Fathers father was taken on Corrigedor. He was one of the Naval personnel gathered up to create the 4th Marine regiment, provisional (his S Class submarine never showed up). They fought on the mainland and subsequently held out on the island after the death march for about a month and a half.
After being a slave building airfields for a year he was put on a death ship to Japan and was a slave in a Hitachi copper mine until wars end. He was about 85 pounds when liberated. Ended up being in the Navy for 32 years.
It amuses me every time someone wealthy or whatever dies that they must be a black hat/pedophile/satanist or whatever.
Hope I never die. Sheesh.
-SB
WOW!!!!! What an incredible man and incredible story.
I’ll remember your story next time I’m fixin to use a Hitachi product. Not that I wouldn’t use it, I don’t hold a grudge, but it is a good thing to have a long memory. Because we can be sure our enemies do.
Amazing story.
If you have papers and letters, that would be an amazing book.
It is humbling to read such a story and know it is but one among thousands. Such amazing men, glad you knew one.
Fathers father was taken on Corrigedor. He was one of the Naval personnel gathered up to create the 4th Marine regiment, provisional (his S Class submarine never showed up). They fought on the mainland and subsequently held out on the island after the death march for about a month and a half.
After being a slave building airfields for a year he was put on a death ship to Japan and was a slave in a Hitachi copper mine until wars end. He was about 85 pounds when liberated. Ended up being in the Navy for 32 years.
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That is, of course, the real war deal...bloody awful.
We’re paper tigers by comparison. That’s an heroic, patriotic family history you come from Axe. You are doubtless, proud.