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WISECUP, John (b. 1919)
Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran
Notable: survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston
Survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942- 44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Changi Jail, 1944-45; liberation.
About this Oral History
| Physical Description | 127 pp. plus documents (10 pp.) |
|---|---|
| Terms of Use | Open |
| Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
| Date of Interview | July 28, 1987 |
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