My war diary : December 7, 1941 to February 3, 1945 /
Statement of responsibility: by Lucy Hardee Olsenby
Olsen, Lucy Hardee
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Mixed materialsDescription: 80 p. application/.pdf (20MB).Subject(s): Diaries | World War II | Internment Camps | Santo Tomas Internment Camp, PhilippinesOnline resources: READ ONLINE / DOWNLOAD General Note(s): Mrs. Lucy Hardee Olsen, who was a prisoner of war in the Philippines for 37 months during World War II, died in Hillcrest Convalescent Center after a long illness. She was 88. She was captured in January 1942 by the Japanese and was held captive until February 1945 in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in the Philippines, along with her husband and two children. One of her daughters, Esten, died while at the prison camp from tubercular meningitis. The remaining family was rescued by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, but during the rescue, one of Mrs. Olsen's legs was seriously injured by an exploding shell. She was awarded the Purple Heart. Mrs. Olsen had secretly kept a diary during that time on little scraps of paper. It was later published and titled My War Diary. She was born in Virgilina, Va., and moved to Stem as a child. She attended Granville County schools and Salem College. Mrs. Olsen was a teacher in Granville County schools for many years, taught in Fort Benning, Ga., and later, from 1929 to 1931, taught in a American school in the Philippines. The family then lived in Manila. For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University
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Mrs. Lucy Hardee Olsen, who was a prisoner of war in the Philippines for 37 months during World War II, died in Hillcrest Convalescent Center after a long illness. She was 88.
She was captured in January 1942 by the Japanese and was held captive until February 1945 in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in the Philippines, along with her husband and two children.
One of her daughters, Esten, died while at the prison camp from tubercular meningitis.
The remaining family was rescued by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, but during the rescue, one of Mrs. Olsen's legs was seriously injured by an exploding shell. She was awarded the Purple Heart.
Mrs. Olsen had secretly kept a diary during that time on little scraps of paper. It was later published and titled My War Diary.
She was born in Virgilina, Va., and moved to Stem as a child. She attended Granville County schools and Salem College.
Mrs. Olsen was a teacher in Granville County schools for many years, taught in Fort Benning, Ga., and later, from 1929 to 1931, taught in a American school in the Philippines. The family then lived in Manila.
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
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