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Shōichi Yokoi (横井 庄一, Yokoi Shōichi, 31 March 1915 – 22 September 1997) was a Japanese soldier who served as a sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second World War, and was one of the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of hostilities in 1945.
Jan 21, 2022 · Shoichi Yokoi hid in the jungles of Guam for 27 years after the Battle of Guam in 1944, refusing to be captured as a prisoner of war. He was one of the last Japanese holdouts to return to Japan in 1972, sparking controversy and soul-searching over his honor and isolation.
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Jan 31, 2022 · How did Shoichi Yokoi survive 28 years in a jungle tunnel after World War II? Read his story and the reactions of Japan in 1972.
Mar 26, 2024 · Shoichi Yokoi was a tailor who joined the Imperial Japanese Army in 1940 and fled into the jungle of Guam when American forces recaptured the island in 1944. He survived alone for 28 years until he was discovered by hunters in 1972 and returned to Japan as a hero.
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Jan 24, 2012 · Shoichi Yokoi, the Japanese soldier who held out in Guam - BBC News. 24 January 2012. Other. By Mike Lanchin. BBC World Service. It's exactly 40 years since a Japanese soldier was found in the...
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Sep 26, 1997 · Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier who hid in the jungles of Guam for 27 years rather than surrender to American forces at the end of World War II, died on Monday of a heart attack. He was 82.
Jan 24, 2019 · The man was later identified as Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier who had been living in isolation in a self-made cave since World War II. Yokoi fled and hid during the US invasion of Guam in...
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