F.A. KS Hoxie 13 11/18/42
Philippines 2nd Lt. Bandy Kenneth A A.C. TX Gainesville Ruben's friend c 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Bewley Edward N. CA Los Altos e 9/7/44 Shinyo 1st. Lt. Chenault, Class of 1937 Maxey C. A.C.
TX Snyder 22 9/7/44 Shinyo Page 70
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Pvt. Cleveland James A. TX Carthage 698 Ord.
e 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Comuntzis John N. A.C. WV Fairmont 14 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Crowl Gordon S. OH Columbus Botony Dept, Ohio State 7 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Finigan Charles R. MT St. Paul e
9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Forsythe John Royden MD Baltimore 3 9/7/44 Shinyo 1st Lt. Franks Perry L. MI Melford 21 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Froebel, Class of 1935 Gus H. TX San Antonio 8 9/7/44 Shinyo
2d. Lt. Goyne Leonard O. TX Ft. Worth d 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Haile, II Ernest S. C.A. Cuba Havana 13 9/7/44 Shinyo 2d. Lt. Harris Richard E. e 9/7/44 Shinyo Maj. Heidger Luther C. M.C.
CT Bridgport 25 9/7/44 Shinyo 1st Lt. Jenks Leonard C. B. A.C. OK Oklahoma City 17 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. McCown Johnny A.C. TX Grandview 15 9/7/44 Shinyo Ens. Miller George H. USNR CA San
Francisco e 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Miller, Class of 1939 Ross I. TX Bryan e 9/7/44 Shinyo 2nd Lt. Nicol James C. A.C. TX Ft. Worth F.B.I. Agent c 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Col. Roberts R. F. AL
Myrtlewood f 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Col. Rogers, Class of 1926 Rufus H. TX Del Rio Texas A&M graduate. Has 1 of the copies of codicil to will. 26 9/7/44 Shinyo 2nd Lt. Taylor, Jr. William
M A.C. TX Corsicana Architect c 9/7/44 Shinyo Lt. Ulak Bruno S. Ord. NJ Camden 19 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Wetsel Kenneth F. Inf. CA San Francisco 16 9/7/44 Shinyo Capt. Frank Legrand C.
QMC UT Salt Lake City Bishop in Morman Church 18 2/19/43 Tanaga Page 71
EXHIBIT "E" Location and Dates of Death of Men Listed in Notebook kept by Captain Cary M. Abney, Jr. Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Capt. Dixon, Jr. Wiley Lee KY Henderson Regular
Army, Inf. 7 1/2/43 Zentsuji Camp Capt. Schwass Ruben H. Tank Off. IL Melrose Park Tank Officer, a Dutchman. 1 4/6/43 Zentsuji Camp Information as to death and liberation obtained from
The National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 -11/19/1946, World War II Prisoners of the Japanese Data Files, created 4/2005 -10/2007, documenting the period
ca. 1941 -ca 1945, and Davao Penal Colony #502(DEPOCOL) Primary Camp Roster based on NARA Card Files(many are incorrectly listed and/or omitted). The Arisan Maru, Brazil Maru, Enoura
Maru, Oryoku Maru, and Shinyo Maru were freighters on which prisoners were transported from camps in the Philippines to Japan and other locations. Captain Abney was on the Oryoku when
it was sunk in Subic Bay, then loaded on the Enoura and after it was sunk he and the other survivors were loaded on the Brazil Maru. Page 72
EXHIBIT "F" List of Men who Escaped or were Rescued or Liberated Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Rank Last Name First Name Middle Init. Branch State City Notes Page Liberated at
Maj. Braun Albert W. Chaplin NM Mescalero 26 Bilibid Capt. Bank Bert (Bertram) A.C. AL Tusculoosa 18 Cabanatuan Maj. Hill Robert Eng. Manila, P.I. Philippine Army 1 Cabanatuan T/Sgt
Peterson William QMC NY Long Island 20 Cabanatuan Capt. Miller Robert N. NH Littleton 3 Cabanatuan or Bilibid Capt. Sanders Chester QMC DC Washington 27 Cabanatuan or Bilibid Capt. Amos
Frederick C. MO Kansas City Architect e Davao 2d. Lt. Arnold Igor S. Inf. Berkley Russian Boy. Was in Islands before war. Tall & had unusual voice, Inf. In Phil. Army. 24 Davao Capt.
Bigger Theodore C. A.C. SC York 14 Davao Lt. Costigan Harold E. MO Grain Valley Tanks 9 Davao Fuerte Eligio E. Sambales, San Narcisco, P.I. This Filipino has given me food at a time
when I needed it the worst! If I do not return he should be rewarded. I think a suit and new shoes would do. 24 Davao Page 73
EXHIBIT "F" List of Men who Escaped or were Rescued or Liberated Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Lt. Col. Greathouse Albert T. Inf. WA Seattle f Davao Lt. Col. Hardee David L. Inf.
