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Corregidor G. I.

Statement of responsibility: by Staff Sergeant Jerome B. Leek
by Leek, Jerome B.
Type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Culver City, CA : Highland Press, 1948Description: 335 p. : ill., 22 x 14 cm.ISBN: (hardbound).Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American | Corregidor Island (Philippines) -- HistoryOnline resources: VIEW PRELIMINARY PAGES Language/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: Personal account by an American soldier with the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft) on Corregidor. Detailed account of life before the war in Corregidor and other camps he visited (almost one third of the book); of his experiences during the siege, the surrender, and prison camp life in Cabanatuan – which is where he was rescued by the “surprise” US Ranger raid in January 1945. He was one of seventy-two men who joined the 60th Coast Artillery in June 1941; he was the only one of this group to survive the war. Appends a list of prisoners of war who were liberated with him in Cabanatuan, members of his regiment, and participants in the raid on Cabanatuan. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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