Oral history interview with Billy Allen, 1976 March 1.

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Oral history interview with Billy Allen, 1976 March 1.

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Interview with Billy Allen, a schoolteacher, 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. Allen discusses his pre-war embassy duty in China with the 4th Marines, the fall of Corregidor and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila, Cabanatuan (1942), the hell ship to Japan (1942), Osaka (1942-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.

119 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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