Box 1
Container
Contains 26 Results:
Typescript letter signed Charles A. Stewart, Jr., Shanghai War-prisoner’s Camp, to Mrs. Charles A. Stewart, Sr., 3501 Itaska St., St. Louis, Missouri. Mentions brother Bob will be joining the military sometime next year. , No date
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
No date
Letter signed Charles A. Stewart, Jr., Shanghai Municipal Gaol, Ward Road, Foreign Section, to his parents and brother Bob., No date
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
No date
Envelopes from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., China, to his family in St. Louis, Missouri, and vice versa. His parent’s address listed as 3501 Itaska St., St. Louis, Missouri. Stewart’s address while imprisoned is listed as Shanghai Gaol, 147 Ward Road, Foreign Section., 1942-1945
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
1942-1945
Newspaper [Chinese advertisements on back] clipping titled “Americans Mark Glorious Fourth.” Details Fourth of July celebrations by U.S. Marines at the United States Marine Guard sports ground in Peking., No date
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
No date
St. Louis Star-Times newspaper clipping titled “Tokio Likely to Treat Captives Humanely, U.S. Says.” Lists Charles Albert Stewart, Jr., as one of the prisoners of war, captured at Peiping, China, December 8, [1941]., 1942 Feb 19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
1942 Feb 19
St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper clipping titled “St. Louisan Whom Japs Recaptured Twice Is Back Home After 5 Years.” Details Cpl. Charles A. Stewart’s early military service, his capture and imprisonment by the Japanese in China, and his two escape attempts, both of which were made with Marine Platoon Sgt. Jerold B. Story of Bloomington, Illinois (includes photograph in story)., [1945?]
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
[1945?]
The Greenville Advocate (Greenville, Illinois) newspaper clippings titled “Cpl. Chas. A. Stewart, Jap Prisoner Nearly Four Years, Tells of Tortures.” Corporal Stewart is listed as being a grandson of Robert Breuer and a great nephew of Mrs. Anna Birnstiehl of Greenville, Illinois. Mentions Hal P. Mills, Kansas City, Missouri, as a friend who accompanied Stewart to Greenville to be interviewed for the article. Other prisoners of war mentioned are four Doolittle flyers and J.B. Powell, a New York newspaper man. Mentions Stewart was cellmate with Commander W.S. Cunningham [Winfield Scott Cunningham], U.S. Navy captain, Sgt. R.L. Coulson of the Marines, C.T. Brewer, pharmacists mate second class, Cpl. Chas. W. Brimmer, Cpl. C.G. Battles of the Marines and Pat Herndon, a civilian contractor., 1945 Oct 25
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
1945 Oct 25
Typescript copy of KMOX radio broadcast written by Ellen Lee Brashear, program titled “Navy Relief.” Mrs. Charles A. Stewart, Sr., speaks about fundraising for the Greater St. Louis Navy Relief Fund at 418 Olive St., St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses details about her son Charles A. Stewart’s military career and imprisonment., 1942 Mar 14
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
1942 Mar 14
Award of the Navy “E” Burgee for Excellence to Busch-Sulzer Bros. – Diesel Engine Company of St. Louis, Missouri, located at 3300 South Second St. Charles A. Stewart, Sr., is listed among the employees recognized., 1942 May 8
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
1942 May 8
Award of the American National Red Cross to Mrs. Charles Stewart “in recognition of meritorious personal service performed on behalf of the nation, her armed forces, and suffering humanity in the Second World War.”, 1946 Aug 14
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates:
1946 Aug 14