Oral history interview with Ben Blaz, 1994 October 8.

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Oral history interview with Ben Blaz, 1994 October 8.

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Interview with Brigadier General Ben Blaz, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a teenager during the Japanese occupation of Guam during World War II. The Appendix includes a photocopy of a typed biography of Ben Blaz.

60, [2] leaves : facsim. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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SNAC Resource ID: 7111330

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas. 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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Blaz, Ben, 1928-2014

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Vicente Tomás Garrido Blaz (February 14, 1928 – January 8, 2014), also known as Ben Blaz, was a Chamorro United States Marine Corps Brigadier General from the United States territory of Guam. After retirement, he was elected the delegate to Congress from Guam in 1984 as a Republican. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 until 1993. Born in Hagåtña, Guam, he left Guam after earning an academic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in physics and chem...