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Travails of a prisoner of the Japanese in war / Bowen, Jerry [591] [WAYITWAS-2005-591]
In my last column, I wrote about the fall of Corregidor to the Japanese on May 8, 1942, and the surrender of American forces on Bataan the following day.
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Gen. Vallejo's travails in prison, upon release / Bowen, Jerry [634] [WAYITWAS-2006-634]
In my last column in this series, Gen. Vallejo had narrowly escaped an execution that Lt. Fremont favored. Vallejo and his fellow prisoners were then unceremoniously thrown into their "cell" together at Fort Sutter and their future remained very uncertain.
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As tide of World War II shifts, so does the fate of prisoners / Bowen, Jerry [594] [WAYITWAS-2005-594]
In my last column we told of George Nelson's imprisonment at Bilibid prison hospital in Manila, Philippines, for 10 months while his wounds healed and of his later transfer to the notorious Cabanatuan Prison Camp where he arrived May 17, 1943.
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Rio Vista man was a WWII prisoner / Bowen, Jerry [589] [WAYITWAS-2005-589]
World War II produced many real heroes. Some were prisoners of war. George Nelson of Rio Vista was one of those heroes.
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Vacaville settler tells of his travails / Bowen, Jerry [623] [WAYITWAS-2006-623]
When we last left the Pleasant Hill wagon train, it had split into three groups because of the increased scarcity of feed for the animals as they continued their weary trek toward Independence Rock, the next major landmark.
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Rio Vista man survives war as a POW / Bowen, Jerry [596] [WAYITWAS-2005-596]
When we last left George Nelson of Rio Vista, he had been transferred by the Japanese to Camp XII on April 10, 1944, at Hotachi, near Tokyo where as a prisoner of war he was required to work in a copper mine.
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Vallejo, others taken prisoner by rebellions / Bowen, Jerry [632] [WAYITWAS-2006-632]
In my last column, members of the Bear Flag Rebellion had invaded Gen. Mariano Vallejo's home June 14, 1846. In spite of the tense situation, Vallejo acted as a welcoming host to the changing leadership and assisted with the writing of the articles of capitulation. Many of the members of the rebellion were feeling the effects of the liquor they were consuming both inside and outside Vallejo's home.
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War hit home in Solano / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [100] [WAYITWAS-2001-100]
Sixty years ago, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m., Japanese airplanes attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor.
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2387 2387
1899

Spanish-American War, Philippines, George Shirar
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1898

Spanish-American War, Philippines, George Shirar
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