William Thomas COSTEN [1893-1968]

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 22:19
Names
Given
William Thomas
Family
Costen
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Hannibal, Missouri
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date
Died in (town, state)
Williamsburg, Virginia
Died in (country)
United States

In 1941, William Thomas Costen was an Assistant Accountant with Standard Vacuum Oil Co. Ltd.. After the fall of Hong Kong, he was interned at Stanley Camp and later repatriated to the United States.

After his return, he recounted "the horrors of war" in the Worcester Democrat newspaper in October 1942. See the following links:

a) (1) and (2) on 9 October

b) (3) on 23 October

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