Interviewee | LAWLEY, George P. (b. 1922) |
Professions | Accountant |
Military Service | U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard |
Notable info | member of the “Lost Battalion" |
Interview ID # | OH 0164 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | Accountant, member of the “Lost Battalion.” His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanburi, Thailand, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1945; coal mining on Kyushu, 1945; liberation. |
Interviewer(s) | William Teague |
Physical Description | 62 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |