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THORNTON - George TIMM, Jr., who has spent several months visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George TIMM, left for New York to take a boat for the Panama Canal where he is stationed.
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THORNTON - This community has 16 enlisted men now a part of the naval and military forces of the United States, many of them stationed in Hawaii. The army men are . . . George TIMM, who has had nearly 25 years of service and is stationed somewhere in South America. . . .
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THORNTON - George TIMM, Sr., of Thornton, was notified by the war department that his son, Sgt. George A. TIMM, is missing in action after the surrender at Corregidor. Sergeant TIMM has been in service in the regular army for more than 20 years and would have retired on pension soon. TIMM attended Thornton schools before entering the army. A sister, Mrs. Andrew MILLER, and a brother, Henry, both live in Thornton. Another sister, Mrs. John ENGLAND, lives in Clear Lake, and another brother, Fred, is on a farm near Mason City.
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In U.S. Army for 25 Years; Served in First World War
Sergeant TIMM was stationed on Corregidor when the Japanese gained possession, and on May 7, he was listed by the war department as missing in action. No further word was received until the notification Tuesday, which stated that mail of a personal nature would be delivered to him if addressed in care of the American Red Cross at Tokio (sic). In all, he has had about 25 years of service in the United States army, having served in World War I, and enlisted in the regular army shortly after that time. He had been looking forward to retirement when war was declared after the attack on Pearl Harbor. NOTE: George TIMM, Sr. died at the age of 90 on Sunday, April 25, 1943.
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George A. Timm Says He's Well, Uninjured THORNTON - Sgt. George A. TIMM of the U. S. regular army, who has been a prisoner of the Japs since the fall of Corregidor, wrote to his sister, Mrs. Andrew MILLER, of Iowa Falls, formerly of Thornton, this week. The war department had previously notified his parents that Sergeant TIMM was missing in action, but later notified them he was a prisoner of the Japanese, in the meantime both of his parents have died, but his sister had written him many times receiving no reply. Evidently, he had not received her letters as he addressed her at Thornton and she has resided in Iowa Falls since last November. The card received by Mrs. MILLER was a printed form card and he had underlined words showing that his health was good, that he was uninjured and not under treatment and that he was a prisoner in Philippine Military Prison Camp No. 1. The only evidence that it actually was a message from Sergeant TIMM was the signature, George A. TIMM, in his handwriting. This was the first direct word his relatives have had from him in 20 months. There were a number of printed Japanese notations on the card, but no one here could read them. NOTE: In September of 1944, George's brother, Fred TIMM, aged 51 of Rockwell, passed away.
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CONTINUE MOP UP of MANILA George Timm Rescued in Philippines First Sgt. George TIMM of Thornton was one of the Iowans rescued from Japanese internment camps in the Philippines by United Stated troops on Feb. 5 and 6, according to the first partial list issued Sunday night by the war department. It was stated that he was rescued from Bilibid prison at Manila. Sgt. TIMM, a veteran of World war I, and a member of the regular U. S. army since that time, was stationed with the coast artillery in the Philippines at the outbreak of this war and was taken prisoner at Corregidor in May, 1942. He was first reported missing by the war department and later, in Jan., 1943, a message was received here stating he was a prisoner. The first direct word from him came in August of that year when a form card bearing his signature was received by his sister, Mrs. Andrew MILLER, Iowa Falls, formerly of Thornton. The card stated that his health was good, that he was uninjured, and not under treatment; also that he was a prisoner in P. I. Military Prison Camp No. 1. Another sister, Mrs. John ENGLAND, lives at Clear Lake.
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First Sgt. George TIMM of Thornton, rescued from Bilibid prison at Manila, P. I., recently has been heard from since the story of his release was published on Feb. 19, through a telegram received by his brother, Henry TIMM, also of Thornton. "Released on my birthday, Feb. 4. Health fair. Letter follows," was the message of the telegram received on Feb. 25. The day after the telegram came his brother also received a card, which, however, had been written last May 6 from Military Camp No. 1 in the Philippines. It said: "I am getting along in fair shape. My health is better now, my weight is up to 130 pounds again. (His brother states that George weighed 200 pounds when last home.) Received your Christmas package in April. It was wonderful to hear from home. Received one letter from Gertrude. With love to all, George." The card had his won signature and the box mentioned was sent in Aug., 1943. Sgt. TIMM has the following brothers and sisters: Henry TIMM of Thornton; Mrs. Henry CASPERS of Swaledale; Mrs. Andrew MILLER of Iowa Falls; and Mrs. John ENGLAND of Clear Lake. The letter mentioned was from Mrs. ENGLAND.
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San Francisco, (UP) - A large group of American and British soldiers liberated from Japanese prison camps in the Philippines arrived here Friday. Among them was Sgt. George A. TIMM of Thornton.
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Swaledale - Mrs. Henry CASPERS accompanied her brother, Henry TIMM of Thornton, to Denver, Colo. to visit their brother, George TIMM, who was released as a prisoner of the Japanese and is in a hospital.
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Thornton - Henry TIMM and Mrs. Henry CASPERS returned from Denver, Colo., after visiting their brother, Sgt. George TIMM, who is a patient in a hospital. Sgt. TIMM recently returned from the Philippine Islands where he had been a prisoner of the Japs since the fall of Corregidor until his liberation. NOTE: Sgt. TIMM recovered, retired from the army and returned to Thornton. Transcriptions and notes by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2013
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THORNTON - George TIMM, Sr., received word Tuesday from the United States war department that his son, First Sergeant George
A. TIMM of the United States coast artillery, is a prisoner of war on the Philippines.