Charles De Maio (U.S. Navy)-"WOP"
Lt. Col. Mack (Inspector General)-"DITTO"
Captain (Chaplain) Robert Taylor-"Chap BOB"
Captain (Chaplain) John Wilson-"Left Field"
Helpers delivered "the cookies" to the beds of the senders of notes, and picked up notes for future delivery in Manila.
High Pockets also baked "cookies" and collected intelligence for the guerrilla leader-Major John Boone (code name, "Compadre") for delivery to MacArthur.
The Underground continued for about two years. The Japanese became suspicious when the prisoners were spending more money in the commissary than they were being paid by the Japanese.
May 3, 1944: Six carabao drivers were arrested on their return trip from the market, and taken to jail in Cabanatuan city: Fred Threatt, Sgt. S.H. Bish, St. Sgt. Virgil Burns, Pvt. Reed Philipps, Tysinger and Rose.
The Japs seized the rice sacks with the notes, money and medicines in them.
May 10, 1944: Capt. Pat Bynes, Lee Baldwin, Capt. Jack LeMire, Lt. Bob Shirk, Sgt. Alexander, Walter Jasten, Bellew, and Cherokensky were picked up by the Japanese Military Police-along with all their belongings. That afternoon Gov. P.D. Rogers and Lt. Col. Mack were nabbed.