Interview with Charles Burris, Army Air Corps veteran from Tulsa, Oklahoma, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and as a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Burris discusses his training, the fall of Bataan, Camp O'Donnell, Fukuoka, Kyushu, and being set free.
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Main Title:
Oral History Interviews with Charles W. Burris, 1984-1985
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Oral History Interview with Charles W. Burris, April 5, 1984
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Oral History Interview with Charles W. Burris, February 21, 1985
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Oral History Interview with Charles W. Burris, May 14, 1985
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Oral History Interview with Charles W. Burris, May 31, 1985
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Interview with Charles Burris, Army Air Corps veteran from Tulsa, Oklahoma, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and as a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Burris discusses his training, the fall of Bataan, Camp O'Donnell, Fukuoka, Kyushu, and being set free.
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[2] 290 p. ; 28 cm.
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Additional summary: Interview with Charles Burris, Army Air Corps veteran and survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burris discusses the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1944), Bilibid Prison in Manila (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), Fukuoka, Kyushu (1945), and his liberation.
Contents: April 5, 1984 interview [leaves [1]-31] -- February 21, 1985 interview [leaves [32]-86] -- May 14, 1985 interview [leaves [87]-160] -- May 31, 1985 interview [leaves [161]-290]
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Cruz, Richard & Burris, Charles W.Oral History Interviews with Charles W. Burris, 1984-1985,
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