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Radio broadcast message from Edward V. Dockweiler in prisoner of war camp in Tokyo, Japan

 
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Title
Radio broadcast message from Edward V. Dockweiler in prisoner of war camp in Tokyo, Japan
Creator
Dockweiler, Edward Vincent, 1901-1961
Description
A message from Edward V. Dockweiler to his wife Jeanne about his situation as a prisoner of war in Japan, as well as his note to family and friends. The message also indicates a fellow prisoner, Ensign Pollak.
Format Extent
1 page
Subject
Prisoners of war; Radio broadcasting; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese; Dockweiler, Edward Vincent, 1901-1961
Note
Edward Vincent Dockweiler (1901-1961) was the son of Isidore B. Dockweiler and Gertrude Reeve Dockweiler. Edward Dockweiler had a distinguished career in the United States Navy. Eleventh in his graduating class at the Naval Academy in 1924, he was a naval engineer, and later he earned a master's degree in engineering at MIT. In 1941, he was posted to the Philippines before the U.S. entry into World War II. After the Japanese conquest of the Philippines, he led a guerilla band on the island of Negros, but eventually surrendered to the Japanese, resulting in his imprisonment in POW camps in the Philippines and Japan. Edward Dockweiler held the rank of senior POW officer in the camps in Japan. He was later awarded the Bronze Star and Distinguished Service Medal for his heroic conduct as a prisoner of war. Edward Dockweiler gained the rank of rear admiral, and at the time of his death, he was chief engineer of the Los Angeles Harbor.
Collection
Dockweiler Family Papers, CSLA-12, Series 1. Subseries C. Edward Vincent Dockweiler; Box No. 2; Folder No. 5
Type
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Geographic Location
Tokyo (Japan)
Language
eng
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