Gordon, Ernest, 1916-2002

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1916-05-31

1916-05-31

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Ernest Gordon was Dean of the Chapel at Princeton University from 1955 to 1981. As a Japanese prisoner of war, he worked on the Railroad of Death in the jungles of Thailand and helped build the infamous "Bridge over the River Kwai."

From the description of Ernest Gordon papers, 1950s-1970s. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 424637286

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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50034999

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Church work with students

College chaplains

Prisoners of war

Prisoners of war

Prisons, Japanese

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

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Great Britain

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Thailand

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Kwai Noi River (Thailand)

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New Jersey--Princeton

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