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Japanese WWII soldier found in Guam---in 1972...
Japanese WWII soldier found in Guam---in 1972...
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January 25, 1972
THE SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 25, 1972
* World War II Japanese Soldier Found in Hiding
* Shoichi Yokoi
The front page has a report headed: "Ex-Japanese GI Finally Gives Up Holdout in Guam" with a photo of him. This was Shoichi Yokoi who was in hiding since 1945 thinking World War II was still active. He was a Japanese sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. He was among the last three Japanese hold-outs to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945. For twenty-eight years, he hid in an underground jungle cave, fearing to come out of hiding even after finding leaflets declaring that World War II had ended. Yokoi was the third-to-last Japanese soldier to surrender after the war, preceding Hiroo Onoda and Teruo Nakamura.
Complete in 38 pages, tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, very nice condition.
* World War II Japanese Soldier Found in Hiding
* Shoichi Yokoi
The front page has a report headed: "Ex-Japanese GI Finally Gives Up Holdout in Guam" with a photo of him. This was Shoichi Yokoi who was in hiding since 1945 thinking World War II was still active. He was a Japanese sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. He was among the last three Japanese hold-outs to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945. For twenty-eight years, he hid in an underground jungle cave, fearing to come out of hiding even after finding leaflets declaring that World War II had ended. Yokoi was the third-to-last Japanese soldier to surrender after the war, preceding Hiroo Onoda and Teruo Nakamura.
Complete in 38 pages, tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, very nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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