Show austin austiff raalte L ii alteman man Is japanese prisoner ml mi and mrs ff L halterman received word on wednesday by way of a telegram through the international red cross and the war department part Parti ment that them their son austin was a prisoner of the japanese and was m being held at the camp in the F phil hil ippie islands the telegram was waa worded as fell follows report just received through international ter red cross states that your son private first class austin L halt Hal tennan c man is a prisoner solum of war of japanese Ta gov in the philippine Isla islands rals letter of into aaion follows from provost marshall general signed ullo ulio ada general austin landed in the philippines 20 months ago and it is 18 months today since his people last heard from him he 11 enlisted in the army AMY am air forces early in january 1941 he was listed as missing in action after the tall fall of bat bataan and corg cor g dor the latter on may 7 1942 which f finished the japs conquest of the philippines he was in those islands when the jap attack came and was only heard tram tom once until he was listed as missing he was married on no christ mas da day y 1941 to wilma raywood haywood of bell ca california enlisted in the air force in january and was assigned to the pith bombardment squI squadron dion mrs Hal 1 tennan torman talked with win R alm palmer er in cedar city yesterday and he told her that through the red cross cr sa organization is was learn ed d th that at prisoners PITS oi eare the japanese are e quite well take tak c care of and fed ie said aid they would old be able to write tv a let letter te r to austin but wont won t guar guarantee to he will receive it because of the cast action of the japs |