I have an autographed copy of the book "Escape from Corregidor" signed by Gov. Whitcomb. The story is it was found in a box of books I bought at an auction of the estate of a long time Republican supporter who was killed in a car accident. I have it stored in with our Roseville Pottery collection. I was to young to remember anything he did as Gov., but I remembered he was governor and knew the name when I saw the autograph on the book.
My mother, Gertrude Higgins, taught at the school in Hayden, and she was always proud of the fact that Mr. Whitcomb was one of her students. He gave my mother an autographed copy of his book Return To Corregidor.
There is a nice museum in Hayden, with much Whitcomb memorabilia. It either is the original Whitcomb home or is at least close to it.I believe my Irish Grandfather ran a tavern close by for a while, and also had a farm a couple of miles from Hayden.
Mr. Whitcomb stayed in Naples, FL for a while and kept a boat on the Bay here in Southwest Florida. Wish I could have met him! Don Brown, Naples