Corregidor, from paradise to hell : true narrative of Ben Waldron, prisoner-of-war / by Ben D. Waldron and Emily Burneson
Title
Corregidor, from paradise to hell : true narrative of Ben Waldron, prisoner-of-war / by Ben D. Waldron and Emily Burneson
Subject
Corregidor Island (Philippines)--History.
Prisoners of war--Philippines--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
Waldron, Ben D.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Corregidor Island.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Description
Waldron was a private and just 19 years old when the war started; he was a gunner in Battery Chicago, an anti-aircraft battery on Corregidor.
He narrates pre-war life on the island fortress; the start of the war; combat on Corregidor and fighting in the last day. (His account of the final battle in his battery, however, has been questioned.) He details the ordeals he experienced as a prisoner of war on Corregidor’s 92nd Garage area, Bilibid, Cabanatuan; hell ship to Japan, and forced labor in Japan until the end of the war. He vividly describes his guards and those who were particularly inhuman.
He narrates pre-war life on the island fortress; the start of the war; combat on Corregidor and fighting in the last day. (His account of the final battle in his battery, however, has been questioned.) He details the ordeals he experienced as a prisoner of war on Corregidor’s 92nd Garage area, Bilibid, Cabanatuan; hell ship to Japan, and forced labor in Japan until the end of the war. He vividly describes his guards and those who were particularly inhuman.
Creator
Waldron, Ben D.
Burneso, Emily
Publisher
[S.l. : B. D. Waldron], c1988
Date
1988
Format
24 x 16 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
962238104
Call Number
D 767.4 .W35 1988
Accession Number
13612
Pagination
xiii, 240 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Waldron, Ben D. and Burneso, Emily, “Corregidor, from paradise to hell : true narrative of Ben Waldron, prisoner-of-war / by Ben D. Waldron and Emily Burneson,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 12, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/585.