Raymond "Hap" Halloran American Ex-Prisoner Of War Biography

The Cover of Hap's Book "Haps War"
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Then Hap was moved to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo where he was a prisoner in animal cage and tied to the front bars in his lion cage so civilians could march by and view a B-29 flyer. He was naked and black from non-washing and hair all over my face. Hap lost 90 lbs. and was covered with open running sores from flea-bed bug bites. He spent April 1, 1945 to August 1945 in Omori POW Camp contiguous SW Tokyo. Pappy Boxington a friend of Haps was also in his barracks. Bombings and strafings by American B-29s and navy/marine fighters were constant on their unmarked prison barracks. 'Hap' wrote and delivered the eulogy for Boyington 1-15-88 at Arlington National Cemetery.

On 8-29-45 Hap and others were liberated by marine/navy landing forces and taken aboard the hospital ship Benevolence in Tokyo Bay. Hap spent about a year in a hospital at Ashford General Hospital, in White Sulphur Springs, W.VA. Mr. Holloran left the service in September of 1946. 'Hap' was near the Battleship Missouri when the Peace Treaty was signed on September 2nd, 1945

Hap received 39 years of nightmares after that ordeal. He later returned to Tokyo in 1984-85, 1989 and 1995, were he met Ambassador Mike Mansfield who was a great help. Hap was also reunited with a former guard (friendly) and many others including: Kaneyuki Kobayashi, former guard, Saburo Sakai, leading living Japanese fighter ace (now friend) and Isamu Kashiide, who shot down their B-29 over Tokyo on 1-27-45 and many others. Reconciliation and friendship fianlly eradicated the nightmares of 39 years.

After leaving service in September 1946 Hap went into the transportation business. He joined Consolidated Freightways, a major transportation company in 1958 and held various executive positions and was member of Board of Directors and Executive Vice President. He is presently associated with Consolidated Freightways as Senior Vice President Emeritus in Corporate Headquarters, Meno Park, CA.; his 41st year with CF.

He now has three children, Dan, Cincinnati, Ohio; Tim, Oceanside, CA and two grandchildren; Peggy, Redwood City, CA. And he currently reside in Menlo Park, CA. Hap has also traveled extensively and has done TV shows on NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, History, Discovery, C-Span, TLC cables and speaker/lecturer aboard cruise ships, military bases, classrooms, etc. 'Hap' and his son Dan, visited Honolulu, Guam, Saipan, Tinnian, and Tokyo in May 1999.

He has also written a book (picture of cover above) called "Hap’s War" in 1998. You can order one through Hallmark Publications, 41 Hallmark Circle, Menlo Park, Ca 94025 - $20.00 + $3.00 SH via Priority Mail.