Interview with William H. Gentry, July 31st, 1985

Partial Transcript: I'm in Frankfort, KY. It's July the 31st. I'm with William Gentry, a survivor of the Bataan Death March.

Synopsis: Col. Arthur Kelly introduces William H. Gentry, a World War II veteran. He served with Company D, 192nd Tank Battalion in the Philippines.

Keywords: 192nd Tank Battalion;Bataan Death March;Company C;Company D;Frankfort(KY.);Lingayen Gulf

Subjects: Frankfort (Ky.).;Philippines.

Partial Transcript: Ok, C Company started out at Rosario.

Synopsis: He talks about meeting up with Company C before the Death March and the Filipino troops engaging the Japanese. This was before Gentry was taken as a prisoner by the Japanese in San José.

Keywords: Bataan Death March;Company C;Pozorrubio(Philippines);Rosario(Philippines);San José(Philippines)

Subjects: Filipinos.;Philippines.

Partial Transcript: Anything unsual happen going south from San José, then?

Synopsis: He describes action in Bongabon. He spied on the Japanese to see how they attacked their enemies and relayed the information.

Keywords: Bongabon(Philippines);Japanese Imperial Army

Subjects: Japan. Rikugun.;Philippines.

Partial Transcript: OK, now we moved back and we came to the town of Cabanatuan. You see part of the Japanese advance had come down this road...

Synopsis: He describes the attacks and the artillery the Japanese used. He also discusses the 10,000 mile stare, a condition where soldiers are unable to focus on the current war situations at the time.

Keywords: artillery;Cabanatuan(Philippines);Prisoners of War (POW)

Subjects: Japan. Rikugun.;Philippines.

Partial Transcript: We just took a break for lunch, and you were telling me some stories about...

Synopsis: He gives an account of a flood in Frankfort in 1937, while he was a part of the National Guard.

Keywords: Frankfort (KY.);Harrodsburg National Guard;Kentucky State University

Subjects: Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991.;Frankfort (Ky.).;United States. National Guard Bureau.