Oral history interview with Ray Ogle, 1997 June 3 and 10.

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Oral history interview with Ray Ogle, 1997 June 3 and 10.

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Interview with Ray Ogle, 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. Ogle discusses 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), railway maintenance work (1944-1945), and his liberation. The Appendix includes photocopies of World War II correspondence provided by Mr. Ogle [5 leaves].

178, [6] leaves : facsims. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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