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Post by Dave D on Feb 27, 2018 6:48:39 GMT 8
Hello,
I am researching the capture, imprisonment, and death of a distant cousin who survived the sinking of the Oryoku Maru and two subsequent Hell Ships only to die at the Fukuoka 17 POW camp in February, 1945. According to one POW roster, this cousin was a civilian working with the Bureau of Yards, Manila (US Navy shipyard?) at the time of his capture but, I ave not been able to confirm that nor, do I know what he was doing or how long he had been in the Philippines.
A lady named Tucker Bruun has a website dedicated to the memory of her father and all other POWs who died when the Oryoku Maru was bombed and sunk in Subic Bay. Her father, Othello Christian Bruun, was the chief paymaster at the Navy Yard in Manila. I tried to contact Ms Bruun via her email address on her website but it no longer works.
Karl Welteke recently posted a photo of the Oryoku Maru that was provided to him by Ms Tucker - I was wondering if there is a working email address available for Ms Tucker - I would like to ask if she may know of any employee lists or other information about personnel at the Navy Yard where her father worked.
Thanks for any info.
Dave
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Post by Karl Welteke on Feb 28, 2018 20:15:01 GMT 8
Hello Dave D Sorry for my late answer, I was exploring the west slopes of the Sierra Madre in Bulacan. And I am also sorry that I can help you. The picture was lifted from the web page of Tucker Bruun but I never had any communication with her or anyone else on that web page!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 0:48:34 GMT 8
Thanks Karl. I'll try to send a generic email to her website and see if I get a response.
Dave
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