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OLSON, John E. (b. 1917)

Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran, 57th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Division
Notable infoSurvivor of Bataan Death March

Oral Histories

OH 1258

Survivor of the Bataan Death March. His experiences as a prisoner-of- war of the Japanese during World War II. Education at the U. S. Military Academy, 1935-39; assignment to the Philippines with the 57th Infantry, 1939; preparations for war with Japan and evacuation of dependents; opening days of the war; defense of Bataan and surrender; Bataan Death March; Camp O' Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942; hell ship to Japan; prison camp at Osaka, Honshu; American B-29 raids; liberation; postwar Army career.