Oral History Interview with Kyle O. Thompson, March 9, 1977
Description:
Interview with Kyle Thompson, a journalist, 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. Thompson talks about 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 and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), American air raids, Nakhon N…
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Date:
March 9, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Thompson, Kyle, 1922-
Partner:
UNT Oral History Program