Ray County, Missouri - Military - 1942 Jacobs To Be Released Soon by Japan Richmond Missourian 20 APR 1942 Richmond Lady To Be Released Soon by Japan Miss Caroline Jacobs, Member Of Consular Staff, Held by Enemy at Saigon, F.I.C. Mother Lives Here Miss Caroline Jacobs, of Richmond, who was among the members of the staff of the U.S. consulate general at Saigon, French, Indo-China, who have been held as prisoners of the Japanese, will be among the U.S. nationals soon to be evacuated form enemy-occupied territory, according to word received here by Miss Jacobs’ mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Crowley Jacobs, 212 West Main street. Miss Jacobs was serving on the staff of the U.S. consulate general at Saigon at the time of the outbreak of the war and she witnessed the Japanese invasion of French Indo-China. She was uninjured when a bomb mysteriously exploded in the consulate a short time prior to the outbreak of hostilities. Word of Miss Jacobs’ forthcoming release from custody of the Japanese was received by her sister, Mrs. Sue Deck Brace, of Kansas City, who notified her uncle, Judge George W. Crowley, who conveyed the report to his sister, Mrs. Jacobs. The arrangements are being made by the State department to exchange embassy and consular staffs. The Americans will be transported from Indo-China to Portugese East Africa, and are expected to start on the long and dangerous voyage by the end of this month. The government will arrange for passage to the United States from Africa. Steps were taken to bring the Saigon staff, including Miss Jacobs, to the United States before Indo-China was invaded by the Japanese, but this was not completed in time. Miss Jacobs has had unusual experiences in her several years spent in the Orient, as a member of the staff of the United States consulate general at Saigon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------