Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-19 | Page 1 | Navy Lists 23 Utahn as Jap Prisoners

Navy lists 23 as Jap Prisoners Reveals Reveals 1009 Sailors and Marines And 1200 Civilians Captured In Seizure of Wake Guam Islands More Mor than a score of and numerous Idahoans were believed to have been taken prisoner by the Japanese on the islands Lf of Wake and Guam and at at 1 and Shanghai China according to a navy department list released in Washington D D. C. C I Thursday The list includes 1009 navy and marine corps officers enlisted enlisted enlisted en en- listed men and 1200 civilians who were employed in defense construction on the two Pacific islands Of those listed 11 were from Salt Lake City and 12 from other Utah communities Salt Lake City Salt Lake men believed to be captured by the Japanese are First Lieutenant George R R. Newton Newton Newton New New- ton Bryan avenue John H. H Burton Westminster ster avenue civilian H. H T. T Cope and Joseph W. W Cope 2336 Twenty-first Twenty East street ci civilians ci- ci Armond A. A Dale O. O and Harley E. E Robertson addresses not listed Salt Lake City Herman Schrader civilian address address address ad ad- dress not listed Daniel M. M Six civilian address not listed Corner Comer T. T Thomas South First West street civilian Ernest Newton Gilley Jr South Thirteenth West street marine ma ma- rine Other Listed Other Other Utah men believed to be be captured are Seaman First Class John William William William Wil Wil- liam Lambert Doxey street Ogden Private First Class Max Junior Dana Ogden Private First Class Lester L L. Barger Barge Vernal Corporal Howard Earl Wallace Eureka Fred Mack Hamel Marysvale Private First Class Ray Howard Church Delta Assistant Cook Don Knighton Manning Hooper Private First Class Artie James Stocks Charleston Utah Private First Class Andrew Jay Frandsen Mount Pleasant Civilians Ci Listed Charles R R. Mayberry Ogden civilian Howard H. H Mitchell and Wayne E. E Mitchell Duchesne civilians James Dewey Revel Price ci ci- ci vilian i Grief Described I buried the boys boy's mother and two sisters but this is the hardest blow of all Thus did Ernest Newton Gilley South Thirteenth West street father of Private First Class Ernest Ernest Ernest Ern Ern- est Newton Gilley Jr describe his grief when told of his sons son's capture by Japanese I eI was in the navy before the thelast thelast thelast last war and then in the army during the war and I came out a sergeant Im I'm strong and wish to heaven I could get in and do something something something some some- thing now Mr Gilley said With tear-moistened tear eyes he told Continued on P Page e Twelve Column Four They Are Beli Believed ved Captives of Japs Japs Japs-Al ith n ng cJ I Vit Tf M ith Some 2000 Other Americans r A 2 a J j r JAR 0 M ft i A a ti f 1 1 J a 4 I 1 s ti x I r i a t FALL OF UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS MADE TH THESE ESE SALT SAIT J LAKE AIE CITY MEN WAR AVAR PRISONERS I John H. H Burton Ernest Newton Gilley Jr Gomer Comer T. T Thomas Lieutenant Geqrge R R. R Newton n Navy Lists Idahoans Among Prisoners Believed Captured by Japs at Wake Guam Continued from Page Pa One how his son attached to the marine marine marine ma ma- rine corps had sent his wrist wristwatch wristwatch wristwatch watch home Dad he said in his letter I 11 want you to have my watch When I come home I will get it but I dont don't want any Japs wearing it it The letter and watch sent through a marine corps friend of young Gilley's arrived in Salt Lake City early in December Charles Gilley brother of Ernest Ernest Ernest Ern Ern- est also is a marine stationed on the Pacific coast Hopes to Hear Mr Gilley president of local union No 79 Construction and General Laborers said Its the same same in my case as in hundreds of others But its it's tough when you bring them up through all their aches and woes and then have this happen I hope that through the Red Cross We ve will hear from the boy Another Salt Laker First Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant