Oral history interview with T. G. Crews, 1972 January 22.

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Oral history interview with T. G. Crews, 1972 January 22.

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Interview with T. G. Crews, law enforcement officer and Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Crews discusses his pre-war embassy duty in Peking, North China, his capture in Peking, North China, his imprisonment at Wusong (Woosung) Prison Camp, Shanghai (1942-1944), Pusan, Korea (1944), coal mining at Hakodate, Hokkaido (1945), and his liberation.

84 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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