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A telegram from the Navy Department notifying Lewis Glusman that his son, Lieutenant (j.g.) Murray Glusman, MC USN, is “missing” after the surrender of Corregidor on May 6, 1942. Author's Collection.
The POW identification card of Lieutenant (j.g.) Murray Glusman, MC USNR. Author's Collection.
A cable dated September 4, 1944, from the Provost Marshal General, POW Division, to Lewis Glusman citing the text of an intercepted, unofficial short wave broadcast from Japan by Lieutenant (j.g.) Murray Glusman, MC USNR. Author's Collection.
Ancestral swords presented by the Japanese to Royal Navy surgeon Commander John Allison Page after the surrender. Courtesy Julian Page.
A family radiogram to Lieutenant (j.g.) Murray Glusman, MC USNR, en route to New York City after nearly three-and-a-half years as a prisoner of the Japanese. Author's Collection.
Japanese occupation currency. Author's Collection.
A POW postcard, limited to 50 words, sent by Lieutenant (j.g.) Ferdinand V. Berley, MC USN, to his parents from Bilibid Prison, PI. Courtesy Ferdinand V. Berley.
A British flag, stitched together from clothing remnants, that was hoisted over Maruyama Prisoner of War Camp, Japan, after the POWs were informed of Japan’s surrender. Courtesy Julian Page.
A telegram from Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfeld notifying Sam and Olga Bookman of the liberation of their son, Lieutenant (j.g.) John Jacob Bookman, MC USNR, from Japanese custody. Courtesy Ann and Richard Bookman.
A letter from President Harry S. Truman to newly promoted Commander Murray Glusman, MC USNR, expressing the nation’s gratitude for his conduct under fire. Author's Collection.