Surrender on Cebu : a POW's diary - WWII / LTC William D. Miner ; researched and edited by Lewis A. Miner
Title
Surrender on Cebu : a POW's diary - WWII / LTC William D. Miner ; researched and edited by Lewis A. Miner
Subject
Miner, William D. (William Dilworth).
Prisoners of war--Japan--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Description
A personal account from a different perspective: the author (assisted by his son) writes about his experiences as a reserve officer called to active duty and sent to the Philippines just prior to the outbreak of war. He was assigned to Bohol and Cebu, and saw the war from that perspective. Ordered to surrender after the fall of Corregidor, he was jailed in the Cebu City jail, and later transferred to Davao.
He narrates his ordeals under the Japanese, in particular the notorious hell ship, the Oryoku Maru. He survived the ship’s sinking, transfer to two other hell ships, and forced labor in Fukuoka, Japan. Miner was interviewed by prosecutors at the war crimes trial of the Japanese responsible for the Oryoku Maru tragedy; his testimony, as well as excerpts of his POW diary, are printed in the book.
This book was printed in a revised edition (with some additions) by Giraffe Books in the Philippines, under the title "In the Shadow of the Rising Sun: Diary of an American POW in WWII."
He narrates his ordeals under the Japanese, in particular the notorious hell ship, the Oryoku Maru. He survived the ship’s sinking, transfer to two other hell ships, and forced labor in Fukuoka, Japan. Miner was interviewed by prosecutors at the war crimes trial of the Japanese responsible for the Oryoku Maru tragedy; his testimony, as well as excerpts of his POW diary, are printed in the book.
This book was printed in a revised edition (with some additions) by Giraffe Books in the Philippines, under the title "In the Shadow of the Rising Sun: Diary of an American POW in WWII."
Creator
Miner, William D.
Miner, Lewis A.
Publisher
Paducah, KY : Turner Pub. Co., c2001
Date
2001
Format
24 x 17 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
1563117118
Call Number
D 805 .J3 M545 2001
Accession Number
13687
Pagination
208 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Miner, William D. and Miner, Lewis A., “Surrender on Cebu : a POW's diary - WWII / LTC William D. Miner ; researched and edited by Lewis A. Miner,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed October 12, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/635.