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Ahoskie Man Describes Japanese Prisoner Experience
Ahoskie man Roberts H. Jernigan Jr recounts 21 months as a prisoner of the Japanese after Pearl Harbor. He details life in Pekin Tientsin and Weihsien camps, camp self-management, food shortages, milk and egg shortages, and his repatriation on the Gripsholm. He plans to join the Marine Corps in February.
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Roberts H. Jernigan, Jr
Ahoskie
R. H. Jernigan
Gripsholm
Jernigan
Pekin
Weihsien
Tientsin
Pearl Harbor
United States
Japan
China
Shanghai
Marine Corps