KELLEY, Ben (b. 1916) | Oral History

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Military Service: U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

Notable: member of the “Lost Battalion"

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OH 0565

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; hell ship to Japan; Ohasi, Honshu, 1943; liberation.

Date of Interview: March 26, 1982

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