Oral history interview with Wayne O. Hotson [sound recording], 2002.

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Oral history interview with Wayne O. Hotson [sound recording], 2002.

Wayne Hotson, a La Crosse, Wisconsin native, discusses his Korean War service as a member of 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division serving along the 38th Parallel and his time as a Chinese prisoner of war (POW).

Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 61 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 61 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 61 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 36 p.

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