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OH 0689

About the Interviewee

IntervieweePRUNTY, Luther G. (b. 1912)
Professionscivil servant
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 0689
Date(s) of interview -
DescriptionCivil servant, 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; Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944-45, and American air raids; Phet Buri, Thailand, 1945; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description230 pp.
Terms of UseOpen