Ciarrachi, Victor F. - Interview and Memoir
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- 1989
- Description
Ciarrachi, U.S. Marine, discusses his enlistment, transfer to China, duties at the United States Embassy in Peking, and management of the enlisted men's club. He discusses in detail his capture by the Japanese at the beginning of WWII in China: Japanese seizure of the Embassy, conditions and treatment in Japanese prisoner of war camps, medical facilities, work details, rats, and the boat trip to Japan. Also included are drawings of prison camp sc...
- Creator
Ciarrachi, Victor F. (1918-1999)
- Contributing Institution
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- Subjects
- China
United States. Marines
World War, 1939-1945--China
World War, 1939-1945--Japan
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners of War - Language
- English
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- © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html
- Chicago citation style
- Ciarrachi, Victor F. (1918-1999). Ciarrachi, Victor F. - Interview and Memoir. 1989. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1577. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Ciarrachi, Victor F. (1918-1999), (1989) Ciarrachi, Victor F. - Interview and Memoir. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1577
- MLA citation style
- Ciarrachi, Victor F. (1918-1999). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/1577>.