Giles, Donald T. 1898-1983 creator mixed material monographic eng 250 8 2.8 Correspondence, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter chiefly documenting Giles's incarceration as a Japanese prisoner-of-war from 1941 to 1945. Notebooks include names, addresses, and autobiographies of fellow U.S. and Allied prisoners at the camp at Zentsuji on the Japanese island of Shikoku and roster of military personnel on Guam where Giles was taken prisoner (1941 December 10) while serving as vice governor and executive officer of the United States Naval Station (Guam). Legislative files contain Giles's testimony (1946) concerning his experiences in Japanese prison camps and the testimony of two other prisoners concerning their mental and physical health two years after their release. Also includes Giles's manuscript memoir, entitled The Reluctant Guest, edited by his son, Donald T. Giles, Jr., and published in 1994 as Captive of the Rising Sun. Wartime correspondents include Donald T. Giles, Jr., and Virginia Basil Giles. Open to research. Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. U.S. naval officer; full name Donald Theodore Giles. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007120 Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection, Giles, Donald T 1924- Correspondence Giles, Virginia Basil Correspondence United States. Navy Officers War crimes Japan World War, 1939-1945 Medical care World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese World War, 1939-1945 Psychological aspects World War, 1939-1945 Guam World War, 1939-1945 Japan Shikoku Region (Japan) History Zentsūji-shi (Japan) History United States Naval Station (Guam) Naval officers Giles, Donald T., 1924- mm 98084338 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms007120 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms007120.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007120 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007120.3 Open to research. DLC 981119 20260227111727.0 mm 98084338