Oral history interview with Charley L. Pryor, 1972 November 4 and 1973 January 22 and February 20.

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Oral history interview with Charley L. Pryor, 1972 November 4 and 1973 January 22 and February 20.

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Interview with C. L. Pryor, a college professor, a Marine Corps veteran, and a survivor of the sinking of the U.S.S. Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pryor talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Tamuang, Thailand (1944), American air raids, Phet Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.

121, 115, 110 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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