Oral history interview with Colonel John E. Olsen, 1998 March 15.

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Oral history interview with Colonel John E. Olsen, 1998 March 15.

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Interview with Colonel John E. Olsen, an Army veteran (57th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Division) and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Education at the U. S. Military Academy, 1935-39; assignment to the Philippines with the 57th Infantry, 1939; preparations for war with Japan and evacuation of dependents; opening days of the war; defense of Bataan and surrender; Bataan Death March; Camp O' Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942; hell ship to Japan; prison camp at Osaka, Honshu; American B-29 raids; liberation; postwar Army career.

69 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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