| Title: |
Henry John Wilayto
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| Local code: |
AFC/2001/001/2940
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
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| Collection: |
Veterans History Project
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| Description: |
Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese invaded, Henry Wilayto saw his commanders forced to surrender in the face of sure starvation. Wilayto lost 50 pounds during the infamous Bataan Death March and gained it back working as a stevedore in Manila, where he helped sabotage Japanese cargo ships. At war's end, he was in Japan working in a mine, near death from the oppressive conditions. Wilayto founded American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor to secure more attention for his brave comrades.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Wilayto, Henry J., 1917-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1917
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Nashua, NH; New Hampshire; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Interviewer: |
Garrelick, Renee
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Army
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| Historical events discussed: |
Bataan Death March, April 1942; Japanese Invasion of the Philippines, December 8, 1941-April 9, 1942; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Manila, Philippines; North America; Philippines; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Bataan Death March, April 1942; Japanese Invasion of the Philippines, December 8, 1941-April 9, 1942; Manila, Philippines; North America; Oral history; Philippines; Prisoners of war; U.S. Army; United States; United States--Armed Forces; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025886-27815
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