| Show T k letter to parents relates to in philippines ines following is a letter received b by war warren ren D young brorn rom the war department the adjutant generals office relating 0 o information 61 his son james W who was serving on the philippine islands when it was taken by the japan ese amr mr warren D young kanab utah dear mr hit young 1 kee according to war Depart department meu rewords reo youl you have been as the emerge nicy addresses addressee of private first class james W young who according to the latest information available was i serving in the tha philippine it linds at the time of final out surrender I 1 deeply regret that itla if Is impossible tor for abeto aneto line to give you more la in Tor formation mation than is cont contained alne d la in tul letter in the last days before the au surrender of bataan there wire were casualties which were not reported to the war department coneby i ably the same la Is true 0 of f the surrender of at corregidor and possibly of other islands of 0 the alie Philip philippines pink the japanese government has in IdIca indicated ted its intention of conforming to the ahe temis of the geneva convention with mith respect to the n ter change of regard ing pris loners ot kiwar A some boma future u dite date this government wilt will re belve through geneva Ct eneva a list ct cf persons who been taken goneis so neis 1 odwar until U thit that time the war department cannot give you posIt positive lyA information the war department will con p for dersons sons serving in the jas missing in bohi the dats o render renderos rende of corregidor maya May 1242 until definite information Inform atton to the contrary Is ia received it Is to be hoped that the japanese government will communicate a hit of prisoners of war at an early date at that time you will notified by this office in the event his name camb Is contained inthe list of prisoners of bic war in the case of persons know nto have been present in the its philippines and who are not tre re sported to tb be prison prisoners ets of war warby by the japanese government the war department wilt will continue to carry them as missing in action t in the absence of information to the contrary until twelve months hove boys expired at the expiration of twelve tielve months and in the absence of other information the war department part ment Is authorized to make a final determination very truly yours signed J A ullo major general adjutant general |
