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Oral History Interview with George Koury, Jr., April 27, 1972

Interview with George Koury, Jr., Marine Corps veteran and survivor of the Bataan Death March. The interview includes Koury's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Koury talks about the Fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell, Nichols Field, hell ship to Formosa and to Japan, Prison Camp No. 7, and liberation.

Date: April 27, 1972

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Koury, George, Jr.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, March 23, 1972

Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Slocum, Texas, who was shot down and captured by German forces. Killgo discusses enlisting in the Air Corps before the war, training and becoming a B-17 crewmember, deployment to England, his missions, getting shot down, capture by German civilians, transfer to Stalag Luft #4, experiences in internment there, liberation by the Soviet Army, and return to the United States.

Date: March 23, 1972

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Killgo, Carlton J.