Oral history interview with J. B. Garrison, 1970 September 18.

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Oral history interview with J. B. Garrison, 1970 September 18.

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Interview with J.B. ("Brack") Garrison, an automobile salesman and a Marine Corps veteran, who shares his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Garrison discusses the fall of Guam and his capture, Zentsuji, Japan (1942), Osaka (1942-1944), American air raids, and his liberation.

74 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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SNAC Resource ID: 6885358

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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North Texas State University. Oral History Collection.

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World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project.

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Marcello, Ronald E.

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Garrison, J. B. (John Breckenridge), 1920-

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