NC Durham 12 Davao Civilian Hornstein Max Switzer land St. Gall Interned with us at Davao Penal Colony. c Davao S/Sgt. Walther Frederick C. A.C. UT North Provo c Davao Lt. Col. McGee
John H. WI Plymouth 26 Escaped Capt. Berry Frederick L. NV Burlingame 22 Fukuoka Camp 1 Lt. Chalek William D. A.C. IL Chicago 18 Fukuoka Camp 1 Maj. Hicker Eugene S. ID Burley 26 Fukuoka
Camp 1 Maj. Lester John E. Ord. TX Dallas f Fukuoka Camp 1 Capt. Lucas Marvin H. F.A. NM Albuqurque 19 Fukuoka Camp 1 Capt. Price Roscoe Inf. CO LaSalle 7 Fukuoka Camp 1 Capt. Revak,
Class of 1930 Joseph A. Ord. TX Beaumont 6 Fukuoka Camp 1 Sgt. Schulman Samuel S. A.C. MD 37 Fukuoka Camp 1 Capt. Skarda Cash T. NM Cloves Law student at Washing Lee University. 4 Fukuoka
Camp 1 Maj. Van Oosten A. J. IL Addison Born in Holland 1 Fukuoka Camp 1 Page 74
EXHIBIT "F" List of Men who Escaped or were Rescued or Liberated Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Pvt. Ayers Billy A. A.C. TX Marshall 20 Fukuoka Camp per Marshall News Messenger
Capt. Browne Albert IA Council Bluff Dental Officer at Stotsenburg 1 Japan 2nd Lt. Berry Gleneth B. OK Granite f Korea Lt. Coleman Lloyd A. A.C. MS Doddsville 11 Korea Capt. Derrick
Ralph R. P.I. Manila 4 Korea Lt. Goodpasture, Jr. John A. VA Briston 10 Korea Maj. Irons Arthur L. WA Seattle Dentist at Stotsenburg. 10 Korea Capt. Junker, Jr. Edward NM Tohatchi d
Korea Capt. Lawton Marion R. SC Garnett Col. Irwing's exec. d Korea 1st Lt. Lyon Julian V. NC Creedmoor f Korea Capt. Whittenburg Floyd E. Ord. CA Riverside 2 Korea Lt. Akins William
T. A.C. TX Also knew John Abney. Grandfather in "pen." 19 Location not shown Lt. Beyer Daniel J. WI Milwaukee 12 Location not shown Capt. Burson C. E. DDS CO Denver Dentist with 200th
15 Location not shown Lt. Col. Cain Memory H. F.A. NM Deming 21 Location not shown Page 75
EXHIBIT "F" List of Men who Escaped or were Rescued or Liberated Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Corp. Goolsby Clyde OK Stilwater Wounded on Limay-Lamao line in Alanga R. Sector.
31 Location not shown Col. Laughinghouse N. R. Location not shown Capt. Martin Brice J. Inf. TX Houston 11 Location not shown Capt. O'Toole John H. C.A. OK Tulsa Met him on boat going
to Davao. Had a bad case of Beri Beri. 24 Location not shown Pvt. Shewmaker Reid Inf. KY Harrodsburg f Location not shown Capt. Underwood Charles C. TX Amarillo 5 Location not shown
PFC Van Diggele Zacharias Dutch Marines Alphen a/d Run, Hoofdstraat 256, Zuid Holland f Location not shown S/Sgt. Britt Ellis T. A.C. CT 37 Manchuria S/Sgt. Downing Carl E. TX Hilsboro
Had known John Abney at Hilsboro, Tex. 19 Manchuria 1st Lt. Owen Romaine W. KY Ft. Thomas f Manchuria Capt. Bleich Lamoyne C. M.C. NY Buffalo 15 Osaka Capt. Bond Dow G. NM Taos 19 Osaka
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EXHIBIT "F" List of Men who Escaped or were Rescued or Liberated Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Lt. Boyt Eugene P. Eng. MO Rolla Living with me when the Japanese blew our house
to hell -killing 6 of the occupants. 16 Osaka Lt Broadwater Robert J. F.A. OR Corvallis 13 Osaka 1st Sgt. Coleman Charles C. WV Hurricane 14 Osaka Lt. Evans, Class of 1940 Robley D.
F.A. TX Vernon 7 Osaka Lt. Geer Paul AC & F.A. OK Oklahoma City 9 Osaka Cpl. Harrold Abner A.C. OK Edmonton f Osaka Lt. Hilley Arthur G. A.C. TX Sidney 11 Osaka Cpl. Jensen D. D. A.C.
