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Post by Karl Welteke on May 8, 2016 8:05:48 GMT 8
WILLIAM EDWIN DYESS AND FELLOW POWs ESCAPE W765 is the name of the DVD. LT. COL. WILLIAM EDWIN DYESS AND THE GREATEST STORY OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC. W765 this is a screen shot from the URL below. On the morning of April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners-of-war and two Filipino convicts commenced perhaps the most impossible mission of World War II – they broke out of the Davao Penal Colony, an allegedly escape-proof Imperial Japanese Army prison plantation in the Philippines. Called “the Greatest Story of the War in the Pacific” by the U.S. War Department in 1944, the account of the escape and the atrocities they endured at the hands of their fanatic captors – including the most monstrous war crime in American military history, the infamous Bataan Death March – has been all but lost to history due to wartime censorship, politically-driven policy and other circumstances. Until now. This DVD was produced by: John D. Lukacs Executive Producer, 4-4-43 Leader, “Mission of Honor” You can get information about it here at this URL: I thought it is good idea to let people know about this story and DVD, Karl-Wilhelm Welteke
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Post by rickthelibrarian on May 8, 2016 8:40:12 GMT 8
Although we haven't heard much (if anything) from John, he really threw himself into his book and the DVD. Excellent work on both accounts.
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Post by oklOklahoma on May 9, 2016 7:15:03 GMT 8
Hey Guys (and Gals)...I hate to admit it, but I remember when this escape story and it's revelations first broke. I was a kid in elementary school. The War was brought home to the folks in my town each and everyday due to the fact that there was an Army Hospital located there and walking wounded, while rehabing, were seen daily in the movies, stores, and restaurants, etc. Most of these patients were from the fighting in North Africa and New Guinea/Solomon Islands Campaigns. Of course, the general public was well aware of the atrocities committed by the Japanese in China, but the brutality attributed to them in the Philippines hit a lot closer to home. These deeds were perpetrated on Americans. It was double tough to take by our side because the victims were in POW pens too far away to be given any relief. I would imagine what few Japanese captives, that we did have behind our wire, may have suffered a few "extra" indignities, for lack of a better word. Strange how, at 84 years of age that I can, vividly, recall incidents such as this and, at times, have a difficult time remembering where I have parked my car at the Shopping Mall Parking Lot. Karl, thanks for posting. Cheers.
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