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Art Diehl recalls Chinese campaign and Hong Kong captivity
Cypress River veteran Art Diehl describes his World War II journey from volunteering in 1940 to Hong Kong defense, capture as a POW, transport to Japanese camps, brutal conditions, and liberation aboard the U S S Ozark in 1945, ending service in 1946. He recalls fellow soldiers, hardships, and reflections on wartime humanity.
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the Gazette
Pacific Ocean
China
Hong Kong
Japan
John Garfield
Art Diehl
Cypress River
Art
Fort Osbourne Barracks
Winnipeg
Bermuda
Fort Osbourne
Jamaica
Caribbean
British Columbia
New Zealand
Australia
Pacific
Kowloon
Pearl Harbour
Royal Scots
Middlesex
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Royal Rifles of Canada
Churchill
Singapore
Canada
Phillipines
Niigatta
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Victory
Tokyo
Yokohama
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
U.S.S. Ozark
Guam
Diehl
Raymond
Europe
Eileen
East Asia