WAR PRISONERS ON FORMOSA
U.S. FLIERS TORTURED
Recd. 8 p.m. Tokio, Sept. 24. An American Army Mission, which assisted, in liberating 1278 British, American and Dutch prisoners of war on Formosa, reported that most of the American fliers shot down over the island were killed immediately, but 11 were spared so they could be questioned and tortured. The men were wired against cell bars for three months, while the Japanese humiliated them in every way they could think of. men were held in a civil gaol and not even listed as prisoners of war. Most of the others liberated were taken to Formosa from the Philippines. Hongkong and the Netherlands East Indies. Hundreds were forced to work in a mine near Kaki, from parly morning till after dark. Consequently for two years they never saw daylight. The men’s eyes were affected and all suffered from malnutrition and beriberi as a result of a ration of 250 grammes of rice and one cup of water daily.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 227, 25 September 1945, Page 5
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165WAR PRISONERS ON FORMOSA Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 227, 25 September 1945, Page 5
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