Arthur Troness 1919-2008
In this fifth clip, Art talks about getting moved from from the Philippines to a camp in Japan.
American POW - captured after the Philippines fell to the Japanese, and spent 3 1/2 years in prison camps in the Philippines and Japan.
His daughter, Becky Williams, filmed her father as he recounted his experiences. This was done for the benefit of middle school students in St. Clair, Minn. Therefore, he gave a very sanitized, G-rated version of his experiences
I miss grandpa, and grandma.
R.I.P
xRaYslimJIM 2 months ago in playlist More videos from dtroness
thank you for your selfless act of sacrifice Mr. Troness. few gave as much for their country as you did and lived to tell about it. its an honor to hear you tell your story and i will never forget what the japanese did to you and thousands of other brave faithful servicemen. i salute you Mr. Troness.
xarchangelx1620 1 year ago
RIP Mr. Troness. Thank you for your service. I never met you, but I was very intrigued by listening to the downloads. As many have said, he along with many others were...the GREATEST GENERATION.
maninblue482 2 years ago