Oral history interview with Horace Chumley, 1974 April 3.

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Oral history interview with Horace Chumley, 1974 April 3.

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Interview with Horace Chumley, a retired law enforcement officer, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Chumley discusses his experiences while being held as a prisoner-of-war by the Japanese during World War II. He describes the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942-1945), and his liberation.

99, [13] leaves : facsims. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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North Texas State University. Oral History Collection.

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Marcello, Ronald E.

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Chumley, Horace, 1916-

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