siege1863 Posted November 11, 2013 Share #1 Posted November 11, 2013 "VICTORY" overprint Two Peso note signed by Margaret Utinsky who formed a resistance network to provide food, medicine, and money to the POWs held at Camps O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. Her code name was "Miss U" which she notes below her signature. I have not found any wartime examples of her signature so this one could be quite rare. Also signing the note are Maj. Gen. Henry L.C. Jones, commander of the 38th Infantry Division ("Avengers of Bataan") and Capt. Milton S. Cooper, his aide-de-camp. Signing above Utinsky is Wyman P. Woodward, Air Corps pilot, and L.A. Boczkowski, who has yet to be identified. Not certain what these two men did in the war that would have them adding their signatures to a note of such significance. Here is a link to a more complete biography of Margaret Utinsky: http://philippine-defenders.lib.wv.us/html/utinsky_margaret_bio.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted November 11, 2013 Share #2 Posted November 11, 2013 Fantastic!! And for those who are not familiar with 'Miss U', please read about her. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted November 12, 2013 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2013 That is an incredible biography. That would be worthy of a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted November 12, 2013 Share #4 Posted November 12, 2013 That is an incredible biography. That would be worthy of a movie. Actually, it was in the 2005 film "The Great Raid" based on the book of the same name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Raid RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted November 12, 2013 Share #5 Posted November 12, 2013 I have an autographed copy of her book and the signature matches what is on your bill. Nice find! Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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