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This narrative presents Sergeant John Hans Hanson's personal memoir of service with the 31st Infantry Regiment of the U.S Army under General Douglas MacArthur during the first Battle of Manila, beginning on December 8, 1941. He explains his capture during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, and three and a half years in the prison camps of Cabanatuan and Clark Field on Luzon and Toyama, Japan that lasted until after Japan surrendered on V-J Day, August 15, 1945. Sgt. John Hanson's narrative begins on December 8, 1941, the morning after the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor as the men of the 31st U.S. Army Infantry Regiment begin to learn of the attack. The barracks are located in the old Spanish section of Manila. He was promoted from Private First Class to Corporal during the Battle of Bataan, and to Sergeant after his liberation. John Hanson survived malaria, starvation, and beri-beri, and witnessed the death of hundreds of malnourished comrades. He avoided dysentery, being executed under the Rule of Ten, and transport to Japan on the Hell Ship, Noto Maru. He learned many lessons during his 41 month-long hard mile, among them to maintain strong friendships and to battle hatred even when abused by a brutal enemy, for even among them, he found people capable of kindness.

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