World War II Honoree
Served Their Country
Edward Byron Ford, Sr.
Hometown
San Jose, California
Honored By
Connie C. Ford
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS AN AMERICAN CIVILIAN POW INTERNED FOR 37 MONTHS IN SANTO TOMAS INTERNMENT CAMP, MANILA, PHILIPPINES. HE SERVED AS TREASURER OF THE FAMILY AID COMMITTEE ASSISTING FAMILIES WHO WERE SPLIT UP BY INTERNMENT. HIS OTHER DUTY WAS WASHING AND DISINFECTING MOSQUITO NETS.