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OH 0176

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBURNS, George (b. 1917)
ProfessionsPostal worker, Farmer
Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard
Notable infomember of the “Lost Battalion"

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0176
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionPostal worker, farmer, member of the “Lost Battalion.” His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Bangkok, 1945; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description118 pp.
Terms of UseOpen