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OH 0136

About the Interviewee

IntervieweePERMENTER, C. L. (b. 1921)
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0136
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war embassy duty with 4th Marines, Peking, north China; surrender and imprisonment at Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1941-42; Kiangwang Prison Camp, 1942-45, and American air raids; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description134 pp.
Terms of UseOpen