Life--on rice / by Donald L. Baker
Title
Life--on rice / by Donald L. Baker
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Description
Personal account by a young American who wanted to see the world, so he joined the US Army in 1940. He was assigned to Corregidor. He gives a brief account of life on the island before the war (which did not appeal to all) and the beginning of the war.
The bulk of this memoir is on the travails of prisoner of war life under the Japanese, in Bilibid, Cabanatuan, hell ship, and Osaka, Japan. He is frank and mentions ugly incidents without naming names. He includes a list of prisoners with him in Osaka.
The bulk of this memoir is on the travails of prisoner of war life under the Japanese, in Bilibid, Cabanatuan, hell ship, and Osaka, Japan. He is frank and mentions ugly incidents without naming names. He includes a list of prisoners with him in Osaka.
Creator
Baker, Donald L.
Publisher
New York : Carlton Press, c1963
Date
1963
Format
21 x 15 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Call Number
D 811 B34 1963
Accession Number
14138
Pagination
51 p.
Files
Collection
Citation
Baker, Donald L., “Life--on rice / by Donald L. Baker,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 12, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/720.