(1915-03-31)31 March 1915 Saori, Aichi Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died
22 September 1997(1997-09-22) (aged 82) Nagoya, Japan
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Service/branch
Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service
1941–1945 (continued service until 1972)
Rank
Sergeant
Battles/wars
World War II
Second Battle of Guam
Shōichi Yokoi (横井 庄一, Yokoi Shōichi, 31 March 1915 – 22 September 1997) was a Japanese soldier who served as a sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second World War, and was one of the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of hostilities in 1945. He was discovered in the jungles of Guam on 24 January 1972, almost 28 years after U.S. forces had regained control of the island in 1944.
portal List of Japanese holdouts List of solved missing person cases ShoichiYokoi, among the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the war, he...
fighter ShoichiYokoi, soldier and celebrity Yokoi Shōnan, political reformer Mitsuo Yokoi, a Japanese voice actor (known as "Tesshō Genda") Yokoi Yayū,...
Nakamura died of lung cancer. List of solved missing person cases ShoichiYokoi, among the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the war, he...
2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22. Kristof, Nicholas D (September 26, 1997), "ShoichiYokoi, 82, Is Dead; Japan Soldier Hid 27 Years", The New York Times, archived...
Talofofo Bay. Its also where ShōichiYokoi one of the last 3 Japanese holdouts During World War 2 was discovered in Yokoi's Cave. Bendure, G. & Friary,...
a unique importance in Japanese culture. The New York Times said of ShoichiYokoi, the Japanese holdout who surrendered in Guam in January 1972, that...
Kristof, Nicholas D. "ShoichiYokoi, 82, Is Dead; Japan Soldier Hid 27 Years," New York Times. September 26, 1997; Guam: ShoichiYokoi Archived 2007-06-03...
than 18,000 Japanese were killed as only 485 surrendered. Sergeant ShoichiYokoi, who surrendered in January 1972, appears to have been the last confirmed...
on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015. Kristof, Nicholas D. "ShoichiYokoi, 82, Is Dead; Japan Soldier Hid 27 Years," Archived February 1, 2009...
1994, p. 471. Harries & Harries 1994, p. 487. Kristof, Nicholas D. "ShoichiYokoi, 82, Is Dead; Japan Soldier Hid 27 Years", The New York Times. September...
The Saga of Anatahan. On a related note, on Guam, Japanese soldier ShoichiYokoi, unaware that the war had ended, hid in a jungle cave in the Talofofo...
subsequently confirmed to be alive by Sanrio and Yamaguchi herself. ShoichiYokoi: trapped on Guam when U.S. troops recaptured it near the end of World...
wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa. 1972 – Japanese Sgt. ShoichiYokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of...
Retrieved 30 July 2022. Kristof, Nicholas D. (26 September 1997). "ShoichiYokoi, 82, Is Dead; Japan Soldier Hid 27 Years". The New York Times. Archived...
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20in%20Japanese%20hands,and%20government%20buildings%20in%20Agana. "ShoichiYokoi, the Japanese soldier who held out in Guam". BBC News. 24 January 2012...
Kihachi Okamoto – assistant director Minoru Sakamoto – associate producer ShoichiYokoi – lighting Tatsuo Kita – art director Akira Watanabe – special effects...
Cowboys defeat the Miami Dolphins 24–3. January 24 – Japanese soldier ShoichiYokoi is discovered in Guam; he had spent 28 years in the jungle and becomes...
Kingdom, becomes a full state of India. January 24 – Japanese soldier ShoichiYokoi is discovered in Guam; he has spent 28 years in the jungle, having failed...
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