[laplata]

“we took no Jap prisoners.”

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99% of the Japanese killed themselves rather than surrender. We didn’t have many prisoners to “take”.

[4yearlurker]

Thanks for straightening me out! Just because they were there in actual combat what do they know? My father in law was Island hopping in The Marines and he SAW Prison camps were we held Japanese prisoners. I'll take their word over yours.

[M1903A1]

The attitude among the Japanese troops shifted dramatically over time, especially as they realized that they were, indeed, losing the war. By the time of the Philippine fighting there were a substantial number of captures, and a surprising number of actual surrenders.