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OH 0127

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKENT, James (b. 1918)
ProfessionsSchool custodian
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran
Notable infosurvivor of the siege of Corregidor

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0127
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionSchool 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.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description77 pp.
Terms of UseOpen