Possessions of a Prisoner of War |
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| Carl Vernon Ireton was
evacuated from the POW camp in Mukden by train on September 10 or 11,
1945 to the port of Darien. He took with him a small pouch, apparently
made from a uniform pocket. Inside the pouch were a few meager
belongings, including a notebook in which he recorded the names and
addresses of many of his fellow prisoners. After a career in the
military, Carl lived his final years in Clinton, Oklahoma before passing
away in 1969. Nearly 40 years later, a wonderful man named Ray Snow
discovered Carl's pouch in an antique shop in Oklahoma. Ray recognized
the significance of the pouch and its contents. After some research,
Ray discovered this web page and made a connection with the Ireton family.
Ray graciously returned the items to the Ireton family.
Click on the photos below to enlarge. |
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Notebook Contents (transcribed to the best of my ability) |
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| Carl Vernon Ireton Notebook Employed by 1-6-1942 Manshu Kosku kiki kabushiki kaishi Hoten (Mukden) Mancukuo (Manchuria) Finis 8r-13-45 American Par-troops dropped 8-15-45 Sgt Carl V Ireton 958 Route 1 Box 367C Albuquerque N. Mex Mothers address Mrs Eda Ireton 1211 Avant Ave Clinton, Okla Armistice Rec By Gen Parker 8-16-45 Free - By Russians 8-20-45 Stephen D. Hutchison ? Ave Milton, Fla Jort? Fenton? Montana ? Allen Martin Fountain Colo Capt. Cash Skarda Clovis N. Mex Roy Weaver Ellesburg (Ellensburg?) Wash Herman Galloway 753 Boise Idaho Rt 5 Joseph A Burgess Rt. 1 Roanoke Texas Isaac W. Laughrun Rfd #1 (Speedy) Relief North Carolina James W Hand Fort Worth Rt 2 Box 95D Tex Ralph Middlebrook Tupelow Ark William Crebe (Grobe???) 820 Hickapoo Leavenworth Kan Address taken chemistry text book Ruth Albright c/o Canadian Academy Iray Cook Fort Benton Mont John R. Epps Rt. 1 Harviell Mo. Carl Herron Eads Colo Col. Charles Sage Deming N. Mex Capt Charlie Brown Deming N. Mex Henry L. Thomas Dustin Okal Capt(?) G. Peter Davies Meavgissey Vicarrage Cornwall, England Capt James McMinn Carlsbad N. Mex J. W. Donaldson, Capt Deming N. Mex Lt. Maynard B. Booth Ridgeview, S. Dak "Misery" James C. Cox Stockbridge Ga Leroy C. Layton Highland Ranch Star Route 2 Tomahawk, Wis "Cowboy" H.B. Greenleaf Billings, Mont Kenneth Mattern Klingerstown Penn Col. Harry M. Peck 514 W. Fruit Albuquerque Alvin A. Winnekens R.R. 1 Denmark, Wisconsin Earl Monroe Davis Boone, Colo Warren Mundell 5-11 First ave north (Wash Hillerd (Spokane) c/o Great Northern R.R. Carl M Long Mackinaw Ill RR #1 JA Scott Shell CO Perth Western Australia Air Corps CJ King 17605 Kentucky ave Detroit Mich Tel UN 24435 Floyd Marshall Russiaville Ind Ross E Newkirk R2 Box 16 Hanford, Calif Homer E. Vinger Dove Creek, Colo Jacob S Gamboa 211 Front St Salinas Calif John J. Nichols 2002 Maser Ave Dallas Tex Arnold W. Momberg Call GC Hunter San Fransisco Alvin W. Garrett Box 294 Deming NM #900 William (Bill) (Dolue) Donaldson May Idaho 935 Wesley Bendele Hondo, Texas Air Corp Weledu(?) Phillip Wayne Box 278 Railroad St Baltic Conn STEEL Iron Ores Hematite Fe2O2 Magnetite Fe3O4 Siderite FeCO3 Pyrite FeS2 653 Lewis E Loman Rt. 1 Box 109 Carlsbad NM Marcus C. Gordon Madison Ind(?) RR #4 Michael (Mitchell #1384?) Kocsis 2713 Woodbridge Cleveland Ohio Charles B. Fugazzi 628 South Limestone St Lexington Kentucky 836014 CPL(?) R. Sharpe c/o Officer Yc Records Royal Engineers Chatham Kent England G(?) Thompson 15 Higinson St Preston Lancs England H Mason 30 Hawksley St Horwich Bolton Lancs England (Dutch) Albert Burkert 803 Engrs U.S. Army A.B.O. Washington D.C. J.C. Ward (602) 1143 Steuben St Utica N.Y. Eddie Vinson Canute Okla Rt 2 Regis W. Theriac Vincennes Ind R3 S/Sgt U.S.M.C. Carl E Downing 2305 Covington Hillsboro Texas "Gus" George Gust 6231 Hillyard Spokane, Wash A. Christie 64 Arterial Rd Sneyd Green Hanley Staffs Eng ? Harrison ? VIA Balranald NSW Aust Major R.B. Hope(???) Col. Survey Service Singapore Nicholas Rohs Hilltown, PA Dorothy L. Robbins 601 49 Madison St Koanoke Rapids N.C. Bruce D. Cramer Manville Wyo c/o Mrs. Mario Houchin Frank J. Lucas 4 Berlin St Binghamton NY Ronald Joy 5 Greenmount St Beeston Leeds 11 Yorkshire England David K. Phillips Erick Oklahoma RR #1 Henry Earl Hoegerl Box 15 Violet Texas J.D. Scott 773 Leonard St Spartanburg S.C. Mark Thompson 37 Mikasa Street Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness Lancashire, England Joesph A. Vater 1462 Steuben St Pittlsburgh, Pa T.E. Aronds 2nd Lieutenant War Department Bandoeng Java Dutch East Indies Roy E. Creceey (Creecey?) Willow Creek Mont Lt. H.E. Wad 12 Clonbrock Stoke Newington London N16 England Walter S. Hurley 1st Sgt U.S. Army "Doc" Mark G. Herbst 431 S. McKinley Canton, Ohio Wm. W.M. Hewgley 123 Walton Ave San Antonio, Texas Ser. No. 6251383 Lt. L.B. Stiles c/o U.S. Forest Service Albuquerque N. Mex Ernest Montoya 2700 So. Williams Albuquerque N. Mex William B. Lagare 214 Spring St. Charleston S.C. August G. Rucker Hogan Ave Gresham Ore Dick Nunn Hillsboro, N. Mex Mrs. Roy Wilkens sister Allen Wright Sulpher Okla |
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