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289 H H H H H H H H H H H H H Index Numbers in italic refer to pictures. abuse of civilians, 170, 173, 209, 211, 213–14 abuse of prisoners, 13, 15, 48, 50–51, 67, 76, 77, 131, 162; Bataan Death March and, 6–11; in German camps, 82–84; in Japanese camps, 26–27, 86–91, 194, 200. See also executions Adams, Cedric, 227 Africa, 70, 96, 99 African American POWs, 130, 132–34, 282 Aguirre, Manuel, 230 aircraft carriers, 26 airdrops, 203, 223 airmen, 4, 5, 9, 18, 22–29, 235, 244, 247, 253; burn injuries and, 57, 87–88, 240; downed in Europe, 79, 82, 84, 93, 94, 105, 110, 117, 135–36, 137, 241, 245, 251–53; downed in Pacific, 85, 86, 87, 127, 239; interrogation and, 39, 40, 43, 44–46, 54, 58; preparation for capture and, 3, 94; “special prisoner” status and, 130–31, 138–41,144–48; threat of lynch justice and, 6, 26–38, 142–43, 224 Akabira, Japan, 191, 229 alcohol abuse, 173, 242, 243 Alle, Samuel (Sam), 54, 59, 166, 169, 170, 254, 269 Allied forces, 97, 149 American Association of German Teachers, 265 American Ex-POWs organization (AX-POW), 234, 257–58 Anderson, Warren, 269 anti-Semitism, 33, 34, 130, 134–37 Anzio invasion, 21, 110 Arbeitskommandos. See work details Ardennes Offensive, 95. See also Bulge, Battle of the Arisan Maru (cargo ship), 188, 198 army enlisted men, 106, 119, 122, 135 atomic bombs, 203, 222, 223 Augsburg, Germany, 79 Austria, 31, 158. See also Stalag XVII-B Krems Bad Orb, Germany. See Stalag IX-B Bailen, Louis, 114–15, 230, 269 Balanga, Philippines, 9, 10 Barger, Herman, 114 Barth, Germany, 213–14. See also Stalag Luft I Barth Bataan (Pacific), 47 Bataan Death March, ix, 6–7, 8, 9–12; survivors of, 68, 74, 101, 123, 236, 246, 255 Bedsted, Lee, 4, 53–54, 151, 154–55, 157, 269 Belgium, 30, 51 Benevolence (hospital ship), 225, 227–28 Berga (German concentration camp), 130, 135, 282 Bicycle Camp (Java), 113 Bigalke, Betty, 247–48 Bigalke, Vernon, 17, 247–48, 269 Big Stoop (German guard), 83–84, 281 Bitterfeld, Germany, 210 Bombardier, Earle, 18, 232, 240–41, 256–57 bombing, 6, 185, 220; aftermath in Europe, 170, 171; of Germany, 31, 63–64; of Japan, 130, 140, 145, 191, 192–93; of ship convoys , 183–84 boredom in camps, 41, 59–63, 78; importance of diversions and, 60–61 Brandanger, Merlyn, 155–56, 269 Braunau, Austria, 158 Brazil Maru (ship), 185 Brick, Harold, 51, 134–35, 208, 240, 270; on sharing of food, 119–20; on theft of food, 121–22 Bridge on the River Kwai, The (film), 72, 102 British Army, 88, 97, 99, 127 Brodsky, Phil, 189–90 Brown, Harold, 31–33, 207, 230–31, 253, 270 Brownlee, Dick, 24–25, 62–63, 251–52, 270 Brummond, Bruce, 55, 106, 108 B-17 Flying Fortress (bomber): crew members of, 4, 23–25, 29–30, 33, 93, 94, 241–42, 251 B-24 Liberator (bomber), 218; crew member of, 22, 152 B-29 Superfortress (bomber), 140, 145, 192, 219 B-29 Superfortress (bomber): crew members of, 6, 27, 28, 36, 127, 141, 145, 224, 235, 239–40; Japanese mistreatment of, 130–31, 138–39; threat of execution as war criminals and, 142–44, 146–47, 225 Bulge, Battle of the, 80, 111; survivors of, 52, 91, 121, 205, 257, 258–59 Burma, 41, 66, 176 Burma-Thailand Railway, 42, 70–71, 89–90, 99–100, 112, 124, 218 Cabanatuan (Camp Number 1, Philippines), 74–76, 86, 100, 114, 123 Camp Lucky Strike (France), 204, 230–32, 284 Camp Nomachi (Japan), 196–97, 222, 228 Camp O’Donnell (Philippines), 10, 68, 74, 101, 183 Camp Ofuna, (Japanese naval interrogation facility ), 40, 49, 86, 91; difficulty of escape from, 100–101; solitary confinement cells at, 131, 140–41; survivors of, 126, 143, 144, 250, 251, 279 Camp Omori (Japan), 143–46, 147–48, 223–25; prisoners liberated from, 226, 234–35 Capas, Philippines, 10 Caplan, Leslie, 83–84, 281 capture, 3–6; of airmen, 22–29; Bataan march and, 8–12; of ground troops, 16–22; lynch justice and, 28, 30–38, 142; at sea, 14–15; seen as shameful by Japanese, 7 Carlson, Raynold, 66, 270 carrier-based aircraft, 176 Carroll, Richard (Dick), 34–36, 44–45, 105–6, 249–50, 253–54, 261, 270 Cartier, Richard (Dick), 81–82, 270 Caverly, Floyd, 48–49, 90...
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