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Military Service: U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran
Notable: Survivor of Bataan Death March
Oral Histories
Survivor of the Bataan Death March. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Bataan and capture; Bataan Death March; Camp O’Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Fukuoka, Kyushu, 1945; liberation.
Date of Interview: April 5, 1984 to February 21, 1985, May 14, 1985 to May 31, 1985
Survivor of the Bataan Death March. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Bataan and capture; Bataan Death March; Camp O’Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Fukuoka, Kyushu, 1945; liberation.
Date of Interview: April 5, 1984 to February 21, 1985, May 14, 1985 to May 31, 1985