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Military Service: U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 60th Coast Artillery, Antiaircraft
Profession: School custodian
Notable: survivor of the siege of Corregidor
Oral Histories
School custodian, survivor of the siege of Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner- of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Struggle for Corregidor; escape into jungle and capture; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Kobe, Honshu, 1944-45, and American air raids; liberation.
Date of Interview: March 4, 1976