WI Racine 23 Osaka Lt. Johnson Russell B. A.C. OK Smithville 3 Osaka Lt. LaBoon Fred P. QMC OK Oklahoma City 21 Osaka Lt. Lancanster, Jr. Ollie A.C. FL Daytona Beach 18 Osaka Capt. Parker
James Y. A.C. TX Tyler 14 Osaka 1st Lt. Powell James P. A.C. MA Cambridge 17 Osaka Lt. Rice Glenn A.C. TX Denton 14 Osaka Lt. Walcher Bruce QMC IL Witt 18 Osaka Capt. Weikel Ivan W.
Ord. OR Corvallis 5 Osaka Capt. Yeager Frederick J. DC Washington 6 Osaka Capt. Knapp Raymond H. QMC TX TX San Antonio 2 Philippines Capt. Robinson Donald W. M.C. ND Garrison 15 Philippines
Maj. Wolfe Albert C. Inf. Wisc Plainfield 11 Philippines Page 77
EXHIBIT "F" List of Men who Escaped or were Rescued or Liberated Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Lt. Donlon, Jr. James D. F.A. CA Antioch 5 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal Maj.
Fischer, Class of 1929 Harry O. Eng. TX San Antonio 14 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal Lt. Morrett John J. OH Springfield 10 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal Lt. Russell, Class
of 1942 Roy D. TX Ft. Worth "Frogie" 26 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal Lt. Steinhouser, Jr. Charles A. OR Seattle 9 Survived Shinyo, rescued by Narhal Capt. Saldivar Julian L. M.C.
TX Austin Treated me after I was hit on Alongo R. Front. 6 Tokyo Brinkmeyer J. E. TX Dallas f Tokyo Capt. D'Amore Adanto A. S. M.C. OH Youngstown O-21037 c Tokyo Capt. Day Roy W. M.C.
CA Oakdale 7 Tokyo Page 78
EXHIBIT "F" List of Men who Escaped or were Rescued or Liberated Names of Texas Aggies are in Maroon. Maj. Jackson Calvin G. M.C. OH Kenton Took care of me in # 2 when I had malaria.
Mr. Jackson was responsible for getting me medicine for my throat ailment -quite a relief! 23 Tokyo Capt. Ushakoff M. M. A.C. WA Seattle Former Russian Officer. 15 Tokyo Capt. Zimmerman
Leslie F. WA Seattle 19 Tokyo Information as to death and liberation obtained from The National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 -11/19/1946, World War II
Prisoners of the Japanese Data Files, created 4/2005 -10/2007, documenting the period ca. 1941 -ca 1945, and Davao Penal Colony #502(DEPOCOL) Primary Camp Roster based on NARA Card Files(many
are incorrectly listed and/or omitted). The Arisan Maru, Brazil Maru, Enoura Maru, Oryoku Maru, and Shinyo Maru were freighters on which prisoners were transported from camps in the
Philippines to Japan and other locations. Abney was on the Oryoku when it was sunk in Subic Bay, Bay, then loaded on the Enoura and after it was sunk he and the other survivors were
loaded on the Brazil Maru. NOTE: In the absence of other information, the place of liberation is the last location of a POW shown in the NARA records and is not in all cases the place
where the individual was actually liberated. For example, NARA lists Captain Robert N. Miller and Captain Chester Sanders at Cabanatuan but they are not listed in the Canabatuan Liberation
Roster and Captain Sanders was at Bilibid as late as December 13, 1944. Page 79
IMAGES OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS Letter dated December 17, 1942, from War Department notifying Cary M. Abney, Sr. his son was a prisoner of war. Postcards sent by Captain Abney from Davao
Penal Colony to his father, mother, and his aunt, Mrs. M. M. O’Bannion. Telegram dated July 24, 1945, to Cary M. Abney, Sr. Captain Abney was killed in action December 15, 1944. Letter
dated July 24, 1945, from the War Department dated July 24, 1945, to Cary M. Abney, Sr. Letter dated September 19, 1945, from the War Department to Winston Taylor with which Captain
Abney’s Notebook was enclosed. Letter dated January 22, 1946, from Eligio Fuerte to Cary M. Abney, Sr. Letter dated January 12, 1948, from the Department of the Army to Cary M. Abney,
Sr. stating Captain Abney survived the bombing of the Oryoku Maru December 15, 1944, was transferred to the Enoura Maru which was bombed January 9, 1945 in Takao Harbor, Formosa, was
then placed on the Brazil Maru and died January 28 between Formosa and Japan. Captain Abney’s Notebook. Captain Abney’s Notes folded and placed in Notebook. 81