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Vaughan MEISLING [1903-1973]

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Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-08-29 15:41
Names
Given: 
Vaughan
Family: 
Meisling
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1903-01-01
Death
Date: 
1973-03-25

DoB from John Black's list.

Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
WW2: repatriated 1942 Asama Maru + Gripsholm
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Submitted by annpake on Sat, 2018-04-07 19:27.

Vaughn Francis Meisling born Copenhagen Denmark 8 Sep 1902

Emigrated to USA 1 September 1920

Applied for naturalisation 25 November 1927 gave occupation as newspaperman

Died 25 March 1973 Sacramento California

Army enlistment date 18 December 1942 Release date 5 November 1946

 

His name was VAUGHN on his application for naturalisation and army record

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2018-04-07 08:28.

Cairns Post 12 March 1942 See here

Chungking 9 March 1942 - Vaughan Meisling, the American Press correspondent and 2 other Americans captured at Hong Kong have been transferred to the Stanley Prison because they refused Japanese requests to sign statements that they were well treated.

As noted  here , Meisling and his two companions first were allowed to live in the Gloucester Hotel, where a Japanese army intelligence officer tried to induce them to write and sign articles saying they were getting good treatment, it was reported. When his efforts were useless, the men were transferred to the prison.