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OH 0122

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHALBROOK, A. L. (b. 1920)
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran
Notable infosurvivor of the siege of Corregidor

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0122
Date(s) of interview -
DescriptionSurvivor of the siege of Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war duty at International Settlement, Shanghai, with 4th Marines; fall of Corregidor and capture; Camp O’Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-43; Clark Field, 1943-44; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1944; American air raids; Yokohama and Kawasaki, 1945; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description304 pp. plus documents (20 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen