We were next to nothing : an American POW's account of Japanese prison camps and deliverance in World War II / by Carl S. Nordin
Title
We were next to nothing : an American POW's account of Japanese prison camps and deliverance in World War II / by Carl S. Nordin
Subject
Nordin, Carl S., 1913-.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Moji-shi--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Philippines--Mindanao Island--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Japan--Moji-shi.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Philippines--Mindanao Island.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Description
War experiences of a young American who enlisted in the US Army in 1940, was shipped out to the Philippines in October 1941 and assigned to the Fifth Air Base Group.
He was in Mindanao when the war started, and tells of his hauling supplies around that island, including Moro territory, during the Philippine defense campaign. He was taken prisoner after the fall of Corregidor, and was imprisoned in Camp Casisang in Malaybalay and later in Davao Penal Colony. Sent by hell ship to Japan in 1944, he was forced to work on Japanese railroads before being liberated.
He kept a diary in secret and quotes from it extensively in this book. A roster of the men in his unit is provided, with details on who did not survive the war.
He was in Mindanao when the war started, and tells of his hauling supplies around that island, including Moro territory, during the Philippine defense campaign. He was taken prisoner after the fall of Corregidor, and was imprisoned in Camp Casisang in Malaybalay and later in Davao Penal Colony. Sent by hell ship to Japan in 1944, he was forced to work on Japanese railroads before being liberated.
He kept a diary in secret and quotes from it extensively in this book. A roster of the men in his unit is provided, with details on who did not survive the war.
Creator
Nordin, Carl S.
Publisher
Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., c1997
Date
1997
Format
24 x 16 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
786402741
Call Number
D 805 .J3 N66 1997
Accession Number
13685
Pagination
vi, 257 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Nordin, Carl S., “We were next to nothing : an American POW's account of Japanese prison camps and deliverance in World War II / by Carl S. Nordin,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 16, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/636.