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OH 1073

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBUMGARNER, John R. (b. 1912)
ProfessionsPhysician
Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1073
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionPhysician. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese following the fall of the Philippines in World War II. Fall of Bataan and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1944-45; liberation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description84 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

Category

Subjects

Military Posts

Time Periods

Years