When I graduated from Prison Camp (Class of August, 1945), I had more than 30,000 yen in Postal Savings. They have never offered me any money, or a Toyota; in fact, they haven't even answered my mail.
Post Cards: When we became prisoners-of-war, each prisoner received a yellow, printed form post card. He could fill in the blank places, sign it, and it would be sent home.
"Major Eugene C. Jacobs
I am interned at Philippine Military Camp No.1.
My health is fair
I am Uninjured
Please take care of Insurance
Love, Eugene C. Jacobs, 1897"
We were allowed to send one post card every six months during thirty-eight months. The last card was a fifty-word card.
Mail: About the same number of times shipments of letters and packages came into camp from the States. Censoring was extensive. I got one letter that was completely cut out, except, "Dear Gene, ——————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————— ———-