Interviewee | ELLIOTT, Bruce (b. 1923) |
Military Service | WW II Navy Veteran |
Attachments | Pacific Theater |
Interview ID # | OH 1931 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | Veteran 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 Description | 72 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |