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 Japanese WWII Soldier Found Hiding in Guam Jungle (1972)Shoichi Yokoi was a Japanese soldier who went into hiding in the jungles of Guam in 1944 as Allied forces took the island; 28 years later, he was still there. He had hidden in an underground cave, fearing to come out of hiding even after finding leaflets declaring that WWII had ended. In 1972, he was found by hunters and returned to Japan. He was the third-to-last Japanese soldier to surrender after the war, before Hiroo Onoda and Teruo Nakamura. What did Yokoi allegedly say upon his return? More...
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I remember reading about another japanese soldier that was found (possibly Nakamura) he had expressed his complete suprise that germany/japan had actually lost the war.
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Correction, it was Hiroo Onoda. There's a link in the article. I suggest you read about him. Fascinating. An honourable man.
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I had read these stories long back. These soldiers were really amazing.
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'He hid in an underground cave.'
No wonder he was so difficult to find, what with him hiding in a cave and it being underground too.
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a cave within a cave perhaps.........
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What about this guy - Teruo Nakamura
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