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Military Service: U.S. Army WWII Veteran
Notable: survivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor
Oral Histories
Survivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of fort Hughes and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 194²-43; Bilibid Prison, 1943-44; fall of Manila, 1945; liberation.
Date of Interview: January 10, 1972