Iwoto Island battle survivor recalls wartime hardships

Iwoto Island battle survivor recalls wartime hardships

Satoru Oomagari, a former Imperial Japanese Navy officer, recalls his World War II days on Iwoto Island during an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015, pointing at a map of the island. Oomagari, 92, said he survived by pure luck. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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