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OH 1931

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeELLIOTT, Bruce (b. 1923)
Military ServiceWW II Navy Veteran
AttachmentsPacific Theater

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1931
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionVeteran of the World War II Pacific Theater. Decision to join U.S. the Navy in January 1941. Experiences in service prior to declaration of war; service at Cavite Naval Shipyard, Philippines; capture during a battle on the island of Corregidor; reflections on surviving as a prisoner of war (classified as MIA), planning and implementing an escape with fellow prisoners. Escape and return to American troops. Post-war Navy service.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description72 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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