Adams, Marie, 1891-1976.

Dates:
Birth 1891
Death 1976

Biographical notes:

American Red Cross social worker; internee, Santo Tomás concentration camp, Philippines, 1942-1945.

From the description of Marie Adams papers, 1887-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870952

Biographical/Historical Note

1891 Born, Aberdeen, Washington 1936 1941 Executive Secretary of Milwaukee-Downer College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1941 Arrives in Manila, Philippines, to work as Field Director of Hospital Services for the American Red Cross 1942 1945 Interned, Santo Tomás Internment Camp (STIC), Philippines 1945 Author, Life Without Lipstick June 1945 Submits report to the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General on living conditions at STIC following the takeover by the Japanese military authority in 1944 circa 1945 Awarded Bronze Star Medal for service with sick and wounded while interned at STIC 1976 Died

From the guide to the Marie Adams papers, 1887-1950, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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Subjects:

  • Prisoners of war
  • Santo Tomás Interment Camp (Manila, Philippines)
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • Philippines (as recorded)
  • Philippines (as recorded)

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