The secret of freedom : POW 529 : a family's unfinished business /
Statement of responsibility: [co-authors, Dr. Aurora Hill and Edward Mero]by
Hill, Aurora
; Mero, Edward.
Type: 
BookPublisher: Lexington, KY : BookSurge, 2009Description: xi, 139 pages.ISBN: 9781439264188 (softbound).Subject(s): Mero, George F | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese | POW"The personal account written by a WWII Prisoner of War in the Philippines and Japan and his family's unfinished business to publish his secret to freedom."Language/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: "George F. Mero found himself on his first tour of duty in the Philippines when WWII was declared. Three and a half years later, he and his comrades were freed. Although he never spoke about the war, his family found his manuscript, POW 529, after his death. Thus began a twenty-year journey to complete a family's unfinished business."
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books, Monographs
|
Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Personal Narratives | D 805 .J3 M476 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 17858 |
"The personal account written by a WWII Prisoner of War in the Philippines and Japan and his family's unfinished business to publish his secret to freedom."
Includes
Friendship -- The Kick -- The Fine Marine -- The Boxer Incident -- Pepper Sauce -- The Mirror -- Burial Detail in the Philippines -- Starvation -- The Water Treatment -- The Rice Fields -- Earthquakes -- Cages -- Merry Christmas to Myself -- Do not Steal -- Tobacco versus Lettuce -- Chicken Heist -- Bananas -- Escape -- Intelligence Gathering -- Free Gifts -- Traitors and Informers -- Medical Inspection -- Operations -- Transportation by Truck -- Coffee a la Carte -- Transportation by Boat -- Fish Bones on Deck -- Zamboanga -- De-Lousing, Enemy Style -- Hospitality -- Trading Material -- Rice is Gold -- The Radishes -- Winter -- Work Detail -- Exercise -- Dealing -- Tidal Waves -- Under Cover of Night -- Bombing and Strafings --The Big Bomb -- Air Drop -- Down to Dinner--Bombs Away -- The Nightmare is Over -- Hospital Ship Mercy -- Flying Home -- Final Thoughts -- Research -- The Early Years -- POW 529 -- Marriage & Children -- The Golden Years -- Military Honors -- Whispering Stones -- World War II Memorial -- Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial -- History of Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial -- Things We Learned from George F. Mero -- Two Daughter's Reflection -- Compassion
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