- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Hal Potts, August 4, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Potts, Hal Hope, 1921-2005
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08-04
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines
Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
Bronze Star Medal (U.S.)
Purple Heart - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Hal Potts recounts his service during WWII in the Philippines. He was a POW and marched in the Bataan Death March. He discusses the treatment of the POWs by the Japanese. He was later sold into slavery to Japanese industries. He was liberated September 1945. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and many other honors.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIJVMWfs_e0&feature=youtu.be
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 107 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
