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Contact Info
Home Town Cheboygan, Mich.
Last Address Traverse City, Michigan.
Date of Passing Apr 25, 2015
Location of Interment Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens - Traverse City, Michigan
Lawrence E. Poulin Collection Biographical Information
Name: Lawrence E. Poulin State of Birth: MI Home State: MI Gender Male Race Unspecified War or Conflict World War, 1939-1945 Military Status Veteran Dates of Service 1939-1946 Entrance into Service Enlisted Branch of Service Navy Unit of Service USS Tulsa (CA 129); USS Lexington (CV 2); USS Houston (CA 30); USS Canopus (AS 9) Location of Service Pacific Theater; Japan Highest Rank Water Tender First Class Prisoner of War Yes Service History Note Veteran discusses: taking part in island battles and defense of Corregidor; surrendering to Japanese; conditions of prisoner of war (POW) camps, Japanese brutality; suffering from diseases, going to Japan; malnutrition problems, stealing supplies; underground POW economy; atomic bombs saving the Veteran's life, Emperor gave orders to kill POWs.
Collection Information (Not at LOC)
Interviewer: John Eitel Interviewer: Frank A. Rotondo Contributor: JoEllen Vinyard Contributor Affiliation/Organization: Eastern Michigan University Collection #: AFC/2001/001/40073 Subjects: Poulin, Lawrence E. World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives United States. Navy. Prisoner of War--United States Cite as: Lawrence E. Poulin Collection (AFC/2001/001/40073), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress Non-LC Repository Location: Leelanau Historical Society Museum
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