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At random: The first Japanese prisoner of war captured by the Americans was Kazuo Sakamaki, an ensign in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was captured on the morning of December 7, 1941. Sakamaki had set an explosive charge to destroy his disabled submarine, which had been trapped on Waimanalo Beach. When the explosives failed to go off, he swam to the bottom of the submarine to investigate the cause of the failure and became unconscious due to a lack of oxygen. Sakamaki was found by a Hawaiian soldier, David Akui, and was taken into military custody. When he awoke, he found himself in a hospital under American armed guard. After the war he returned to Japan and found work with the Toyota Motor Corporation before retiring in 1987. Sakamaki died on November 29, 1999, aged 81.
PigBoats Update #31
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Posted 2020-07-01 11:34 AM (#97984)


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Subject: PigBoats Update #31

Due to the generosity of a fellow Naval Researcher, Tracy White, we have come into possession of 3 remarkable interior construction photos of the USS Dolphin SS 169. One photo clearly shows that Dolphin was of composite construction though "history" firmly states she was of "all riveted" construction. These are remarkable images and have long been away from the public eye.


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