The Codebreaker and the POW

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

In this gripping family saga, L. Sue Baugh tells the stories of both her father, a Navy codebreaker, and her grandfather, a POW of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. This presentation will cover the occupation, the role of codebreakers in liberating the Philippines, and the brutality the prisoners endured. Come and watch the history of the Baugh family unfold.     

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