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OH 0075

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSPARKMAN, O. R. (b. 1921)
ProfessionsTruck driver
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, Legation Guard Detachment, Tientsin

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0075
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionTruck driver. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war legation duty at Peking and Tientsin, North China; surrender and imprisonment at Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1941-42; Kiangwang Prison Camp, 1942-45; Pusan, Korea, 1945; coal mining at Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description123 pp.
Terms of UseOpen