Descriptive Summary
American Ex-Prisoners of War, inc.
(Texas Dept.)
American Ex-Prisoners of
War (Texas Dept.) Records,
1945-2002 and undated
Records of American
Ex-Prisoners of War experiences in Japanese and German prison camps during
World War II.
S 1387.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
2 small boxes (0.6
linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
The American Ex-Prisoners of War (AEPOW) is a national organization
for American citizens captured during any war. The organization includes over
300 chapter and state departments with over 30,000 members. It was established
on April 14, 1942 as The Bataan Relief Organization but was renamed in 1949.
The Texas Chapters of the AEPOW has chosen the SWC/SCL as their official
repository.
Scope and Contents
Collection of written records of American Ex-Prisoners of War
experiences in Japanese and German prison camps during World War II. Also
includes materials on the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville,
Georgia.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Organizations)
American Ex-Prisoners of
War, inc. Texas Dept.
Subjects
Military
prisons--Germany
Military
prisons--Japan
Prisoners of war
Prisoners of
war--Germany
Prisoners of
war--Japan
Prisoners of war--United
States
World War II--Prisoners and
prisons
Gift, 2001
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2002
Preferred Citation
American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Dept.) Records, 1945-2002,
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Dept.) Records, 1940-1999
Collection Inventory
American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Dept.)
Literary Production
1
1
Holdcraft's Experiences, Alvin,
1998
1
2
Individual Stories of Americans Captured by Japan During
WWII,
1945-1994
1
3
Memoirs of Raymond J. Merritt,
2002
1
4
Memoirs of Robert M. Moore,
2002
1
5
Memoirs of William E. Leonard,
1992
1
6
My Story as a B-17 Pilot and German POW in
WWII, Allen W. Webb,
2000
1
7
Poems of Valor, Pride, and Humiliation from Japanese
Prison Camps,
1989
1
8
Table of Contents of Individual Stories of Americans
Captured by Germans in WWII,
undated
1
9
Texas POW Burial Records,
1999
Printed Material
1
10
Army Air Corp in the Philippines, from Air Power
magazine,
1987
1
11
Bataan Battlefield, Philippines article,
1992
1
12
Ex-POW Bulletinpublications,
1998
1
13
Ex-POW Bulletinpublications,
2001
1
14
Ex-POW Bulletinpublications,
2002
2
1
First Lt. William C. Wiley's Last
Landing, 486th Bomb Group Association, by James B. Manford,
1991
2
2
Greatest Generation article on
World War II Veterans,
2001
2
3
List of Deceased Personnel in POW Camps,
undated
2
4
Memoirs of MSGT Herman E. Molen, World War
II Prisoner of War, by Herman E. Molen,
undated
2
5
National Prisoner of War Museum Dedication Material,
1998
2
6
News clippings,
1964 and undated
2
7
Nissyo Maru article, Ex-POW bulletin,
1992
2
8
Photo Album of Barksdale Air Force Base Luncheon,
2000
2
9
Spinelli: Behind the Wire, by
Andersonville National Historic Site,
2000
2
10
Texas Chapters Roster,
undated
2
11
Through Fire and Through Water, by
John R. Blalock,
1981
2
12
Voice of the Angels, 11th Airborne
Division Association publications,
1998
2
13
The XPW Bulletin cover page, Literary Production
1949
2
14
Echoes of IV B, editor Robert M.
Phillips,
1995
2
15
Accused American War Criminal
draft copy by Fiske Hanley, II,
1995