Wilcox, Wendell

American prisoner in the Japanese prison camp at Los Baños, Philippines.

From the description of Wendell Wilcox diary, 1944-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868074

Born in Hong Kong in 1927, Wendell Wilcox lived in the United States, China, and the Philippines as a child.

At the start of World War II, Wilcox resided in the city of Manila with his mother, father, and grandmother. In July 1944, he and his father were detained in a Japanese prison camp in Los Baños. They were rescued by American paratroopers in February 1945.

From the description of Wilcox, Wendell, Diary, 1944-1945 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 775795629