REAS, John C. (b. 1917) | Oral History

REAS, John C. (b. 1917)

Military Service: U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
Notable: survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston

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Survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of the Houston,1942; capture and imprisonment in Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma- Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Rat Buri Thailand, 1944-45; liberation.
Date of Interview: June 23, 1998

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