15 June 1999
Ed Thomas wrote:
Cathy (my wife) is the Granddaughter of Capt. Marvin F. Schmidt. Artillery division on Corregidor, Japanese
POW at Camp 4 and possibly Cabanatuan and Bilibid Prison in Manila. Was a victim in the sinking of the Arisan
Maru (possibly by USS Snook). We are looking for information about any aspect of his life on Corregidor and in the
POW camps as well as his death on the Arisan Maru. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
If you have any recommendations as to resources that we might review to build
on our research, it would be most appreciated. His diary, kept during his
initial interment, was given to a History professor at the University of
Arizona. We are still attempting to locate records of this document.
Thank you in advance.
Ed and Cathy Thomas
EDNCAT@aol.com