Thank you, America, for bringing me home : prisoner of war, three and one-half years, Japan, World War II /
Statement of responsibility: Jim Hildrethby
Hildreth, Jim
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BookPublisher: Sonora, CA : Studio One, 1994Edition: 1st ed.Description: xi, 110 p. : ill., 22 x 14 cm.ISBN: 963744666 (softbound).Subject(s): Hildreth, Jim, 1920- | Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography | Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, JapaneseGeneral Note(s): Awarded the Bronze Star Medal, a radioman with the USS Canopus in the Asiatic fleet, gives a vivid account of the hostilities with Japan in December, 1941, combat and continuing through his capture, detailing his prisoner of war experience. - Roderick HallLanguage/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: Personal account of a ship’s cook and radioman on the sub tender Canopus, including a bit about pre-war life in the Asiatic Fleet, how he received Adm. Hart’s terse announcement that war had started, and his experiences on the ship during the Bataan campaign. Transferred to Corregidor after the ship was scuttled when Bataan fell, Hildreth became a prisoner of the Japanese in May 1942; he describes his life as a prisoner of war in Corregidor, Bilibid, Cabanatuan, POW ship to Japan, and in Japan. Hildreth was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions in the defense of the Philippines. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | D 805 .P6 H38 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 14052 |
Awarded the Bronze Star Medal, a radioman with the USS Canopus in the Asiatic fleet, gives a vivid account of the hostilities with Japan in December, 1941, combat and continuing through his capture, detailing his prisoner of war experience. - Roderick Hall
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