They scrounged for food and water, swam shark-infested bays, and wandered through treacherous jungle terrain, hoping to find friendly Filipino guerrillas. Japanese soldiers doused the shelters with gasoline and set them on fire.
WW II 1944 Philippines 150 POWs burned alive: 11 escaped “AS GOOD AS DEAD”
They scrounged for food and water, swam shark-infested bays, and wandered through treacherous jungle terrain, hoping to find friendly Filipino guerrillas. Japanese soldiers doused the shelters with gasoline and set them on fire.