Oral history interview with George P. Lawley, 1973 November 3.

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Oral history interview with George P. Lawley, 1973 November 3.

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Interview with George P. Lawley, an accountant, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Lawley talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1945), coal mining on Kyushu (1945), and his liberation.

62 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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