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SUMMERS, J. L. (b. 1921)
Military Service: U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard
Notable: member of the “Lost Battalion"
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; Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944; railroad maintenance work in Burma, 1944; Phet Buri, Thailand, 1944-45; Bangkok, 1945; liberation.
About this Oral History
| Physical Description | 198 pp. plus documents (13 pp.) |
|---|---|
| Terms of Use | Open |
| Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
| Date of Interview | August 21, 1995 to August 22, 1995 |
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