TAYLOR, Robert (b. 1909) | Oral History

TAYLOR, Robert (b. 1909)

Military Service: U.S. Army WWII Veteran
Profession: Protestant Chaplain
Notable: Survivor of Bataan Death March

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Protestant chaplain, survivor of the Bataan campaign. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Bataan and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; American air raids at Manila, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Fukuoka Prison Camp, Kyushu, 1945; Mukden, Manchuria, 1945; liberation by Soviet troops.
Date of Interview: November 2, 1974 to January 16, 1975

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