Randall Jacobs to Hugh Peterson, July 17, 1942

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HL_MSS16-05_1_03_008_01

Randall Jacobs to Hugh Peterson, July 17, 1942

HL_MSS16-05_1_03_008_02

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Details
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Extent
  - Dimension: 10.5" x 8"
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS16-05_1_03_008_01
Transcript

»u of Naval Personnel, ^PaS^O-AJH NAVY DEPARTMENT #261-93-22 BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL &V6llTw" . WASH,NGTON,O.C. JUL17W2 My dear Mr. Peterson: I desire to acknowledge receipt of your communication dated July 13th, 1942, enclosing a letter from Mrs. 33.L. Preetorius, Hunters, Georgia, who requests that facilities of the Red Cross be -used in locating her brother, Samuel Robert Owens, Torpedoman second class, U.S. Havy. As Mrs. Preetorius states in her letter, her brother ha,s been declared "Missing", since latest report in this Bureau indicates he was serving in the Manila Bay Area when the last defense in that Area capitulated. It is Presumed that the personnel have become prisoners of war. Every effort is being made through the International Red Cross to gather information concerning the location and welfare of prisoners of war. Reports are slowly being given from other areas; but it appears now that it will be several months before definite information iirill be available. The Bureau is ever mindful of the anxiety of the relatives of men in this status and you may be sure the next of kin will be promptly notified of any report regarding their welfare. Sincerely yours, RANDALL JACOBS The Chief of Na^al Person Hon. Hugh Peterson House of Representatives

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Description

A letter from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of Naval Personnel, to Congressman Hugh Peterson acknowledging the receipt of communication from Mrs. Preetorius (Florence Cecelia Preetorius), requesting that the facilities of the Red Cross be used in locating her brother, Samuel Robert 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
  - Jacobs, Randall, 1886-1967
- Contributor
  - Peterson, Hugh, 1898-1961
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1942-07-17
  - Date digitized: 2016-11-21
- Extent
  - Dimension: 5.25" x 4" - 10.5" x 8"
  - Pages: 2 pages
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Washington (D.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Samuel Robert Owens Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS16-05_1_03_008
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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