Dr. Eugene Bleil part #2 three and a half years of captivity by the Japanese

In the second interview (all 100 of Larry Martin's WW II interviews are on DVD) Dr. Bleil tells of his starvation diet and the horrible conditions that caused his weight to go from 190 lbs to around 85 lbs.  He also tells about the Hell ships and the 40 and 8 cattle cars that took him from the Philippines to Japan where he was used as slave labor.  Some men lost their minds in these cattle cars and many died from lack of air on these trips. This interview covers from the end of the Bataan Death March in April of 1942 on through the end of WW II in September of 1945.

Eugene Bleil MD #1 Bataan Death March

I have two interviews that were taken in November of 2011 with Dr. Bleil.  On the first interview which covers his history from Dec 7th 1941 (the 8th of Dec. in the Philippines).  Quickly Dr. Bleil who is a airplane mechanic until the attack by the Japanese is given 15 minutes of infantry training and literally fights for his life every day for the next three and a half years.  He finds a 27 caliber machine gun that was buried by  Japanese spies on the Bataan peninsula which he uses for the next four months of savage fighting.  He tells of the surrender by General King to stop a completer slaughter of the 75,000 men on the Bataan peninsula.  He then tells of the 65 mile Bataan Death March.  He has written his account of the Bataan Death March in a book just released last fall titled   "Consigned to death six times".
If any of you are interested in purchasing the book contact me through my website Lmww2.com and I will get you in touch with the person selling his book.

Russell McLogan Army Infantryman Phillipines

Russell talks about being machine gunned at 18 yrs of age in the Philippine Islands.  As well as the 89 days he spent in hospitals.

WW II Marine Woody Brown Peleliu and Okinawa

Woody tells what fighting in the Pacific on Peleliu was like.   It was 115 degrees and the Marines had to drink water from containers that had held gasoline before they were used for their drinking water.  Woody drank out of mud puddles  because the water from the cans tasted so bad.  Woody was wounded at both Pelilue and Okinawa while serving in the 1st Marine Division.

Warren Mills PT boats in the Pacific

Larry Martin's World War II In Their Own Words

Warren Mills, USN  was a motor mechanic on PT boats in the Pacific theater of Operations.  These boats had three 1,500 horse power engines on them.  Warren tells about loosing all power with his PT boat dead in the water and a Kamikaze plane diving right at him.  The boat was hit killing the Capt. and the XO when it hit right where they were standing.