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In reply to the discussion: Russian family lived in wilderness for 40 years and missed World War II [View all]babylonsister
(171,056 posts)3. Just...wow! Sounds bloody awful to me. Reminiscent of Shoichi Yokoi...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Yokoi
Shōichi Yokoi
Shōichi Yokoi
Native name 横井 庄一
Born March 31, 1915
Saori, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Died September 22, 1997 (aged 82)
Allegiance Japan Empire of Japan
Shōichi Yokoi (横井 庄一 Yokoi Shōichi?, March 31, 1915 September 22, 1997) was a Japanese sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second World War. He was among the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of hostilities in 1945, discovered in the jungles of Guam in January 1972, almost 28 years after US forces had regained control of the island in 1944.
Shōichi Yokoi
Shōichi Yokoi
Native name 横井 庄一
Born March 31, 1915
Saori, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Died September 22, 1997 (aged 82)
Allegiance Japan Empire of Japan
Shōichi Yokoi (横井 庄一 Yokoi Shōichi?, March 31, 1915 September 22, 1997) was a Japanese sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second World War. He was among the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of hostilities in 1945, discovered in the jungles of Guam in January 1972, almost 28 years after US forces had regained control of the island in 1944.
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Russian family lived in wilderness for 40 years and missed World War II [View all]
Playinghardball
Jan 2013
OP
You have to give them lots of credit for surviving and for picking a good placve to hide out
Coyotl
Jan 2013
#18