Corregidor

Ben is one of those millions of young men who were children of the great depression. His narrative takes the reader through five years of his life, from 1940 to 1945. It tells of his transition from a normal naive teenager to a battle-hardened soldier fighting a losing battle on Corregidor, and then suffering the harsh, inhumane indignities heaped upon him as a prisoner of war when the Philippine Islands were surrendered to the Japanese Forces on May 6, 1942.

This is a story of survival. How does one survive three and a half years as a POW under a brutal enemy? It shows how an American boy becomes a man by adjusting to a completely foreign environment, every day meeting the daily hardships, obstacles and challenges served up by the unfeeling captor.

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Sergeant Waldron married shortly after his return to the United States. He re-enlisted into the U.S. Army Air Force until 1952 at which time he was retired on disability from the duties of Technical Sergeant.

He spent the next 25 years self-employed as a "GYPO" log hauler in California. He is presently working on a book about these experiences.

Sergeant Waldron currently resides in Citrus Heights, California. He claims, "I feel that I was one of the few fortunate ones to survive the prison camp life. I thank the Lord and count my blessings every day for all the simple things which make our life easy in the United States, that so many people take for granted. My comfort has no ending.