Oral history interview with Preston E. Stone, 1980 February 20.

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Oral history interview with Preston E. Stone, 1980 February 20.

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Interview with Preston Stone, 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. Stone 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), Nakhom Pathon, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.

175 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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North Texas State University. Oral History Collection.

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World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project.

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Marcello, Ronald E.

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Changi POW Camp (Changi, Singapore)

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Burma-Siam Railroad

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Stone, Preston E., 1916-

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