OH 0127 | Oral History

OH 0127

KENT, James (b. 1918)

Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran
Profession: School custodian
Notable: survivor of the siege of Corregidor
School custodian, survivor of the siege of Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Japanese bombing of Cavite Navy Base; fall of Corregidor and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; hell ship to Japan, 1944; copper mines at Mitzushima, Honshu, 1944, and American air raids; liberation.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 77 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview May 11, 1972

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