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Frank was working in Manila when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941. He spent three years in a Japanese concentration camp after he was captured smuggling supplies to U.S. troops on Corregidor.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)Amoroso said Buckles told him that Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of American forces in the Philippines in 1941, asked that crew members of the cargo ships remain because their ships would be needed to resupply his troops. Buckles ignored his captain's pleas to leave with the ship and ended up being captured, Amoroso said.
Originally he thought about joining the 69th Infantry, but then his friends said...he should join the 7th Regiment instead.
Originally he thought about joining the 69th Infantry, but then his friends said...he should join the 7th Regiment instead.
Frank was working in Manila when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941. He spent three years in a Japanese concentration camp after he was captured smuggling supplies to U.S. troops on Corregidor.
Amoroso said Buckles told him that Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of American forces in the Philippines in 1941, asked that crew members of the cargo ships remain because their ships would be needed to resupply his troops. Buckles ignored his captain's pleas to leave with the ship and ended up being captured, Amoroso said.