Biographical Information

Name:

Henry John Wilayto

Date of Birth:

1917

Place of Birth:

Nashua, NH

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

MA

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1940-1948

Branch of Service:

Army

Location of Service:

Luzon Island and Bataan (Philippines)

Battles/Campaigns:

Bataan

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran survived the Bataan Death March.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [5 items] --Photographs

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Renee Garrelick 

Donor:

Renee Garrelick

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Concord Oral History Program

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/2940

Subjects:

Wilayto, Henry
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Prisoner of War (POW)

Cite as:

Henry Wilayto Collection (AFC/2001/001/2940), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress