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Jan 21, 2022 · The Japanese WWII Soldier Who Refused to Surrender for 27 Years. Unable to bear the shame of being captured as a prisoner of war, Shoichi Yokoi hid in the jungles of Guam until January 1972....
- Meilan Solly
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.
- 横井 庄一
- Sergeant
- 1941–1945 (1972)
- Imperial Japanese Army
Mar 26, 2024 · Updated March 27, 2024. Imperial Japanese Army sergeant Shoichi Yokoi fled into the jungles of Guam when American forces recaptured the island in 1944 — and didn't emerge until he was finally discovered 28 years later. On Sept. 2, 1945, World War II came to an end. But not for Shoichi Yokoi.
- Kaleena Fraga
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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Jan 31, 2022 · How a Long-Lost Soldier’s Survival Story Riveted—and Confounded—’70s Japan. Twenty-eight years after his army surrendered, Shoichi Yokoi was back. By Stephen R. Kelly. Jan 31, 20225:45 AM....
Mar 2, 2010 · On January 24, 1972, local farmers on Guam discover Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese sergeant who fought in World War II, still hiding in the jungle—26 years after the official end of the war. Japanese...
Jan 24, 2019 · The unbelievable story of a Japanese soldier who hid in a jungle cave for 27 years until he was found in 1972. Caitlin Foster. Jan 24, 2019, 1:13 PM PST. Talofofo Falls Resort Park, where Shoichi...
