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Letter from Perry O. Wilcox - 1946-3-27
Glenn Beyer
Wilcox, an Army chaplain, responds to Mae Beyer's letter about how much she loved Glenn.
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Letter from Scott E. O'Neal - 1946-3-11
Glenn Beyer
The Beyer's receive a letter from a soldier who was a POW with Glenn in the Philippines.
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Letter from Cpl. August Battiste - 1945-7-30
Glenn Beyer
Bastille explains how he knew Glenn from the prisoner of war camp.
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Letter from General J.A. Ulio - 1945-6-18
Glenn Beyer
General Ulio informs the Beyer family that Glenn was on the Japanese ship that was sunk on October 24, 1944.
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Letter from Perry O. Wilcox
Glenn Beyer
Wilcox recounts the last time he saw Glenn at Bilibid Prison. He mentions Glenn's engagement to a "beautiful girl."
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Newspaper Article: "1,800 Yanks Feared In Jap Prison Ship" - 1945
Glenn Beyer
Sergeant Avery Wilber recounts his survival story.
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Newspaper Article: "Beyers Hear Son With Lost Ship"
Glenn Beyer
Beyers receive unofficial news that Glenn was on the Japanese ship that sunk. Notice was in the Orange City Capital newspaper.
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Newspaper Article: "Glenn Beyer Dies on Jap Freighter" - 1945-6-26
Glenn Beyer
After years of waiting, the Beyer family receives official word that Glenn had died on a prisoner of war ship.
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Newspaper Article: "Sub Torpedoed Yank Captives" - 1945
Glenn Beyer
Survivor Sgt. Avery E. Wilber recounts the hours after the Japanese POW ship was torpedoed.
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Newspaper Photograph: "Here are the Five Survivors of Torpedoed Prison Ship" - 1945
Glenn Beyer
A photograph of the five Americans who survived the torpedoing of a Japanese prison ship.
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Letter from Lt. Ruth Straub - 1942-8-19
Glenn Beyer
Lt. Straub responds to a letter written by Glenn's aunt. She did not know Glenn while stationed in the Philippines and presumes he is a prisoner of war.
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Newspaper Article: "Corregidor's Final Hour" - 1942-5-6
Glenn Beyer
This article from the Chicago Tribune describes the last messages from the army radio man before the fall of Corregidor.
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Newspaper Article: "Fall of Corregidor Island Adds Valuable New Base to Japanese Operations in Sectors of Far Pacific" - 1952-5
Glenn Beyer
This clipping describes the Japanese attack on Corregidor Island.
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