| Interviewee | ELLIOTT, Bruce (b. 1923) |
| Military Service | WW II Navy Veteran |
| Attachments | Pacific Theater |
| Interview ID # | OH 1931 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Veteran of the World War II Pacific Theater. Decision to join U.S. the Navy in January 1941. Experiences in service prior to declaration of war; service at Cavite Naval Shipyard, Philippines; capture during a battle on the island of Corregidor; reflections on surviving as a prisoner of war (classified as MIA), planning and implementing an escape with fellow prisoners. Escape and return to American troops. Post-war Navy service. |
| Interviewer(s) | William J. Alexander |
| Physical Description | 72 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
