In Memoriam

The following former Taiwan POWs have passed away since our last newsletter.
We extend our sincerest sympathy to the families of these men and assure them
that although they are no longer with us,
they will - Never Be Forgotten!

W. KEN SHORTO
9/11TH INDIAN DIV. SIGNALS
OCTOBER 29, 2004

IRVING L. BEATTIE
US MARINE CORPS
OCTOBER 2004

SYDNEY F. THOMPSON
ROYAL ENGINEERS
MARCH, 2005

WILLIAM McSHANE
2ND BTN. GORDON HIGHLANDERS
APRIL 17, 2005

Also

MRS. ELSIE BINGHAM
- Widow of former Kinkaseki POW
Jim Bingham (Died 1990)

The following former Taiwan POWs passed away over the past number of months – courtesy the ADBC “Quan”

ANTHONY CZERWEIN
US ARMY AIR CORPS

JOHN F. DONOVAN
US NAVY

JOSEPH R. GAGNON
US ARMY AIR CORPS

PHILTON J. HEBERT
US MARINE CORPS

GRADY U. INZER
US ARMY AIR CORPS

BARNEY D. McCLURE
US MARINE CORPS

T.S. SAAVEDORA
US ARMY

“We Will Remember Them”

POW Society Director Honored by American Institute in Taiwan

The Liaison Affairs Section of the American Institute in Taiwan recently presented Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society director Michael Hurst with its Liaison Affairs Medal in recognition and appreciation for his service to the Taiwan POWs, and in particular the American ex-POWs over the past number of years. In the photo below, AIT Liaison Affairs Section Chief Laurence W. Mitchell is shown presenting the medal at a ceremony at the AIT office in Taipei.

The American Institute in Taiwan was founded in 1979 to promote commercial, cultural and other relations between the United States and Taiwan. The Liaison Affairs Section serves as the representative of the US Dep’t. of Defense. The office continues a long tradition that began in China long before WWII and which lasted until 1978 with the cessation of formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei.
The medal which was issued on July 4, 2004 symbolizes the four branches of the US Armed Forces and over 100 years of American military history and service in China.
The front side of the medal displays the symbol of the famous Flying Tigers and the US 14th Air Force atop the symbol of the China-Burma-India theatre of operations in WWII overlaying the island of Taiwan. The reverse side shows the eagle from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard China Service Medal.
The Americans had the second highest number of POWs on Taiwan during WWII, including Generals Wainwright, King and Moore, plus many scores of high-ranking officers.
Michael was very grateful for the honor and accepted it on behalf of those POWs who he is proud to serve.

Front Side	Reverse Side
The Liaison Affairs Medal