BOOKS
Marcia Gates : angel of Bataan

Publisher: New Moon Publishing,


Title Details
  • Marcia Gates :
Publishers
  • Tucson, Arizona :New Moon Publishing,c2011.
Descriptions
  • 176 pages :illustrations
Isbn
    9781460973196 (softbound)
Language
    English
Subjects
  • Gates, Marcia L.
  • United States. Army -- Nurses -- Biography.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
  • Women prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
  • Women prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography.
  • Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines).
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Place
  • Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines).
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 805.5 S265 B69 2011
Status Available
Barcode 17911
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 9781460973196 (softbound)
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 805.5 S265
  • Item number - B69 2011
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Bowersock, Melissa
Title Statement
  • Title - Marcia Gates :
  • Remainder of title - angel of Bataan /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Melissa Bowersock
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Tucson, Arizona :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - New Moon Publishing,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2011.
Physical Description
  • Extent - 176 pages :
  • Other physical details - illustrations
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
General Note
  • General note - "The true story of a courageous Army nurse and prisoner of war"
Bibliography, Etc. Note
  • Bibliography, etc - With bibliography
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - "Marcia Gates was an Army nurse and prisoner of war during World War II. As an "Angel of Bataan," she spent three years in a Japanese internment camp in the Philippines. This is her story, told through her letters home and the collection of newspaper clippings, letters and photos preserved by her mother during her time overseas. The book has been awarded an honorable mention by the Military Writers Society of America and was featured in the documentary "Our Wisconsin: The Military History of America's Dairyland" produced by WKOW-TV in Madison."
Language Note
  • Language note - English
Subject Personal Name
  • Personal name - Gates, Marcia L.
Subject Corporate Name
  • Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - United States. Army
  • General subdivision - Biography.
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Women prisoners of war
  • Geographic subdivision - United States
  • General subdivision - Biography.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Women prisoners of war
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines
  • General subdivision - Biography.
Subject Geographic Name
  • Geographic name - Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines).