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OH 1317

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeMcDOLE, Glen (b. 1921)
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, D Company, 1st Separate Marine Battalion
Notable infosurvivor of the siege of Corregidor, survivor of the Palawan masscare

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1317
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionSurvivor of the siege of Corregidor; survivor of the Palawan massacre. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Enlistment in the Marine Corps and assignment to Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines; bombing of Cavite by the Japanese and evacuation to Corregidor; fall of Corregidor, 1942; his personal comments about General Douglas A. MacArthur at Corregidor; initial incarceration at Corregidor; Cabanatuan, 1942; his transfer to Palawan Island, 1942-44; airstrip construction on Palawan; American air raids; his details of the Palawan massacre and his escape, December, 1944; his rescue by Filipinos and evacuation by PBY, January 21, 1945; debriefings by the U. S. military; his depositions before the War Crimes Tribunal for the Far East, Yokohama, Japan.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description73 pp.
Terms of UseOpen