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Japs Put Yanks in Labor Gangs Dyess Tells How Officers Used As Butts of Jokes
Lt Col W E Dyess describes life in Japanese prisoner camps after the fall of Bataan. He recalls forced labor, starvation, disease, and abuse, with officers used as targets for jokes. He details hunger, guards, black market, and attempts at religious services as hope under brutal captivity.
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