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1944 - Episode 21: Heroic Medicine
June becomes deathly ill. More Red Cross packages are distributed, including medical packages with a new medical supply called plasma which Camp doctors try on June. A new invention saves the day, an internee dies, and Mr. Tomibe expressed his condolences.
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(Above) Buildings at Camp Holmes drawn during February 1944 by Daphne Bird.
1944 - Episode 22: Back to the Bad Old Days
Prisoner escapes and worries about MacArthur returning to the Philippines and has High Command clamping down on internment camps, sending new rules that Mr. Tomibe must enforce. Prisoners learn more about Mr. Tomibe. Nida hears news about her husband Ismael.
All of these original documents are courtesy of the MacArthur Memorial.
(Above) February 8, 1944 Committee Meeting Minutes.
(Above) February 8, 1944 Committee Meeting Minutes. Note the minutes from the Women’s Committee at the top of the page.
(Above) Primary Election Tally Sheet. Courtesy of the MacArthur Memorial.
(Above) June’s Signed Loyalty Oath to the Japanese. Courtesy of the Crouter Family and the Schlesinger Library.
(Above) Natalie’s Signed Loyalty Oath to the Japanese. Courtesy of the Crouter Family and the Schlesinger Library.
1944 - Episode 23: Internment-itus
Mr. Tomibe tries to help prisoners get food from the outside and allows married couples to live together. Natalie is dumbstruck that half of the Camp is against Mr. Tomibe’s Family Unit Plan. Letters from home finally arrive, and Peg gets a special surprise.
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(Above) Picture of the guard house at Camp Holmes sketched during March 1944 by Daphne Bird.
1944 - Episode 24: No Good Deed
Mr. Tomibe allows a couple to get married in Camp and tries to improve life for prisoners while following High Command’s draconian rules. Japanese soldiers are upset about the prisoners’ bad manners, and Mr. Tomibe implores prisoners not to escape.
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(Above) Painting of Wilma and [Clifford’s] wedding on March 23, 1944 at Camp Holmes by Daphne Bird.
1944 - Episode 25: Consequences
The Kempeitai interrogate and torture three internees (Gene, Bill and Jim) whom they suspect of helping Wick and Ritchie escape. Mr. Tomibe intercedes and rescues them. Nida, Auntie and Jorge talk about Filipinos being tortured in town. Mr. Tomibe gives Jim a poignant gift.
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(Above) Drawing of women knitting for [Wick] and Ritchie by Daphne Bird.
(Above) Drawing of Japanese soldiers putting up fence by Daphne Bird. Her notes read, “Human pile drivers. The Nips putting up the escape fence.”
(Above) Drawing by Daphne Bird. The inscription reads, “Jim hanging up by his thumbs whilst the police waited for him to tell where [Ritchie and Wick] had made for over the hill.”
1944 - Episode 26: Going Underground
Natalie pitches a very public fit over people rejecting family living and finds herself having to explain why to Bedie. The Crouters and other families dig living spaces under the barracks. Mr. Tomibe reads a story to Miss McKim’s Japanese class.
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(Above) Sketch of barrack cubicle drawn by Fern Harrington.
(Above) Letter of complaint from the kitchen workers and servers signed by Natalie. Courtesy of the Crouter family and Schlesinger Library.
1944 - Episode 27: The Wise Prince (SEASON FINALE)
Natalie hosts Japanese class in her underground cubicle. Mr. Tomibe struggles to stop the name calling in Camp. The Crouters fight over food. Natalie helps Nida. High Command punishes Mr. Tomibe.
The audio of children singing A Sailor Went to Sea is courtesy of the 14th Henrietta Street Museum, Dublin, Ireland. https://14henriettastreet.ie.
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(Above) Drawing of Mr. Suda’s sward dance by Daphne Bird.
(Above) Drawing of Mr. Tomibe drawn by Daphne Bird. The description reads, “The Commandant, Mr. Tomibe, ‘The Boss of the Sugar Peanuts’ sacked because 2 men escaped and joined the guerrillas.” “Sugar peanuts” may be referring to Mr. Tomibe’s gift sweet beans as an apology to Jim for being tortured.