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OH 0413

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKNIGHT, Douglas F. (b. 1921)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard
Notable infomember of the “Lost Battalion"

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0413
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionMember 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; hell ship to Japan, 1942; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1942-44; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description125 pp.
Terms of UseOpen