Cardenas, Eloy 1998-06-05
Eloy Cardenas discusses his experience at a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Eloy Cardenas
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 5, 1998
Location: Earth, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Allison
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1:
Cardenas, Eloy,
b. in Aspringer, New Mexico,
1941, joined the U. S. Army,
Stationed at the Philippines,
Duties,
Family,
Farmers,
Education,
Only got through 5th grade,
Army (again),
Drafted,
Locations,
Hispanics,
Were not treated differently,
Ranks,
Guns,
Members of his group,
Duties (again),
Philippines,
Japanese invasion,
Clark Field bombing,
Commanders,
Japanese prisoner of war camps,
Cruelties of prisoners,
Death March,
Japanese prisoner of war camps (again),
Experiences,
Duties (again),
Carry water for a mile for Japanese,
Food,
Buildings ,
What helped him make it through the camp,
Experiences,
Sickness,
Food (again),
News from outside,
Returning to the United States,
Discharged in 1946,
Afterthoughts
Range Dates: 1941-1998
Bulk Dates: 1941-1946
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