"My grandfather was Lt. Col. Walter Dencker, a Philippine Scout for 20+ years.   He was stationed at Ft Hay, where my mother was born.   After having survived the Death March, he was killed on an unmarked POW ship by US fire.   I do know he was retirement age, but decided to reenlist when the war started.

My grandmother, a Danish citizen, my mother and her sister were sent to San Francisco hoping to rejoin my grandfather shortly.   I never knew my grandparents, and my mother died when I was 3.   My only legacy are the few letters my Aunt saved after they evacuated the Philippines, and two letters written while he was a POW.

Have you (the readers of this message) ever heard of my Grandfather?
Thank you for any information you can provide."

Nancy Godinho
nancyg@earthlink.net