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OH 0285

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBENTON, Willie L. (b. 1917)
ProfessionsElectrician
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0285
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionElectrician. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war embassy duty in Peking, north China, with 6th Marines; capture in Peking; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942-45; Fengtai and Kiangwang Prison Camps, 1945; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description145 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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