Interviewee | WISECUP, John (b. 1919) |
Military Service | U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran |
Notable info | survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston |
Interview ID # | OH 1316 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | Survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. His postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details. |
Physical Description | 35 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |