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slaybellsringing62 karma

Many don't really want to hear these other contexts, it didn't happen in a simple bubble. Americans and Brits living in Japan were put on boats and sent away regardless of their rights or status under japanese law. Americans knew about increasing mistreatment of Westerners in Japan in the 1930's, and the internment of Westerners in China, so there was already a lot of fear and animosity.

slaybellsringing2 karma

What theater did you serve in? My grandfather was an OSS Army captain serving in China.

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How did the Russians treat you as a POW? I mean in terms of food, medical care, and physical treatment.