WISECUP, John (b. 1919) | Oral History

WISECUP, John (b. 1919)

Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran
Notable: survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston

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Survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942- 44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Changi Jail, 1944-45; liberation.
Date of Interview: July 28, 1987

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Survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. His postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details.
Date of Interview: July 28, 1987

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