Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
Duty calls -- The calm in the midst of the storm -- The battling bastards of Bataan -- Capture and imprisonment -- Shipped to Camp Karenko, Formosa -- A new year, a new journal -- Moved to Camp Shirakawa, Formosa -- The war is over! -- Appendix A. Japanese instrument of surrender -- Appendix B. Japanese surrender at Camp John Hay, Philippines -- Appendix C. American officers at Taiwan prison camp, Karenko -- Appendix D. Tom Dooley's POW book list -- Glossary |
Summary |
The Aggie tradition of Muster stretches back to the earliest days of the college. But an extraordinary Muster took place during World War II that would change and further hallow the service thereafter. In the spring of 1942, with Japanese forces poised to overrun the Allies on the Philippine island of Corregidor, Maj. Thomas Dooley, class of 1935, and Maj. Gen. George F. Moore, class of 1908, compiled a list of twenty-five other Aggies under their command, which constituted a "roll call" in the midst of the bombardment. Dooley later told a journalist about the list, and the resulting article s |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Dooley, Thomas, 1913-2006 -- Diaries
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SUBJECT |
Dooley, Thomas, 1913-2006 fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Corregidor Island
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Bataan (Province)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
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History / Military / Veterans.
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History / Military / World War Ii.
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Biography & Autobiography / Military.
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Military campaigns
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Pacific Ocean
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Philippines -- Bataan (Province)
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Philippines -- Corregidor Island
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Genre/Form |
Personal narratives
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Diaries
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Personal narratives
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Personal narratives.
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Récits personnels.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Dethloff, Henry C., editor
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Adams, John A., Jr., 1951- editor.
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Cooper, Jerry C., 1941- editor.
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LC no. |
2016034103 |
ISBN |
1623494354 |
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9781623494353 |
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