Soldier, priest
Statement of responsibility: by John J. Morrettby
Morrett, John J
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BookPublisher: Roswell, GA : Old Rugged Cross Press, c1993Description: 312 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., 23 x 16 cm.ISBN: 1882270010 (softbound0.Subject(s): Morrett, John J | Episcopal Church -- Clergy -- Biography | Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography | Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese | World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines | 88th Field Artillery Regiment (Philippine Scouts) | autobiography – American | Bataan | China | Death March | escape from POW camp | evacuation by submarine | Mindanao | Philippine defense campaign | POW account | Protestant missionariesLanguage/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: Autobiography of reserve officer training to be a Protestant missionary.
Called to active duty in 1941, he was sent to the Philippines and was assigned to the 88th Field Artillery Regiment (Philippine Scouts). He saw service in Bataan, marched the Death March and endured months in prison camp, before he escaped from a prison ship off Mindanao in September 1944. Aided by guerrillas, he was eventually evacuated to Australia by submarine (the Narwhal). While a prisoner of war, he made use of his training as a priest by aiding his fellow prisoners and organizing prayers and religious services. After the war, Morrett went to China as a full-fledged missionary, remaining there until just before the Communist take over in 1949. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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Philippine Scouts
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WWII heroes
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Books, Monographs
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | D 805 .P6 M65 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 14065 |
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