Oral history interview with Cecil T. Minshew, 1983 February 18.

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Oral history interview with Cecil T. Minshew, 1983 February 18.

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Interview with Cecil Minshew, 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. Minshew discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), the hell ship to Japan (1942), Fukuoka, Kyushu (1942), shipbuilding at Nagasaki (1943-1944), Orio, Kyushu (1944-1945), his liberation, and Nagasaki after dropping the A-bomb.

206 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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