| Interviewee | BURNS, George (b. 1917) |
| Professions | Postal worker, Farmer |
| 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 0176 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Postal worker, farmer, 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; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Bangkok, 1945; liberation. |
| Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
| Physical Description | 118 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
