Contains the following type of materials: master's thesis based on prisoner of war diary. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII) -- Pacific. Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts), Philippine Division; 23rd Infantry Regiment, 21st Division (Philippine Army). General description of the collection: The Robert Besson papers include a copy of a thesis entitled, COLONEL ROBERT BESSON : JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR, 1941-1945, by Vickie Annette Anselmi (1985) which describes the officer's diary of prisoner of war (POW) experiences; advisor to Philippine Army; Defense of Philippine Islands; POW camps--Bilibid, Cabanatuan, Umeda, Roku Roshi, and Zentsuji; trip aboard POW ship to Japan; conditions of POWS in Japan and Philippines; morale; and United States Military Academy (USMA), 1937.
