Iowa Old Press
Waterloo Daily Courier Friday, February 2, 1945, page 1
IOWANS SAVED. Des Moines —(AP)— At least 14 Iowans have been identified as among the 513 American prisoners who were rescued from the Cabantuan prison camp on Luzon Tuesday night. The Iowans reported rescued were:
Capt. Ralphy Hibbs, Oskaloosa.
T-Sgt. George J. Gavin, Dubuque.
Pfc. John A Moores, Woodbine.
Cpl. Paul Gernandt, Davenport.
Sgt. Harold M. Amos, Afton.
Mason Blair, Onawa.
Pfc. Leser P. Vitek, Chelsea.
Cpl. Walter B. Lawrence, Sioux City.
Pfc. Charles C. Tupy, Waucoma.
Pvt. Oliver A. Wetzel, Spencer.
Water Tender Second Class Orvin G. W. Kringle, West Bend.
Joseph Edward Herron, USN, Preston.
Pvt. Eugene H. Evers, Dyersville.
Cpl. William L. Peterson, Lake Park.
Among others rescued was Dallas P. Vinett, listed as from Taos, N.M., whose wife lives at Davenport, Ia.
[transcribed by L.Z., Jan 2023]