Prisoners of War

Ray Griffiths describes enlisting for the service in World War II and the fall of Corregidor in the Phillipines. He also discusses his time working in a steel mill as a prisoner of war in Japan. The interview took place on September 6, 1971.

Tom Kanno discusses his career in the military during World War II, and his experiences as a prisoner of war. The interview took place on February 5, 1971.

Charles Mayberry discusses his experiences as a prisoner of war in the Pacific, China, and Japan during World War II. The interview took place on September 6, 1971.

Monsignor William H. McDougall discusses working as a newspaper correspondent in Japan and China, spending three and a half years as a prisoner of war during World War II, then becoming ordained in the Catholic Priesthood in 1952 in the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. The interview took place on August 10, 1971.

Charles Polson discusses his work at Hill Air Force Base as an aircraft mechanic and his decision to join the service in 1942. The interview took place on August 5, 1972.

Lois Polson discusses growing up in Farr West and, particularly, her nursing career during World War II at the Thomas Dee Memorial Hospital. She reviews medical practices, rationing and other wartime conditions, as well as memories of seeing POWs at the DDO. She also recalls (apparently) interred Japanese-Americans living in shacks on “Tokyo Road” near Willard Bay. She also discusses resentment toward Japanese-American medical personnel working at the hospital during the war.

The following is an oral history interview with Carla Vogel, conducted on August 1, 2017 in her home in Ogden, Utah, by Lorrie Rands. Carla discusses her life and her memories involving World War II. Alyssa Chaffee, the video technician, and Amy Higgs, Carla's granddaughter, are also present during this interview.