William Orville White Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

William Orville White

State of Birth:

IN

Home State:

WY

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Airwarning Company, Signal Corps

Location of Service:

Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; Philippines; Kyushu, Japan

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran had malaria, pellagra, and dysentery while a Japanese prisoner of war (POW). White survived the Bataan Death March.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [2 items]

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

Audio: CD [0 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Janet Hammond

Contributor:

Helen Reed

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Park County Veterans History Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/9614

Subjects:

White, William Orville
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Prisoners of War--United States

Cite as:

William Orville White Collection
(AFC/2001/001/9614), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress