Oral history interview with Karl A. Bugbee, 1971 December 15.

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Oral history interview with Karl A. Bugbee, 1971 December 15.

Interview with Karl A. Bugbee, a Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the siege of Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bugbee discusses his work at Benicayen (30 km from Cavite Naval Yard), the fall of Corregidor and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), Ashio, Honshu (1944-1945), and his liberation.

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