Glenn Newell, No. 40, left center; Emmett Newell, No. 71, bottom right; and Charlie Mellor, No. 79, top right, were civilian employees of the Boise-based Morrison-Knudsen Company when they were taken prisoner by Japanese forces on Wake Island in December 1941. Their families, which live in North Idaho, met for the first time Tuesday to share their stories.
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