When was it published?

February 10, 1945 in The Ypsilanti Daily Press

Foreign News February 10, 1945

The Ypsilanti Daily Press

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Gen. Douglas Macarthur, Lieut. Gen. Jonathan C. Wainwright

Q: What keywords are associated?

War Prisoners, Japanese Capture, Manchuria, Hoten Camp, Mukden, Formosa, Corregidor Surrender

Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan

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What is this article about?

Families of 177 US war prisoners captured by Japanese in Philippines reassured of their safety in Manchuria's Hoten Camp at Mukden, but lose hope for liberation via Gen. MacArthur's Luzon drive. Includes Lt. Gen. Wainwright, moved from Formosa.

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WASHINGTON-INS-The families of 177 war prisoners captured by the Japs in the Philippines today were more assured of their safety in distant Manchuria but had to abandon hope that they might be liberated by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's drive on Luzon. The War Department revealed that a blue-ribbon list of war prisoners headed by Lieut. Gen. Jonathan C. Wainwright, who had the unhappy task of surrendering Corregidor in 1942 have been moved from bomb-rocked Formosa to another camp called Hoten Camp, at Mukden.

What sub-type of article is it?

War Report

What keywords are associated?

War Prisoners Japanese Capture Manchuria Hoten Camp Mukden Formosa Corregidor Surrender

What entities or persons were involved?

Gen. Douglas Macarthur Lieut. Gen. Jonathan C. Wainwright

Where did it happen?

Mukden, Manchuria

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Mukden, Manchuria

Key Persons

Gen. Douglas Macarthur Lieut. Gen. Jonathan C. Wainwright

Outcome

families more assured of prisoners' safety but abandon hope of liberation by macarthur's luzon drive; 177 prisoners, including wainwright, moved from formosa to hoten camp at mukden.

Event Details

The War Department revealed that 177 war prisoners captured by the Japanese in the Philippines, headed by Lt. Gen. Jonathan C. Wainwright who surrendered Corregidor in 1942, have been moved from bomb-rocked Formosa to Hoten Camp at Mukden in Manchuria.