East, Franklin T. (Thomas), 1916-1989
Person
Biography
Franklin Thomas East (1916–1989), a native of Pima, Arizona, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941 and arrived in the Philippines that November, where he served with the forces on Bataan. After surviving the Bataan Death March, he was held as a prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan until his liberation in September 1945.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Franklin T. East Papers
Collection
Identifier: 000100
Abstract
The Franklin T. East Collection contains a memoir, copies of newspaper clippings, and a photograph documenting East’s U.S. Army service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including the Bataan Death March and his imprisonment as a prisoner of war, along with a Bible annotated by East.
Dates:
1935; 1977