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Personal account of Chief Pharmacist William T. Sterling : Diary/Journal 1945.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Summary:
- Description: Personal account of Chief Pharmacist William T. Sterling, who was captured on Guam at the USN Hospital by the Japanese on 10 December 1941. After a month, Sterling and other prisoners were taken to Japan. He and other medical staff volunteered to take care of other sick POWs in Hakodate, Japan. Major issues with malnourishment and low morale. Red Cross representatives arrived at the camp in August of 1945 and informed POWs that they would be sent home.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).
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