| Scope and content |
The collection includes two diaries written by Simpson while a prisoner of war in the Philippines. The first diary (December 8, 1941 - April 18, 1944) presents a reconstruction of war and defeat in Bataan and Corregidor, including sample battle dialogue. The other diary (April 19, 1944 - October 12, 1944) describes life in the P.O.W. camp up to the time Simpson was sent to Japan. Together the diaries describe two years and four months of life in a Japanese P.O.W. camp. The collection also includes a copy of the entry on Simpson in the United States Naval Academy Register of Alumni. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Carter Berkeley Simpson Papers (#646), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Capt. Fred C. Wyse Estate. |
| Biographical note | Carter Berkeley Simpson was born in South Carolina in 1915, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1939, and subsequently served as an officer in the Marine Corps. A prisoner of war, he was interned in a Japanese P.O.W. camp in the Philippines from June 1942 until late 1944, when his P.O.W. ship was sunk enroute to Japan. Recaptured upon reaching shore, he died on December 31, 1944, having achieved the rank of captain. |
