The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Everett Reamer. Reamer was born in Elizabethtown, Ohio 20 January 1915. On 1 February 1941, he joined the Army. He arrived at Manila on 21 April 1941 aboard the USS Republic (AP-33). He went to Corregidor where he was assigned to the 60th Coast Artillery and began six weeks of basic training. While the attacks on Cavite Naval Base could be seen from Corregidor, Reamer was not involved in any action until 29 December 1941, at which time Corregidor was subjected to relentless shelling and bombing. Reamer comments on casualties due to physical and mental injury. Corregidor surrendered 7 May 1942 and Reamer and other prisoners of war went aboard a ship bound for Manila. They marched to Bilibid Prison, then on to Cabanatuan. He comments of the sub-human treatment given the POWs resulting in many deaths due to abuse, malaria, dysentery and starvation. During September, he was put aboard the Totori Maru bound for Osaka. He describes specific incidents of severe physical mistreatment. He was even tried by a panel of Japanese soldiers and was sentenced to one year of solitary confinement in Sakai Prison. He describes …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jose Soliz. Soliz was drafted into the Army in April, 1941. In early 1945, Soliz went to the Philippines for the liberation. He served as a machine gunner.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Everett Reamer. Reamer was born in Elizabethtown, Ohio 20 January 1915. On 1 February 1941, he joined the Army. He arrived at Manila on 21 April 1941 aboard the USS Republic (AP-33). He went to Corregidor where he was assigned to the 60th Coast Artillery and began six weeks of basic training. While the attacks on Cavite Naval Base could be seen from Corregidor, Reamer was not involved in any action until 29 December 1941, at which time Corregidor was subjected to relentless shelling and bombing. Reamer comments on casualties due to physical and mental injury. Corregidor surrendered 7 May 1942 and Reamer and other prisoners of war went aboard a ship bound for Manila. They marched to Bilibid Prison, then on to Cabanatuan. He comments of the sub-human treatment given the POWs resulting in many deaths due to abuse, malaria, dysentery and starvation. During September, he was put aboard the Totori Maru bound for Osaka. He describes specific incidents of severe physical mistreatment. He was even tried by a panel of Japanese soldiers and was sentenced to one year of solitary confinement in Sakai Prison. He describes …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jose Soliz. Soliz was drafted into the Army in April, 1941. In early 1945, Soliz went to the Philippines for the liberation. He served as a machine gunner.