excited. . . . afterIcameoutWest,Ifoundoutwhatttwas.HewasIivinghis religion."54 Malin had completed his service and was going to come home when a new type of plane came in. They asked for volunteers to test fly it. Malin and a friend volunteered. During the flight, the plane developed engine trouble but Malin was able to make a landing in a rice field. As the plane was coasting to a stop, abig Brahma bull dashed in front of him and turned the plane over. Malin and his companion were both crushed and killed.55 Malin's parents later received a letter from his commanding officer. On February 1, 1945, your son was given a military burial at the American cemetery at Barrachpore, India. Officers and men of his squadron attended the funeral. His fellowpilots flew their planes over the cemetery in honor of a man they all loved. Malan was an outstanding officer in the squadron. His conscientious attitude and deep devotion to duty, along with his wonderful sense of honor, made him respected, admired and loved by all who had contact with him. Your son and I first became friends two years ago at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs. I had come to know him well and respect him deeply. His loss is a great one to myself, the entire squadron and the army air forces.56 These brief histories of the Nelson brothers and Malan Francis are examples of the many fine young men from Morgan who served in the armed forces. Sixteen young men from Morgan gave their lives in the service during World War II. They were Thomas Henry Giles, Henry Burton Nelson, Chester R. Olson, Roy K. Eastman, Ray Robinson, Robert D. Smith, Gale Robert Spackman, Wendell Foster Carrigan, Malin E. Francis, Richard J. Mikesell, Norris Nelson, Craig Hannum, Arthur Leatham, Ronald Lucky, Riley LaMar, and Samuel White.57 As the American forces advanced in the Pacific, the story of the heroism of another Morgan family came to light. Mr. and Mrs. Norris Wadsworth and their daughter Theresse (son, daughter, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reddon and Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Fry) were released from ajapanese POWcamp. When the war broke out, they were living on Mindanao. First they fled to the jungle and lived "like hunted animals" for five months and finally gave themselves up to the Japanese. Transferred from one prison camp to another, they existed in terrible conditions on subsistence rations for three years. In a letter home after their release, Mr. Wadsworth wrote, "In the last several months we were fed practically nothing. I weigh 125 lbs. now compared to the 190 I used to weigh. Terry weighs 60 lbs. and she used to weigh 80. Our release on the night of February 3 was spectacular and heroic. . . . We expect to leave soon for the states and are thankful to our Heavenly Father for our safety and health."58