Guests of the son of heaven / by Robet C. Gaskill, in collaboration with Herbert R. Suess

Title

Guests of the son of heaven / by Robet C. Gaskill, in collaboration with Herbert R. Suess

Subject

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.

Description

Personal account of a US Army medical officer in the defense of the Philippines and through prison camp life.

Gaskill was a surgeon in Fort Stotsenburg at the outbreak of war, and saw the Japanese attack on Clark Field. He was moved to Bamban and other locations as the Japanese landed, and then became I Corps surgeon during the siege of Bataan. He describes the defense briefly, and goes into more detail as a doctor treating prisoners of war in Camp O’Donnell, Cabanatuan, Bilibid, prison ship to Taiwan; another hell ship to Japan, where he was forced to work in a mine for Mitsubishi.

He criticizes some of the officers in camp with him as pulling their weight to get better food and treatment. As a medical officer, Gaskill is able to comment authoritatively on the health conditions of the prisoners of war he was with.

Creator

Gaskill, Robert C.

Publisher

New York : Vantage Press, c1976

Date

1976

Format

21 x 15 cm.

Type

Hardbound

Identifier

533021464

Call Number

DS 686.4 .G39 1976

Accession Number

13804

Pagination

[vi], 138 p.

Files

Collection

Citation

Gaskill, Robert C., “Guests of the son of heaven / by Robet C. Gaskill, in collaboration with Herbert R. Suess,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 12, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/774.