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Oral History Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., January 11, 1972

Description: Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Clem discusses his time as a Marine in Northern China before the war; his transfer to Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines; the Japanese invasion; the Battle of Bataan; his capture and internment at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and Davao; escaping from a sinking transport off the coast of Mindanao; and reuniting with American forces.
Date: January 11, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Clem, Onnie, Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Volnie S. Burk, January 10, 1972

Description: Interview with Volnie S. Burk, an Army veteran and survivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burk discusses the fall of Fort Hughes and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1943), the Manila port area (1943), his return to Bilibid Prison (1943-1944), the fall of Manila (1945), and his liberation.
Date: January 10, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burk, Volnie S.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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