Oral history interview with Melford L. Forsman, 1980 July 28.

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Oral history interview with Melford L. Forsman, 1980 July 28.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/180877187

Interview with Melford L. Forsman, a Navy veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Forsman 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), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944-1945), solitary confinement and torture by the Kempei Tai, and his liberation.

252 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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