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OH 0097

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBURK, Volnie S. (b. 1917)
Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran
Notable infosurvivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0097
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionSurvivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of fort Hughes and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 194²-43; Bilibid Prison, 1943-44; fall of Manila, 1945; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description91 pp.
Terms of UseOpen