| Scope and content |
This collection includes a typescript of "Three Years, Three Months, and Nine Days," the memoir of Vernon LaHeist. The memoir, recorded by LaHeist's niece, begins with a biography of LaHeist, followed by details of his experiences as a Japanese POW during World War II. LaHeist survived one internment camp in the Philippines and two in Manchuria. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Collection: Vernon G. LaHeist Papers (#677-026), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. Vernon G. LaHeist. |
| Biographical note | Vernon G. LaHeist (October 16, 1915 - April 27, 2009) enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1933 and served aboard the heavy cruiser USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35). He married in June 1937, and was discharged in December. LaHeist retired but later accepted a Navy civilian job as a supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair for the next twelve years, finally retiring in 1979. |