G George Gorge orge R R. Newton marine corps was captured by Japanese in north China He is a son of Mr and Mrs S. S R. R Newton Bry Bryan n avenue He was born in Salt Lake City on April 24 1915 graduated from West high school and attended the University of Utah Enters Academy He entered the United States naval academy Annapolis Md and after graduation served at Parris Island N. N C. C and then was transferred to China where he had served for 18 months before the wars war's outbreak H. H T. T and Joseph W W. Cope natives natives na na- na- na tives fives of Texas stayed at the home of f Mr and Mrs John Berntson 2336 Twenty-first Twenty East street prior to leaving for Wake island nd Mr Berntson gave one of the boys work but he was short of funds so we asked him to stay with us Mrs Berntson related Then his brother came and they stayed until about May 1 when they sailed for Wake My Myson Myson Myson son John sailed a short time later but returned and now is in the army air corps she added Idaho men presumed to be Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese prisoners are Fireman Second Class Dare Dean Kibble Boise Radio Man Third Class Franklin Benjamin Kidd box 1151 Twin Falls Corporal Gene Edward Brown 2706 Jefferson street Boise Civilian personnel unless otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise indicated who were serving on Wake island and are deemed likely to be prisoners of the Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese include Barney Aaron Boise George J. J Acorda Ash street Boise Joseph W. W Adamson Fourth avenue Twin Falls Herbert S. S Aldous hotel Boise Harold S. S Allender 1116 North Twenty-fourth Twenty street Boise Clyde N N. Anderson Overland avenue Burley Frank I. I Arambarri Gooding Thomas B. B Armitage Sixth street Nampa Joseph H. H Arterburn Boise Kenneth C. C C Baird Nampa Arthur E. E Bauman Pocatello From Pocatello Guy C. C Bentel R F D No 1 Po Po- Po- Po catello Orvel D D. D Berry hotel Boise Frank B. B Bowers station A Weiser Cecil R. R Bowyer West Third street Moscow Loren Brandenburg Pacific hotel Boise Cleveland H. H Bray Grimes John R. R Brown South Tenth street Boise Robert Eugene Brown South Tenth street Boise Albert L. L 2112 Madison street Boise Earl Everette Burge Elder street street Nampa Carl H. H Carlsen Grant street Pocatello Louis Carr 22 East Walnut street Boise William O. O Cash Fourteenth avenue avenue Nampa Reed S. S Catmull Tenth and E streets Rupert k William L. L Charters route No 1 Emmett U. U Sidney Chartier 1305 Euclid street Boise Ray V V. Chisholm Idaho hotel Boise Weiser Man Jan Listed Lawrence Clayville East EastMain EastMain EastMain Main street Weiser Robert G G. Collier Boise Rulen F. F Collier Boise Gomer H H. Condit Hagerman Kenneth W. W Congrove Tenth street Boise Thomas T. T Cope North Sixth street Boise John Corak Boise Jess F F. F Corn 1815 Division street Boise Frank M. M Cornish North Fifteenth street Boise LeRoy Cramer 1210 Euclid avenue avenue ave avenue ave ave- nue Boise Loyal E. E Crosby Wendell Myron L. L C Curtis Taft t street Pocatello Lee Iee R. R Davis Boise George W W. Dean 1039 North Second avenue Payette Glenn W. W Delay 1206 Ninth street Coeur d' d dAlene Alene George W. W Denten Boise Ray Howard 1822 State street Boise Marshall H H. Donoho route No 2 Boise From Boise Eugene J. J Dougal South Eighth street Boise Edwin G. G Doyle 1718 North Twenty sixth street Boise Robert T. T Doyle 1718 North Twenty sixth street Boise Frank Merrill Drake Blue Lakes boulevard South Twin Falls Joseph M M. Dunn Boise John H H. Dustman College avenue Moscow Clifford A. A Evans Home Louis E. E Farmer Boise Donald J. J Faubion 2308 North Sixteenth street Boise Thomas L L. L Fenwick Pocatello Howard A. A Flint Idaho Falls Glen B. B Fontes Boise Raymond E E. Forsythe 1117 North Eleventh street Boise Joseph W W W. Galloway Twin Springs William J J. J Gates 1301 Lewis street Boise Ralph A. A Gehman Boise Morris K Gerard Shoshone Nurbert Gilbertson Moscow Robert P P. Gillespie 1715 Ressi Ressi- guie