Oral history interview with Willie L. Benton, 1975 March 10.

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Oral history interview with Willie L. Benton, 1975 March 10.

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Interview with Willie Benton, an electrician and a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Benton discusses his pre-war embassy duty in Peking, North China with the 6th Marines, his capture in Peking, Wusong (Woosung) Prison Camp, Shanghai (1942-1945), Fengtai and Kiangwang (Kiangwan) Prison Camps (1945), Pusan, Korea (1945), Hakodate, Hokkaido (1945), and his liberation.

145 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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