CLEM, Onnie (b. 1919) | Oral History

CLEM, Onnie (b. 1919)

Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran
Notable: Survivor of Bataan Death March

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Survivor of the Bataan campaign. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war duty in north China; fall of Bataan and capture; Camp O’Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-43; Davao Penal Colony, 1943; escape from torpedoed hell ship and rescue by Filipino guerrillas; evacuation by American submarine.
Date of Interview: January 11, 1972

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