street Boise Leo R K Gilmore Boise Harold Gochnour Nampa Joe South Fourth street Boise William S. S Goodling Gooding Bernard M. M Gough Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington street Boise William W. W Gough Wash- Wash ingston street Boise Alonzo L. L Goulding Boise Laurence V. V Grant South Washington street Emmett Bert D. D Gregory Boise Jess J. J Greagory 1503 North Nineteenth street Boise Arthur W. W Griffith 1207 Hays Boise Marvin Gross 1513 Grant street Boise Frank L L. Gushwa Firth Thomas W. W Hadley Swan Lake William H H. Haines Hames Boise Daniel C. C Hall 4 04 South Fifteenth Fifteenth street Boise Loren H. H Hance 1212 North Twelfth street Boise Irving W. W Hart Jr Boise Ortis B. B Hayes McCall Wilson P P. P Henderson Boise Gerald H. H Hendriksen Weiser Chester D D. Hopkin Lewiston Harvey T. T Hubbard 1711 State street Boise John W. W Huntley Boise Ralph P. P Ingham 2000 Boise avenue Boise Edwin H. H Irons Boise Harold Leaon Johnson Desert Lodge Boise Kenneth A. A Johnson McCall Lyman Ordell Johnson Boise Oreal J J. Johnson Boise Charley Jones Boise Herbert Jones Boise Evan James Keech Caldwell Orvall Kelson East First street street- Emmett Rodney Kephart State street Boise George E E. Keysor Boise Murray A. A Kidd Boise Realto E. E Kimes Twin Falls Maurice L L. Kinney Boise Iran H. H Knowles Meridian Oral Kraus Boise Woodie W. W Kroeger Nampa Thomas Kuli k Boise James H. H Lane Jr Boise Clyde F. F Lawrence Boise William S. S Lawson Idaho City T. T Bailey Lee Jr Burley Rolland E E. Light 1304 North Thirteenth street Boise John A A. Linder Wilder William H. H Lippy Boise Merlin Hyrum Looslie Rupert Chalas Ray Loveland Boise Philip Loveless Twin Falls Angel Boise Clifford F F. Malanya Rathdrum Jack Sterling Martin Boise Joseph V V. Marz Boise Wilber M. M Masoner Rupert William A A. McCay Jerome Lauchlin S. S McCurry Boise Harry L L. McDonald Boise Guy C C. C McGree Jr Moscow Warren C. C McGull Meridian John F F. F McLeod Boise Arthur R. R Mead Pocatello Ernest Clifford Mead Pocatello Charles B. B Mallor Manor Idaho City Joe L L. L Mendiola Twin Falls Ramon Boise Jor E. E Miller Boise Silas W. W Miller South Nampa John D. D Minkler Boise Elmer George Mitchell Home- Home dale Clarence L. L Moon Lewiston Cleo Emery Morris Meridian Walter L L. Moser Twin Falls John A A. Idaho Falls Norman Boise Bert Alex Nelson Wendell Willard A. A Nelson Emmett Emmett L. L Newell Ola Glenn L. L Newell Ola Forrest L L. Packard Meridian Richard J. J Boise Oscar R. R Peterson Jerome Hjalmar Peterson Boise Robert M. M Peterson Sterling Oscar Louis Boise Donald William Preston Lewiston Lewis- Lewis ton Clifton W W. Quinn Boise Raymond G. G Quinn Boise Morton D D. Rankin Caldwell Chester M. M Nampa Oscar Ray Boise Forrest D. D Read Boise Henry W. W Reynolds Nampa Willard L. L Richardson Nampa Albert Skippy Rivers route No 6 Boise Paul J J. J Robbins Boise Alvin B B. B Roberts Jr Grass Valley Gerhart S. S Boise John D. D Weiser George D. D Boise Fred Paul Roth Nampa James T. T Sager Cottonwood George W W. McCall John Edward Schultz Boise Emil Schweizer Jr Boise Gerald G G. Sherwood American Falls Russell J. J Sigman Sig Idaho Falls Abner J. J Smith Smith Boise Joe Donald Smith Emmett Edwin F F. Smyth Nampa Mathias Spang Nampa Clifford F. F Stevens Twin Falls James E. E Stewart Nampa Ira Ellis Stoddard Boise Mark L. L Streeter Lewiston Walter J J. J Thompson Boise Obie R. R Coeur dAlene Dick J. J Boise Charles Boise Edwin E E. Wade 1411 Brumback street Boise Jack E. E Ward Meridian William C. C Ward Boise Isaac J J. J Wardle Boise Miles R. R Wardle Emmett Porter H. H Wardle Boise Charley D D. Weible Nampa Graydon K Westby Boise Dorman William Mc Mc- Call Ora M. M Boise Redmond Boise Jack M. M Wolf Emmett Arthur W. W Yeamans Mountain Home Edwin J. J Rathdrum John O. O Young Boise Roland E. E Young Rathdrum John S. S Boise Michael T. T Boise Thomas J. J Boise Idaho civilians serving at Guam and deemed likely prisoners of the Japanese are Martin P. P Gahley Parma R. R Herndon Young Jr Parma