Oral History Interview with John W. Wisecup, July 28, 1987

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Interview with John Wisecup, a Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Wisecup talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.

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[139] p. ; 28 cm.

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Wisecup, John W. July 28, 1987.

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    Place of Publication: Denton, TX

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Interview with John Wisecup, a Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Wisecup talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.

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[139] p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1987 for the World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello, Professor of History, North Texas State University.

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Wisecup, John W. Oral History Interview with John W. Wisecup, July 28, 1987, book, July 28, 1987; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2193628/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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