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OH 0565

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKELLEY, Ben (b. 1916)
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 0565
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; hell ship to Japan; Ohasi, Honshu, 1943; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description151 pp.
Terms of UseOpen