Your grandfather was with the USFIP or United States
Forces In the Philippines. I don;t believe he was a Scout, at least when the war started, but I could be wrong. He was an engineering officer.
I believe, but don't know for sure, that he as captured on Corregidor, and not on Bataan, so he was not a Death March Survivor.
I do know that around May 23, 1942, he was interned in Cadre Barracks, along with the other officers above field grade. In August, 1942, he along with those other officers, above field grade, were sent to Formosa (Taiwan). He stayed in the various camps there, until April, 1945.
From Formosa, he was sent to Camp Hoten, in Mukden, Manchuria, where in the middle of August, 1945, he was liberated by the Russian Army.
Two separate OSS teams also parachuted into Mukden, in this time frame, and the OSS made the arrangements to get them back home.
If you need more detail or if I may answer any other questions, feel free to contact me.
Take Care,
Fred
Quote:I am looking for any information, or first hand recollections, of my grandfather, COL Roscoe Bonham. Grandfather died in 1973, when I was too young to talk to him about his experiences as an officer with the Philippine Scouts, or his experiences in the camps.
Most Sincerely,
SFC Paul Bonham Woodard, USAR (ret.)