Theodore A. Abraham, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Civilian

Location of Service:

Wake Island Hospital; Japan; China

Location of Service:

Wake Island

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Abraham served as a civilian medical secretary at the Wake Island Hospital until it was bombed and burned on the second day of the war. He spent three years and eight months as a civilian prisoner of war (POW) in Japanese camps in China and Japan.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item]

Contributor:

Theodore Abraham

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/1705

Subjects:

Abraham Jr., Theodore A.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Theodore A. Abraham, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/1705), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress