OH 0544 | Oral History

OH 0544

STEWART, William J. (b. 1920)

Military Service: U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
Notable: survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston
Survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; hell ship to Japan, 1942; Ohasi, Honshu, 1942-45; liberation.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 154 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview June 11, 1981

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