Abandoned on Bataan : one man's story of survival / Oliver 'Red' Allen, as told to Mildred Allen
Title
Abandoned on Bataan : one man's story of survival / Oliver 'Red' Allen, as told to Mildred Allen
Subject
Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942.
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Philippines.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Description
Personal account of a teenage American college student who joined the US Army Air Corps in 1941, was assigned to the 19th Bomb Group and shipped to the Philippines in September 1941.
He was at Clark Field when it was bombed on the day the war started, and then was ordered to Bataan as an infantryman. He participated in the Death March, was imprisoned in Camp O’Donnell and Cabanatuan before being shipped out to Korea and on to Mukden Manchuria, where he spent almost two years. He was liberated in 1945 by the Russians, but also came into contact with Japanese germ warfare weapons which resulted in various ailments after the war.
Hoping to preserve his story, he recorded his memories, which in turn were transcribed and written in book form by his wife.
He was at Clark Field when it was bombed on the day the war started, and then was ordered to Bataan as an infantryman. He participated in the Death March, was imprisoned in Camp O’Donnell and Cabanatuan before being shipped out to Korea and on to Mukden Manchuria, where he spent almost two years. He was liberated in 1945 by the Russians, but also came into contact with Japanese germ warfare weapons which resulted in various ailments after the war.
Hoping to preserve his story, he recorded his memories, which in turn were transcribed and written in book form by his wife.
Creator
Allen, Oliver Craig, 1921-
Publisher
Boerne, Tex. : Crimson Horse Entertainment and Pub. Co., 2002
Date
2002
Format
22 x 14 cm.
Type
Softbound
Identifier
971318417
Call Number
D 811 .A559 A3 2002
Accession Number
14140
Pagination
xxiii, 230 p., xix
Illustration
maps
Notes
as told to Mildred ALLEN
Files
Collection
Citation
Allen, Oliver Craig, 1921-, “Abandoned on Bataan : one man's story of survival / Oliver 'Red' Allen, as told to Mildred Allen,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 6, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/714.