Name/Title
1220 DaysDescription
"The story of U. S. Marine Edmond Babler and his experiences in Japanese Prisoner of War Camps during World War II." "The true story of U. S. Marine Edmond Babler who was forced to surrender during the early days of U. S. involvement in World War II when the fortress Island of Corregidor fell to the Japanese. Not written in the typical historical context but in a biographical view, this manuscript, transcribed for his own narrative, is Ed's story from the time he joined the Marine corps until his return from 1,220 days of brutal captivity in Japanese prisoner of war camps. It is intended, in Ed's own words, as "A true history of my struggle for survival; in Japanese Prison Camps, in the jungles of the Philippine Islands, on air-fields and a coal mine in Japan." There are two copies on the main floor of the Waupun Heritage Museum.
Physical Description: 6 X 9 inches
135 pagesAcquisition
Accession
2002.0015Source or Donor
Dahl ResidenceAcquisition Method
Purchase