Posted on Oct 7, 2021
Japanese execute nearly 100 American POWs on Wake Island
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On October 7, 1943, Rear Adm. Shigematsu Sakaibara, commander of the Japanese garrison on the island, orders the execution of 96 Americans POWs, claiming they were trying to make radio contact with U.S. forces.
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From the article:
On October 7, 1943, Rear Adm. Shigematsu Sakaibara, commander of the Japanese garrison on the island, orders the execution of 96 Americans POWs, claiming they were trying to make radio contact with U.S. forces.
CMSgt Marcus Falleaf Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. ] SFC William Farrell Maj Robert ThorntonSGM Steve Wettstein COL Lisandro Murphy Col Joseph Lenertz Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sgt (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) LTC David Brown CWO4 Terrence ClarkPFC David Foster LTC Vincent Moore MSgt (Join to see) Sgt (Join to see) MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SMSgt Lawrence McCarterSMSgt Mark Venzeio1LT Voyle Smith
Japanese execute nearly 100 American POWs on Wake Island
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One shining example of the evil that Japan was spreading its theft from with invasions and murder !
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A desperate final message left by a POW on the run serves as a memorial for himself and the 97 that died with him.
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While many decry our dropping of the bomb on Japan, I feel it saved lives in the long run.
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SFC William Farrell Maj Robert ThorntonSGM Steve Wettstein LT Brad McInnis LTC John Griscom PO1 John Johnson Maj William W. 'Bill' PriceSPC Nancy Greene SSG Michael Noll CMSgt Steve Pennington LTC Ken Connolly SGT Ed Matyjasik SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL PO2 (Join to see) CSM Chuck Stafford SGT Robert Pryor SGT Herbert Bollum SFC (Join to see) Cpl Vic Burk
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SPC Terry Page
It did. An invasion of their home island would have been a total bloodbath. Truman gave fair warning but the Japanese government would not accept our terms for unconditional surrender (Potsdam Declaration).
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