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Show on of FormerVernal Vernal CoupleIs Couple I IVernal Is Jap Prisoner PrisonerMr Mr and Mrs Ray T Eldridge Bidridge of ofSiockton ofSlockton ofStockton Siockton Slockton California received atelegram a at atelegram t telegram leRTRm from the Ille Adjutant Genoral Gen Genpral General pral eral In Washington D 0 C dated datedprll datedA datedApril A April pr-ll pr ll prll - 6 ,1-8 ,1 1 8 , staling stating - lil1 that Illat their son sonPfc sonPfc sonPfc Pfc William Eldrldne Eidridge EJdrld l " was a prisoiler prls pris prlsOIlE'r prisoner OIlE'r OIlEr ' of V w v . . L ir of ttie the J Japenese appncse ( Ooveminent rOV rOVpnunent , ov oveniineflt pnunent eniineflt In the Ul Philippine IsIn Is IsIII Islii III lii Is 1'1 11 IsPc 1'1Pfc isINc ' Pc Pfc INc ( Fidridge F1dridgl ' was wa'l wal ' reported reporU'd reporUd report-ed report ed ' - miss misstog mL mLssing ' ! ' > Ing tog In a < ' 'ti ti acti a < 'U U ' l1 ai > > n and fate unknown unknownat at the time tune of the fall of Corregld CorreglI Corregid Corregl Corregi d r last la t spring TliLs TIIL'i TIILi This ' is the firstword first firstord fIrStsord I \\ord ord sord \ tils his parents have had &lnce lnce stnce stncefat & since1 ' I fat a at t tire tireII tin pI1 e p en n I1 I-I I - e I ' la last < ; t 1\ 1 1tRr ktter If ( \ tier tRr Mr and Mrs El Eldr'dge Eldredge E3dred I ElI dr'dge drdge dredge ! ' e re recl rpcclH recehe < -cl\ cl - cl1 \ ( 1 I from tlieir their sonwa-s sonwa s 50n son 50n11 . 2 1941 5941 andwa.s andwas and andI andwa'i andwas \1\1\ 1 11lat,1 \ ' 55.5 555 \ . < ; - . lat lat,1 lat1 Islet " , i Novtmber NO\lmber NO lmber No \ mber I wa'i wai was . . ' wrilt wrJtU writis < n 11 ii from from a hospital In In'IManllla inManilla InManilla ' Manilla . where v.hl're v.hlre vhlre ' he " was wa'l wal ' rt'Ceh1rg rtCeh1rg rt'Ceh1rgaIm ' rewlvli ccclvii gI g gfatm 'IManllla IManllla fatm I ( aIm atm it I t I f I fr ir > ) r a broken leg - |
