Oral History Interview with Hayes H. Bolitho, July 17, 1973

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Interview with Hayes H. Bolitho, a businessman and an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bolitho discusses the bombing of Clark Field (1941), his surrender at Clark Field, prison camp at Malaybalay (1942), Davao Penal Colony (1942-1944), the torpedoing of his hell ship and rescue by Filipino guerrillas, and his evacuation by the American submarine USS Narwhal.

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[2], 124 p. ; 28 cm.

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Hayes, Bolitho H. July 17, 1973.

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    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

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Interview with Hayes H. Bolitho, a businessman and an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bolitho discusses the bombing of Clark Field (1941), his surrender at Clark Field, prison camp at Malaybalay (1942), Davao Penal Colony (1942-1944), the torpedoing of his hell ship and rescue by Filipino guerrillas, and his evacuation by the American submarine USS Narwhal.

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[2], 124 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1973 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. & Hayes, Bolitho H. Oral History Interview with Hayes H. Bolitho, July 17, 1973, book, July 17, 1973; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1451191/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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