Member of the “Lost Battalion.” His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Bangkok, 1945; liberation.
Date of Interview: February 24, 1975
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Highway construction worker. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
Date of Interview: March 4, 1976
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