Oral history interview with Edward Fung, 1977 December 21.

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Oral history interview with Edward Fung, 1977 December 21.

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Interview with Edward Fung, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fung talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Nakom Paton, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.

149 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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