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OH 1519

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeLAY, J. C. (b. 1926)
ProfessionsBusinessman
Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran, Troop A, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1519
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionBusinessman. His experiences in the Philippines during World War II. Enlistment in the Army, August 29, 1944; assignment to the 112th Cavalry, Antipolo, Philippines, May, 1945; jungle patrols; Japanese night infiltration attacks; setting up ambushes; postwar occupation duty in Japan; demolition of Japanese armaments; relations with Japanese civilians.
Interviewer(s)Glenn Johnston
Physical Description58 pp. plus documents (10 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen