Wilcox, Wendell, Diary 1944-1945
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Wilcox, Wendell
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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 guide to the Wilcox, Wendell, Diary, 1944-1945, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texa...