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At random: The first Japanese prisoner of war captured by the Americans was Kazuo Sakamaki, an ensign in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was captured on the morning of December 7, 1941. Sakamaki had set an explosive charge to destroy his disabled submarine, which had been trapped on Waimanalo Beach. When the explosives failed to go off, he swam to the bottom of the submarine to investigate the cause of the failure and became unconscious due to a lack of oxygen. Sakamaki was found by a Hawaiian soldier, David Akui, and was taken into military custody. When he awoke, he found himself in a hospital under American armed guard. After the war he returned to Japan and found work with the Toyota Motor Corporation before retiring in 1987. Sakamaki died on November 29, 1999, aged 81.

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Ric

Posted 2009-09-03 5:47 PM (#30419)

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Subject: Interesting to look at (nsr)

This is a Russian site but you don't need to worry about understanding the language. Before and after photos of WW II sites taken from the same spot if possible.

http://fishki.net/comment.php?id=56788/

Land Lubber

Posted 2009-09-05 1:56 PM (#30496 - in reply to #30419)

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Subject: RE: Interesting to look at (nsr)

Hey Rick, thanks for that. I love that kind of stuff. There used to be a magazine called After the Battle and that's what it did. It would take a picture form WWII and try to find the location and vantage paint and take a comparison shot. I don't think the magazine is still available but I still have a few old copies.
Take Care,
Steve

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