The roses have crossed to the other side of the wall : the story of heroic U.S. Army Air Corps Chaplain Joseph Verbis Lafleur, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star Medal, and Purple Heart /

Recounts the life of Rev. Joseph Verbis Lafleur, a chaplain with the U. S. Army Air Corp's 19th Bombardment Group, who survived the Japanese bombing of Clark Field in the Philippines, only to die as a prisoner of the Japanese. Written by his sister, Edna Delery, the text includes excerpts of le...

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Main Author: Delery, Edna Lafleur
Other Authors: Geran, Henry A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: [New Orleans, La.] : Edna L. Delery, c1991.
Subjects:
Lafleur, Joseph Verbis, > 1912-1944.
United States. > Army > Chaplains.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Bombardment Group, 19th.
United States. > Army. > Air Corps. > Bombardment Group, 19th.
Military chaplains > Catholic Church > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Chaplains.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Prisoners of war > United States.
Prisoners of war > Philippines.
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520 |a Recounts the life of Rev. Joseph Verbis Lafleur, a chaplain with the U. S. Army Air Corp's 19th Bombardment Group, who survived the Japanese bombing of Clark Field in the Philippines, only to die as a prisoner of the Japanese. Written by his sister, Edna Delery, the text includes excerpts of letters written by Father Lafleur, which reveal the young priest's adjustment to military life, concern for his mother, and determination not to compromise in the performance of his duties. 
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