{"product_id":"1368-days-an-american-pow-in-wwii-japan-paperback","title":"1368 Days: An American POW in WWII Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter B. Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are not many of us WWII POWs left now. I'm 96 years old and have outlived all of us captured by the Japanese on Guam the day after Pearl Harbor....All of us in Zentsuji and Osaka POW camps went through those 1368 days together. Not all of us made it home.\" Pete Marshall was the tenth of twelve children raised on a farm in rural Missouri during the Depression. After joining the Navy in 1939, he trained as a hospital corpsman and was stationed in Guam. The Japanese invaded Guam the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Pete was taken prisoner and sent to Japan for the duration of the war, living in primitive conditions with little food or medical supplies and working as slave labor. The stories illustrate how his childhood experiences helped him survive captivity. His POW experiences, so poignantly remembered here, had a continuing impact throughout his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePete Marshall worked for the Arizona State Health Laboratory for twenty-eight years, retiring in 1981. A widower since 2013, he lives in Prescott Valley, Arizona with his youngest daughter, Beverly, where he still enjoys playing bridge and other card games. He is an avid fan of Arizona sports teams. His oldest daughter, Cynthia, edited his memoirs which were written over several decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49186115879064,"sku":"9781944733162","price":21.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/VDZ5NEozem1jaFBQNDY5TGEvSC9Hdz09.webp?v=1780357901","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/1368-days-an-american-pow-in-wwii-japan-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}