General James P. S. Devereux, 1971 January-1973 March

General James P. S. Devereux was a career United States Marine and Congressman from Maryland, Second District, 1951-1958. In this oral history interview, General Devereux discusses: his early life, family, education and first days in the Marine Corps; capture of Wake Island by the Japanese at outset of World War 11 and experience as a Japanese prisoner-of-war; pre-war Marine duty in Legation Guard, Peking, China; resumption of his Marine duties from September 1945 to August 1948; his campaigns and service as a four-term Congressman; particular details about his official travel; unsuccessful run for governor in 1958; duties as Baltimore County Director of Public Safety under County Executive Spiro Agnew and characterization of Vice President Agnew; activities since retirement, particularly horse-breeding.