Prisoner of the rising sun / William A. Berry with James Edwin Alexander
Title
Prisoner of the rising sun / William A. Berry with James Edwin Alexander
Subject
Berry, William A. (William Aylor), 1915-.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Description
Personal account of a young American county attorney who, filled with patriotism, joined the US Navy even if he was exempt. He was quickly dispatched to Cavite Navy Yard, arriving in Manila in mid-November 1941. He was assigned to the 16th Naval District Intelligence Office to settle when the war began.
He narrates his experiences in Manila, in Corregidor; the surrender and gloat march in Manila, and imprisonment in Cabanatuan. His story differs from other POW narratives in that he managed to escape from the POW camp and remained free for a while, only to be recaptured, threatened with execution, sent to Bilibid Prison, was tried but surprisingly allowed to live. He remained in Bilibid until the liberation of Manila.
He appends some personal testimonies which confirm his escape, along with two other junior naval officers. (After the war, he returned to law and became a justice in the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. He returned to the Philippines to meet some of the Filipinos who aided him while outside POW camp).
He narrates his experiences in Manila, in Corregidor; the surrender and gloat march in Manila, and imprisonment in Cabanatuan. His story differs from other POW narratives in that he managed to escape from the POW camp and remained free for a while, only to be recaptured, threatened with execution, sent to Bilibid Prison, was tried but surprisingly allowed to live. He remained in Bilibid until the liberation of Manila.
He appends some personal testimonies which confirm his escape, along with two other junior naval officers. (After the war, he returned to law and became a justice in the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. He returned to the Philippines to meet some of the Filipinos who aided him while outside POW camp).
Creator
Berry, William A. (William Aylor), 1915-
Alexander, James Edwin
Publisher
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1993
Date
1993
Format
23 x 15 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
806125098
Call Number
D 805 .J3 B38 1993
Accession Number
14030
Pagination
xiv, 241 p.
Illustration
ill., maps
Files
Collection
Citation
Berry, William A. (William Aylor), 1915- and Alexander, James Edwin, “Prisoner of the rising sun / William A. Berry with James Edwin Alexander,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 6, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/617.