Oral History Interview with Marvin E. Tilghman, September 6, 1978
Description:
Interview with Marvin Tilghman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Tilghman discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), Americ…
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Date:
September 6, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Tilghman, Marvin E., 1917-
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Partner:
UNT Oral History Program