Ronald E. Marcello | Oral History

Ronald E. Marcello

OH 0457

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; death of his older brother; Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944; Chungkai, Thailand, 1944; railroad maintenance in Burma, 1944; Phet Buri, Thailand, 1944-45; Bangkok, 1945; liberation.

OH 0245

His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0062

Postal clerk. His experiences with the 24th Infantry Division at Ala Moana Crater during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0732

His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0335

His experiences while ashore at home in Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 (He was actually attached to the repair ship USS Medusa).

OH 0232

His experiences with the 47th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0244

His experiences with VP-22 at Ford Island Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0787

His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Worden during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.