Eight Iowans on List of Prisoners Held by Japanese
Washington D.C.—(AP)— Eight Iowans were included Thursday on a war department list of 789 U. S. soldiers who are held prisoners of war by Japan.
The prisoners and their next of kin:
Cpl. James J. Attey, jr., parents Mr. and Mrs. James J. Attey, Boone.
Pvt. Donald L. Evans, mother, Mrs. Maurine Evans, Marion.
Capt. Milton R. Morgan, father, O. L. Morgan, Logan.
Pvt. Lester Peterson, mother, Mrs. Mary Peterson, Modale.
Pfc. Frederick R. Podeyn, father, Fred Podeyn, Fort Madison.
Staff Sgt. Donald C. Regan, mother, Mrs. Genevieve Regan, Iowa City.
Pvt. George F. Van Houten, mother, Mrs. Cora Lambert, Sioux City.
Pvt. Oliver K. Wetzel, father, George Lewis Wetzel, Spencer.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, July 1, 1943
James Jervis Attey, Jr. was born Nov. 9, 1916 to James (Sr.) and Mary Annie Rowland Attey. He died Jan. 30, 1943 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Cpl. Attey served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and was MIA/POW/died as POW in a Japanese Prison Camp at Osaka, Japan. He participated in action in the Philippine Island Operation at Bataan and Corregidor.
Source: ancestry.com
