Oral history interview with C. L. Permenter, 1972 October 25.

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Oral history interview with C. L. Permenter, 1972 October 25.

Interview with C. L. Permenter, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Permenter discusses his pre-war embassy duty with the 4th Marines in Peking, North China, his surrender and imprisonment at Wusong (Woosung) Prison Camp, Shanghai (1941-1942), Kiangwang (Kiangwan) Prison Camp (1942-1945), American air raids, Pusan, Korea (1945), Hakodate, Hokkaido (1945), and his liberation.

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