Gwen DEW [1903-1993]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sun, 12/08/2013 - 19:21
Names
Given
Gwen
Family
Dew
Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Albion, Michigan
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date

Gwen Dew was an American journalist. In 1936 she began travelling the world, mainly Asia, and writing a popular weekly column about her advenures. She took many photos of the December 1941 hostilities almost all of which have been lost.

She was interned in Stanley after the surrender and repatriated in late June 1942.

In 1948 she married Captain James Buchanan who died five years later.

Source:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7099766

Note:

Her memoir Prisoner of the Japs (1943) is available free online:

https://archive.org/details/prisonerofthejap007029mbp

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