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Japanese soldier caught hiding in Guam jungles 40 years ago tonight (1972)

January 24, 20121970s, World War IIadmin

(Monday, January 24, 1972) — Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi was found today hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.

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