Show Church Writes rites Home From Japan S 9 S 1 R f Y 21 1 c 5 4 p V 4 4 01 i L f t. t I f fRAY J RAY CHURCH Prisoner of War in Japan War Prison Camp Japan September 29 1942 Dear Folks I again have ha the opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to write to you and I hope lope it will find you well and getting getting get- get ting Ing along all right I am in good health and working each day on a ahill ahill ahill hill breaking up the ground with a nick We have Sunday off and we can go to church here in camp where we have a chaplain who takes lakes charge I received a letter rom you and was very happy to hear from you You said you had written man many letters The one one I received was the one from father and mother written on June 9 I have often thought of you all and prayed you would be protected from rom any dangers what war brings I hope Wally and Jim Ned and the theother theother theother other boys are getting along allright allright all right ight and wherever they are I hope they hey will be protected There is so much I would like to talk to you OU about but under the present conditions conditions condi- condi lons we will have to wait watt until we weare weare weare are together I received a letter from rom Stewart and he told me quite a lot of news about the fel- fel I fel-I lows Well I dont don't know anything that would interest you although this may be the last letter for quite some time so please dont don't worry too much about me and someday I will make it up to you Have faith and I know we will meet again soon As ever your loving son and brother Im I'm going to send a picture of myself taken here in camp Ray IL Church War Prison Camp Japan note Hote ote Letters to prisoners should be typewritten to facilitate delivery delivery delivery ery through censors Signed Ray H. H ChurchRay Church Ray was captured at Guam very shortly after aCter the war broke out and this is the first word from him for fora a lon long time The letter was mailed from Japan last September and has taken nine months to arrive here b by way of Switzerland The picture was taken in a Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese prison camp a year ago in June His parents Mr and Mrs George N. N Church are very happy to have from him even though the letter has been delayed for a long time I |