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The Lost Battalion: Second Battalion 131st Field Artillery, 1940-1945

As a part of the Texas National Guard, the Second Battalion of the 131st Field Artillery went on active duty as World War Two errupted and eventually became trapped in Java by Japanese forces. It became known as the Lost Battalion after its surrender because it lost all communication with the Allies for over three years. The Japanese forced these Americans to work in Burma on a railroad construction project connecting Burma to Thailand. After the railroad's completion in 1944, the Lost Battalion remained in various prisoner-of-war camps until liberation came in August, 1945. Research sources consulted include the prisoner-of-war project of the North Texas State University Oral History Collection, published memoirs of former captives, pertinent United States government documents, and contemporary newspapers. Secondary materials investigated embrace books and periodicals.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663592
Date08 1900
CreatorsMilner, Elmer Ray
ContributorsStephens, A. Ray, Westbrook, Douglas Calvin
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 106 leaves: maps, Text
Coverage1940-1945
RightsPublic, Milner, Elmer Ray, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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