POW Diaries and Historical Narratives, 1940–1945
This series consists of POW diaries and historical narratives that contain individual accounts of military operations, the Bataan Death March, life in captivity, and liberation. The majority of these narratives are copies rather than originals. Documentation is particularly extensive for the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft). These records were in the custody of the Philippine Department and its successor the U.S. Army Forces Far East until they were transferred to the custody of the Southwest Pacific Area. They were then collected by the Recovered Personnel Division.