Oral history interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., 1973 October 29.

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Heinen, J. B., 1913-. Oral history interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., 1973 October 29.

Oral history interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., 1973 October 29.

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Interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., an independent oilman, 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. Heinen 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), and his liberation in Bangkok.

139 leaves ; 29 cm.

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