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Don Jose : an American soldiers courage and faith in Japanese captivity

Publisher: Sunstone Press


Title Details
  • Don Jose :
Publishers
  • Santa Fe, N.M. : Sunstone Pressc2012
Descriptions
  • 174 p. : ill. ,23 x 15 cm
Isbn
    9780865348578 (softbound)
Language
    English
Subjects
  • Quintero, Joseph O., -- 1918-2000.
  • Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.
  • Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography.
  • Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 805 .J3 O79 2012
Status Available
Barcode 17837
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 9780865348578 (softbound)
Language Code
  • Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 805 .J3 O79 2012
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Ortiz, Ezequiel L.,
  • Dates associated with a name - 1939-
Title Statement
  • Title - Don Jose :
  • Remainder of title - an American soldier's courage and faith in Japanese captivity /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Ezequiel L. Ortiz and James A. McClure
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Santa Fe, N.M. :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Sunstone Press
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2012
Physical Description
  • Extent - 174 p. :
  • Other physical details - ill. ,
  • Dimensions - 23 x 15 cm
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - From Fort Worth to Corregidor -- The war begins -- The battle for Corregidor -- Prisoners of war -- The camp of Cabanatuan -- Dreaming of food -- Work details -- Voyage on the hell ship -- Niigata -- The clinic and the flag -- The great chicken heist -- Liberation and homecoming -- The family that shaped Don Jose's character -- Appendix 1. Account of the Hartford Battery by Captain Warren A. Starr -- Appendix 2. 60th Coast Artillery organization and assignments -- Appendix 3. Echoes of a distant battle : Air defense lessons of the Philippine Defense Campaign of 1941-1942, by Major Charles E. Kirkpatrick -- Appendix 4. Joseph Quintero's sketch of his military decorations -- References -- Index of people
Language Note
  • Language note - English
Subject Personal Name
  • Personal name - Quintero, Joseph O.,
  • Dates associated with a name - 1918-2000.
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Prisoners of war
  • Geographic subdivision - Japan
  • General subdivision - Biography.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Prisoners of war
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines
  • General subdivision - Biography.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Prisoners of war
  • Geographic subdivision - United States
  • General subdivision - Biography.
  • 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.
Personal Name
  • Personal name - McClure, James A.,
  • Dates associated with a name - 1943-