One Man's Story
By Mary Boop
()
About this ebook
This has been a labor of love and hopefully a continuing tribute to Mr. Hoard. We have tried to maintain accuracy as to how it was originally written and hopefully you will find it an interesting, educational history of this part of the war.
Mary Boop
Lester Earnest Hoard was born March 22, 1905 in Hamilton county, Texas. He was a farm boy with very limited education, but was patriotic to the core. He immediately followed his call to war when needed. When grown, he moved to California, where he resided until enlisting in the United States Army in 1940. He was immediately sent to the Philippines after completing basic training. He was assigned to and served in the Corps Of Engineers for the 803rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation Unit. Most of Mr. Hoards’ service time was served as a POW to the Japanese. He participated in and survived the Battan Death March. After Battan Mr. Hoard was relocated to a Prison Camp, Bilibib Prison Manila, Cabanatuan Camp 123. Here he was forced into “slave labor” in the mines. Upon being freed at wars end he settled once again in the Los Angeles, California area. He married Jewel Eunice Straley of Adamsville, Texas and worked many years as an inspector for Chrysler Corporation. Having read the account of his time in the military and prison camp, one develops a new appreciation for the man. He was one to never let someone, stranger or friend, go hungry again. He was unable to stop smoking the rest of his life, and now we better understand why. He spoke very little of his past experiences but retained bitterness for many years. In his later years he found peace through his church activities and I believe he finally forgave all who had mistreated him. During his marriage, he had no children of his own, but always had other children following him around. Mr. Hoard passed away May 18, 1980 at the age of 75. He is buried at Straley Cemetery in Adamsville, Texas
Related to One Man's Story
Related ebooks
Camper Chronicles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOne Brick Loose—Not Missing, but Who Cares? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLife on Its Own Terms: A Memoir of a Woman’S Buoyant Spirit Through Heartbreaks and Back Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFROM THE OUTHOUSE TO THE PENTHOUSE: The life and lessons of a Serial Entrepreneur. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMen Still Think with Their Clubs: The Hot Diary of a Horny Cave Chick Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSilent and Grateful Tears Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSitting on Top of the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDays Gone By Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Mystery Man Wishes to Run for United States President 2012 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMcKinney Sweetlock and The Revolt Against the New World Soldier Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStudent of the Woods Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Melting of the Golden Spoon: Getting Back the Middle Class Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Quake Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEvery Life Is a Story That Deserves to Be Told: True Stories About Life’S Ups and Downs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGo Ask Alice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amazing Angie..City Ween Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeck, I Don't Know... I Just Make Donuts: Tales From Behind the Bakery Door, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Hard Way: Book One Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLiving With Body Dysmorphic Disorder Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Tell Ya—It’s All but Lies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLost Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Name Is Joe and I Am a Pizza Man: An American Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLunanity Love Life Cult Love Letter for Luna Book 02 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOf Men and Mice: 50 Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLittle Mr. Schoodles and Friends! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBruce Savage Science Fiction The Ultimate E-book Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSimmer Diaries Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEight Miles High Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Love the Beach, Poetry, Long Walks, Night Runs, Riding My Bike, Sunsets and Smelling My Own Feet…: Memoirs of a Pilgrim’S Sojourns Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTales from the White River Tributaries Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
United States History For You
The Great Reset: And the War for the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5U.S. History 101: Historic Events, Key People, Important Locations, and More! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/51776 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A People's History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln: A Nutty Story About Edwin Booth and Boston Corbett Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: An Edgar Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for One Man's Story
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
One Man's Story - Mary Boop
One Man’s Story
Transcribed By: Mary Boop
Assisted By : Wanda Lang
Jack Straley
US%26UKLogoB%26Wnew.aiAuthorHouse™
1663 Liberty Drive
Bloomington, IN 47403
www.authorhouse.com
Phone: 1-800-839-8640
© 2012 by Mary Boop. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.
Published by AuthorHouse 08/28/2012
ISBN: 978-1-4772-6608-3 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4772-6675-5 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012916103
Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.
Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.
Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.
Contents
WAR STARTED DEC. 8TH 1941
LOST ON BATAAN
Page 3
PAGE 4
PAGE 5
PAGE 6
PAGE 7
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
PAGE 11
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
PAGE 14
PAGE 15
PAGE 16
PAGE 17
PAGE 18
PAGE 19
PAGE 20
PAGE 21
PAGE 22
PAGE 23
PAGE 24
PAGE 60
Page 61
PAGE 62
PAGE 63
PAGE 65
PAGE 66
PAGE 67
PAGE 68
PAGE 69
PAGE 70
PAGE 71
PAGE 72
PAGE 73
PAGE 74
PAGE 75
Page 76
PAGE 77
Page 78
PAGE 79
PAGE 34
PAGE 35
PAGE 36
PAGE 37
PAGE 38
UN-NUMBERED PAGE
Page 38 cont.
PAGE 39
PAGE 40 (continued from page 38
PAGE 41
PAGE 42
PAGE 43
PAGE 44
PAGE 45
PAGE 46
PAGE 47
BACK PAGE
PAGE 48
PAGE 49
PAGE 50
PAGE 51
PAGE 52
PAGE 53
PAGE 54
PAGE 55
PAGE 56
PAGE 57
PAGE 58
PAGE 59
Back page of book
Death March
PAGE 26
PAGE 27
PAGE 28
PAGE 29
PAGE 30
PAGE 31
PAGE 32
PAGE 33
POST CARDS RECEIVED WHILE A
PRISONER OF WAR
LETTER RECEIVED AFTER RELEASE FROM PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN
LESTER EARNEST HOARD
image1.jpgLESTER E. HOARD
HAMILTON TEXAS
Prisoner # 3840
A Diary.
One man that lived it,
recorded it,
. . . . and now shares it.
Transcribed By: Mary Boop
Assisted By : Wanda Lang
Jack Straley
Earnest Hoard kept a diary during his confinement during World War II. When he returned from the war it was apparently placed away and no one saw it until well after his death. When found it was protected by a brown canvas cover, it was yellowed and it was evident that it had been written with a dull pencil.
I have tried to transcribe this exactly as it was written and because of this sometimes it will be difficult for the reader to determine the true or actual content.
No matter how rough the text is, it is history, recorded by someone that lived it, made a record of it, and now shares it for anyone interested in wanting to know the true horrors our servicemen suffered to preserve a free world.
image2.jpgWAR STARTED DEC. 8TH 1941
image3.jpgThe Bataan Death March was when 70,000 American and Philippino POW’s were forced to march 70 miles through jungle in a three day period. The march took one week and between 8. 000 and 10,000 men died from abuse, beatings, bayonets and starvation.
image4.JPGIn defiance of accepted and established rules of war, Allied POW’s were forced into