Ex-soldier recalls WWII fighting on New Guinea island

Ex-soldier recalls WWII fighting on New Guinea island

Susumu Iida, 92, recounts his experience of fierce fighting on the southwestern Pacific island of New Guinea during World War II in an interview at his home in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on July 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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