[ErnBatavia]

In the early 1970's I worked at a cold storage facility, and one of the regular local bobtail drivers was an old guy about 75....he'd been a civilian on Wake Island and wasn't a kid at the time; spent the war as a POW.

He was a crusty old fart and when a Japanese driver would come in (lots of local fish markets), he'd walk up and berate him and his ancestors.......this guy was way beyond giving a sh*t. He absolutely hated anything to do with the Land of the Rising Sun.

[texanyankee]

Understandable...

My Dad wasnt that extreme, but he had strong feelings, too.

BTW, I guess I could always google it, but I’m somewhat surprised to hear there were any survivors/pows from the battle of Wake Island.