Then, in early March 2000, Wagnild and his wife were in Carlsbad, CA for a week. What a charming adult version of that darling blond, blue-eyed girl I wondered about for 55 years. Saving a family Meeting and getting to know Clay and Beth has been a high point of Wagnild s life. For me it has brought together a tremendous amount of emotions. After all, how often do we have the opportunity to actually come in contact with someone we have benefited.
War moves too fast.
And then, to again find the one person who represents the many people we saved, all these years later. During one visit, Clay had told Wagnild that the Japanese were planning to kill all of the prisoners within 24 hours. Clay has also told Wagnild of some of the torture inflicted by the Japanese upon the prisoners. My sister and our children thank you, too. My son and I are the last surviving Vaughans.