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Happy, the POW : a short story about a long ordeal

Publisher: Quail Ridge Press,


Title Details
  • Happy, the POW :
Publishers
  • Brandon, MS : Quail Ridge Press,c1981.
Descriptions
  • 80 p. : ill.,24 x 16 cm.
Isbn
    937552062 (hardbound)
Language
    English
Subjects
  • Holloway, Carl Milner, -- 1918-.
  • Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Online Sources
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 767.4 .H65 1981
Copynumber 1
Status Available
Barcode 15327
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 937552062 (hardbound)
Language Code
  • Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 767.4 .H65 1981
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Holloway, Carl Milner
Title Statement
  • Title - Happy, the POW :
  • Remainder of title - a short story about a long ordeal /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - by Carl Milner Holloway
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Brandon, MS :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Quail Ridge Press,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1981.
Physical Description
  • Extent - 80 p. :
  • Other physical details - ill.,
  • Dimensions - 24 x 16 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - Personal account by a newly enlisted American Marine with the 4th Marine Regiment. Holloway joined the regiment in 1941, just months before it was shipped to the Philippines. He recounts his learning of the news - and baptism of fire - in Subic Bay; his regiment's assignment to Corregidor and the final days of the fortress. He details his experiences as a prisoner of war in Cabanatuan, Las PiƱas, hell ship to Japan, and liberation. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
Language Note
  • Language note - English
Subject Personal Name
  • Personal name - Holloway, Carl Milner,
  • Dates associated with a name - 1918-.
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Soldiers
  • Geographic subdivision - United States
  • General subdivision - Biography.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Campaigns
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Personal narratives, American.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.