Title
Mariano Villarin Interview, February 18, 1988
Interviewer
Clover Koopman
Files
Download Transcript of Mariano Villarin Interview (722 KB)
Description
Mariano Villarin, a prisoner of war in Japan during World War Two, discusses his interactions with Iva Toguri, convicted by the U.S. government as “Tokyo Rose.” He recalls the U.S. government’s subpoena of his wartime diary, to be used to convict Toguri, in which he wrote about enjoying Toguri’s music. He remembers Toguri collecting citrus fruit for the prisoners of war, and recalls a specific instance in which she lied about the outcome of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which would be used in her conviction. Villarin reads sections of his book, We Remember Bataan and Corregidor (1986), and says that Toguri’s conviction was influenced by racism.
The audio for this interview is missing.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; Tokyo Rose; Toguri, Iva; Leyte Gulf; Cousens, Major Charles H.; Corregidor Island; Reyes, Norman; Radio Tokyo; Ince, Wallace “Ted”
Original Date
2-18-1988
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project, OH 238, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 238-011
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_238_011.pdf
Citation
Villarin, Mariano, "Mariano Villarin Interview, February 18, 1988" (1988). Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project. 11.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tokyorose_interviews/11