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Tag Archives: Japanese military

The Disaster of the Poelau-Bras Ship

During WWII, History, StoriesBy The Indo ProjectMay 18, 20223 Comments

“Who was in which lifeboat?” A mission by Peter Versteeg to find out which of the three remaining lifeboats his father traveled in — as one of 116 survivors of the sunken “Poelau Bras” — and who were in the other two lifeboats? www.poelau-bras.nl (To translate this website from Dutch to English: Go to Google…

Indo Movie Highlight: The Past Ended on Mango Street

History, Movie, StoriesBy The Indo ProjectJanuary 25, 20225 Comments

A Search for the Truth Interview with Thomas Watson by Patricia Teunisse, Secretary of The Indo Project. Also published in Moesson International. On October 31, 2021, The Indo Project and Moesson attended the Netherlands premiere of The Past Ended on Mango Street. The documentary is the vision of Thomas Watson, who  narrates the film and…

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Indo Profile: Carla’s Story

Indo Profile, Stories, Witness to the WarBy The Indo ProjectNovember 16, 20214 Comments

by Maureen Welscher The Bombing of Pontianak When I was 8 ½ years old, I lived in Pontianak, the capital of Borneo, Indonesia. On the morning of December 19, 1941, I visited a friend who lived opposite the military barracks. We sat in the lounge facing their barracks. We heard planes, which was a rare…

Sumatra Railway.

Blog, Books, During WWII, Memoir, Military, Stories, Witness to the WarBy indoprojectJanuary 12, 2012Leave a comment

By Jan Krancher Book:  Ambushed under the Southern Cross Author:  Capt. George W. Duffy Highly decorated Capt. George W. Duffy has authored the book “Ambushed under the Southern Cross . . . The Making of an American Merchant Marine Officer and His Ensuing Saga of Courage and Survival”.  Among several of his experiences, he also…

Animated Map.

Blog, During WWII, Military, News, Pre-WWIIBy indoprojectJanuary 11, 2012Leave a comment

  This is a remarkable web site called Pacific War Animated.  How did the war end up in the Dutch East Indies ?  With dramatic music in the background, you can follow the progression of invading Japanese forces (link below).  At the bottom is a red arrow pointing to each red-framed window which you click.…

Pearl Harbor Remembered.

Blog, During WWII, Memoir, Military, Pre-WWII, Stories, Witness to the WarBy indoprojectDecember 7, 20111 Comment

By Bianca Dias-Halpert USS Wichita (CA-45)  Ship’s Chief Petty Officers listen to the radio broadcast of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s address to the Congress requesting a declaration of War against the Axis powers, circa 8 December 1941.  Note phograph of President Roosevelt on the bulkhead. The Good and the Bad   They’re in the same…

The Camps

During WWII, History, Military, Stories, Witness to the WarBy indoprojectOctober 27, 201134 Comments

By Jan Krancher, California, USA Overview of the Japanese Imprisonment Experience The Japanese High Command on Java attempted to coerce the Indo-European members of the former Royal Netherlands-Indies Army, Navy and Air Force to enlist in the Japanese army.  A goodly number of Indos who refused were summarily executed and many ended up in camps. …

The Last Nyonya.

Blog, During WWII, Memoir, Post-WWII, Pre-WWII, StoriesBy indoprojectOctober 15, 201111 Comments

By Bianca Dias-Halpert, Washington, USA An article appeared in the magazine NOW! Bali August 2010 about a Dutch lady who has lived in Indonesia her entire life.  They were kind enough to let me share their findings with you readers. Milly On the outside she looks Dutch but on the inside she is Indonesian.  Milly…

Wartime Humanity.

Blog, During WWII, Military, Stories, Witness to the WarBy indoprojectAugust 19, 20111 Comment

By Joyce Kater, New Mexico, USA LITTLE MOMENTS OF HUMANITY AT WARTIME   Although this incident happened a lifetime ago in the Second World War in South East Asia, it still lingers in my memory.  It took place in the months before our family was torn apart and put in different Japanese concentration camps on Java…

Indo Book Highlight: Memories of The East

Books, Resources, ReviewsBy indoprojectJune 6, 2011Leave a comment

By Bianca Dias-Halpert   Title:  Memories of ‘The East’ Author:  Fridus Steijlen, KITLV Press ISBN-10:  906718199 4 ISBN-13:  9789067181990 This book offers a window into the past without having to wade through a lot of facts and data.  Between 1997-2001, over 700 interviews were conducted of those who had lived through the end of colonialism…

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