Hiroo Onoda
Hiroo Onoda 19 March 1922 – 16 January 2014) was a Japanese soldier who served as a second lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. One of the last Japanese holdouts, Onoda continued fighting for nearly 29 years after the war's end in 1945, carrying out guerrilla warfare on Lubang Island in the Philippines until 1974.
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- Born in
- Kainan
- Educated at
- Kainan High SchoolQ11658660
- Awards
- 🏆 Medal with Blue Ribbon
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1922
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