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OH 0063

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBURLAGE, George (b. 1918)
Professionscivil servant
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran
Notable infosurvivor of the siege of Corregidor

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0063
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionCivil servant, Marine Corps veteran, survivor of the siege of Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Corregidor and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1943-44; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Hasakura and Sendai, Honshu, 1944-45; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description114 pp.
Terms of UseOpen