Hiroo Onoda

Military Person

1922 –

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Who is Hiroo Onoda?

Hiroo Onoda is a former Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War II and did not surrender in 1945. In 1974 his former commander traveled from Japan to personally issue orders relieving him from duty. Onoda had spent almost 30 years holding out in the Philippines. He held the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Born
Mar 19, 1922
Kainan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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