Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

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Item 1 - Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

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Item 2 - Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

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Item 3 - Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

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Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

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Item 5 - Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

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Item 6 - Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

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Item 7 - Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

HL_MSS16-05_1_06_003_04_b

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Details
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Extent
  - Dimension: 12.5" x 8"
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS16-05_1_06_003_02_b
Transcript

credit and will be paid upon return to military duty. They may, however, be paid an allowance for work performed, other than Camp maintenance. RANK The rank of prisoners of war as designated by this Bureau is that received by cable from the belligerent government through the International Red Cross. It is deemed advisable that this rank should be used in correspondence. REPATRIATION. While hostilities continue there is no provision for the repatriation of able-bodied prisoners of war. It may be possible to repatriate totally incapacitated prisoners at a later date. INSURANCE. ALLOTMENT AND WAR BONDS — ARMY. Questions regarding life insurance provided by the United States Government should be directed to the Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. Those pertaining to allotments that cannot be handled by the local chapter of the American Red Cross should be directed to the Office of Dependency Benefits, 213 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey. Questions concerning war bonds to the War Bond Division, War Department, Washington, D. C. NAVY Dependents of United States Naval Personnel who have questions concerning pay status, pay accruals, allotments, family allowance, ratings, determination of the next of kin, United States Government insurance, pension, etc., should address their letters^ to the Casualties and Allotments Section, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Arlington, Virginia. MARINE CORPS. Inquiries concerning pay, retirement pay, and war bonds should be directed to the Paymaster, Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. Inquiries concerning family allowances and allotments under P.L. 490 should be directed to the Officer in Charge, Casualty-Dependency Allowance Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. Inquiries concerning emergency addressee should be addressed to Commandant, Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. PERSONAL EFFECTS OF PRISONERS — ARMY Personal effects will be returned to the United States when transportation is available. Questions concerning them should be directed to the Effects Quartermaster, Kansas City Quartermaster Depot, Kansas City, Missouri. STANDARD RED CROSS PACKAGES. In all possible cases the International Red Cross under arrangements made by the American Red Cross is now delivering weekly parcels to American Prisoners of War. These parcels contain substantially the following items: 16 oz. milk powder, 8 oz. processed cheese, 6 oz. liver paste, 12 oz. corned beef, 16 oz. oleomargarine, 12 oz. pork luncheon meat, 8 oz. salmon, 4 oz. sardines, 8 oz. sugar, 12 oz. prunes, 4 oz. concentrated orange juice, 4 oz. coffee, 4 oz. chocolate, 1 oz. salt and pepper mixed, 3 packages cigarettes, 7 oz. biscuit, and 4 oz. odorless soap. PERSONAL PARCELS. Prisoners of War interned in Germany and Italy when permanent camp is known may in addition receive parcels sent by next of kin in the United States. A label is forwarded without request from this office to rthe next of kin every 60 days with full and complete instructions concerning parcels and the mailing thereof. Only one label may be issued for each prisoner during each 60 day period. The label is transferable by the next of kin but the person actually mailing the package must indicate the fact of transfer on the label. The next of kin to whom the parcel label is sent is the person designated by the soldier himself as emergency addressee upon his entry into service. Questions concerning food rationing as it effects sending Prisoner of War parcels should be addressed to Office of Price Administration, Washington, D. C. Transportation facilities are not available at this time to enable personal parcels to be sent to the Orient. When facilities become available, package labels without request will be sent to each next of kin. CLOTHING The detaining power is required by the terms_of_ thejGeneva Convention to furnish clothing. The War and Navy Departments are making available to the American Red Cross articles of clothing to supplement that furnished by the detaining power. The next of kin may send certain types of clothing fully described in the circular accompanying personal package labels. TYPES OF CAMP. (German) Oflags, Stalags, Hags, Marlags, Milags, Dulags, and Luftlagers. Oflags are for army officers. Stalags for N.C.O.'s and other tanks, but sometimes with an officers' section. Civilian internees and others are confined in Hags. Marlags and Milags are for naval and merchant seamen respectively. Luftlagers are for airmen. Dulags are transit camps. (Italian) Campo M.P. __, which means Camp Number and Military Post Number, both of which should be used in the address. It is requested that next of kin keep the Prisoner of War Information Bureau advised of any change of address.

Object

Description

A copy of answers provided by the Prisoner of War Information Bureau from Colonel Howard F. Bresee to Samuel Owens' father, Steven J. Owens. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II. He was a member of the crew of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), which was actively involved in the defense of the Bataan peninsula until the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942. The majority of the crew of USS Canopus, including Owens, were captured by the Japanese at Corregidor, and became prisoners of war. Owens remained a POW until the end of the war and received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service.
Details
- Creator
  - Bresee, Howard F.
- Contributor
  - Owens, Steven J. (Steven John), 1875-1964
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1944-05-26
  - Date digitized: 2016-11-21
- Extent
  - Dimension: 4.25" x 9.5" - 12.5" x 8"
  - Pages: 7 pages
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Washington (D.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Samuel Robert Owens Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS16-05_1_06_003
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

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