Hi:
Spotted these two entries at the Randolph Co. USGenWeb site which has a
search facilility. The first entry does not give the Capps bride's first
name. The second entry is about a WW II serviceman who was a Japanese POW.
He married a Capps girl.
Regards,
Nan
71532.734(a)compuserve.com
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Found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/books/davidson.htm
DIRECTORY
of Randolph County, Arkansas 1910
Compiled by L. F. Blankenship
Published by Star Herald Printing Company
Pocahontas, Ark.
DAVIDSON TOWNSHIP
Page 17, DALTON, ARK., Postoffice, Davidson Township
HALL, G.W., age 50, farmer, came from Tennessee in 1905, married Miss Capps
in 1888, 9 children, Mary, Bertha, George, Minnie, Addie, Ollie, Ruth,
Berley, Onia, 40 acres hill, Christian.
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Found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/military/rewalker.htm
Military Information of
Randolph County, Arkansas
RAYMOND EUGENE WALKER
© by: Will Walker
© Will Walker - Grandson
Raymond Eugene Walker was born January 5, 1920 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
He was the son of Luther and Chloe (Myers) Walker. They moved here not long
after his birth, and he went to Pocahontas Public Schools until 1934. He
was in the sixth grade. After that he worked at Sallee's Saw Mill. He
entered service on February 3, 1941. He was sent to California for boot
camp training at Angel Island. He was assigned to Battery H of the 59th
Coast Artillery. Soon after that he was sent to Corregidor, Phillipines.
This was still before the war broke out. Then when Pearl Harbor was bombed
(December 7) the Japanese bombed the northern part of the Phillipines. They
bombed and strafed Corregidor for months, until the main battle, on May 5th
and 6th of 1942. When the Japanese slipped a bomb in one of the 12" Mortars
on Corregidor, it created a huge explosion, and Walker was buried in one of
the fox holes. They had to dig him out. After fighting for 2 days straight
the courageous Yanks were forced to surrender. They were down to 1/4th
rations, men were starved, before the battle, because the lack of food, and
supplies. It was definately "No Mama, No Papa, and NO Uncle Sam." They had
hopes that reinforcements would be brought in before they were forced to
give up. Men were fighting with nothing more that pistol's, and rifle's.
Raymond Walker was captured on May 6th, 1942 on Corregidor. He was a
prisoner of the Japanese government. He was taken to the 92nd Garage Area
(on Corregidor) where he stayed for a few days. Then the Japanese packed
them up and put them on ships. On these ships the men were fed "fish soup."
This was nothing but raw fish guts and heads. Scraps that the Japanese did
not eat. He was taken to Mainland Phillipines, and was in Cabanatuan Prison
Camp. A letter was sent to his mother, Chloe Walker, that he was Missing In
Action. For almost a year they did not know if he was dead or alive. On one
of the prisoner ships he was One of Four survivors out of 1,800 on one of
the ships that sunk. The rest is left unsaid. The rest is things you would
not want to know. He was beaten, starved, and worst of all: left with a
memory that would haunt him till his death. This led him to a drinking
problem for the rest of his life. When he enlisted he weighed about 175
lbs. When he was released he weighed about 100 lbs., and this was after the
fattening up process. When the men were released from these camps, the army
fed them lots to have them gain weight quickly so when they arrived home
they would not look that bad. In 1946 he married Pauline CAPPS (her parents
mentioned below) in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. They had six children: Johnny,
Gary, Ronnie, Katherine, Wanda, and Helen. In 1958 Walker was killed in a 3
car collision in Wayne, Michigan.
PERSONAL NOTE: If anyone has any information on Raymond Walker please send
me mail at: wwalker(a)pokynet.com. I am doing research on my grandfather in
his prison camps, and before he was taken prisoner.
If you would like to read entries from Raymond Walker's diary that he kept
while a POW, you can click here to go my webpage Ex-Prisoners of the
Japanese
http://geocities.com/Pentagon/Barracks/2436/diary.html
Found in Randolph Co. queries section at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/obits/obitssz.htm
Raymond WALKER killed in Michegan Auto Accident:; Raymond Walker, age 38 ,
of Dwaine Michegan was killed in an automobile accident there at 10:30
Friday night. He was born in Pocahontas Jan. 1920, was a veteran of WWII .
He was taken prisoner of War at Corregidor and was in the Bataan death
march. He was a Japanese prisoner for 3 and a half years and underwent dire
privations during that time . After his release Mr. Walker returned to
Pocahontas but had lived in Michegan for several years. His wife is former
Miss Pauline CAPPS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester CAPPS (her maiden name
below) of Dwaine. Funeral services were conducted in Dwaine Tuesday and
internment was in a cemetary there. He leaves his wife, three sons Johnny,
Gary, and Ronnie, three daughters, Katherine, Wanda, and Helen Louise, of
the home, his father L.M. Walker, his mother Mrs. Cloe Myers Walker of
Dielstadt, MO, a sister Clara Griffin of Dielstadt, two aunts Mrs. Clarence
Atkins of Pocahontas and Mrs. Alice Binkley of Walnut Ridge. Among the
relatives who were in Michegan for funeral services were Miss. Nola Halford
a cousin; Miss. Maud Capps, both of Pocahontas. PSH November 1958;
Contributed by Will Walker
Found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/query/july1998.htm
DATE: Wed Aug 19 12:51:54 1998
NAME: Will Walker
EMAIL: will_walker(a)hotmail.com
SURNAMES: VICTORY, MORRIS,COLLINS,CHASTAIN, MILLER,AUSTIN, FLANAGAN,
STEWARD, CAPPS
QRYTEXT: Am looking for information on the following: William VICTORY b.
1850 in Arkansas, Jane VICTORY b. 1866 in Missouri ( maiden name is
MORRIS). Julia VICTORY b. 1877 married Clarence COLLINS, James CHASTAIN,
and a MILLER. Samuel VICTORY b. 1878. James Franklin VICTORY b. 1880.
Francis VICTORY b. 1883 married Matt AUSTIN. Francis died in 1973. Lonzo
VICTORY b. 1896 married Effie FLANAGAN. Tommie VICTORY b. 1900 d. 1973.
married Lucy Brown. Maudie VICTORY b. 1901 d. 1987 married Lester Capps.
Lester CAPPS was born 1891 and died in 1962. Jess STEWARD and Nancy
STEWARD. All of the above resided from the Gravesville, Attica, and
Pocahontas community at one time.
URL:
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