Jacob
Charles Vouza was a native of a small island in the Pacific, Guadacanal. In
1942 when his island was invaded by Japanese forces, Vouza agreed to volunteer
for the Allied forces as a scout. On August 20, 1942, while he was scouting
where enemy outposts were, he was captured by Japanese forces. After Vouza was
searched the Japanese found an American flag hidden in his loincloth.
He
was tied to a tree and tortured for hours as the Japanese soldiers asked him
for information about the Allied forces. After refusing to talk, he was stabbed
with a bayonet in both of his arms, stomach, shoulder, face, and neck and left
to die. Fortunately, he didn’t die. He chewed through his restraints and walked
for MILES through the jungle to get back to American forces of the incoming
attack! Within ten minutes of Vouza delivering his message to the Marines, the
Japanese soldiers attacked. Luckily, the Marines had just enough time to
prepare themselves and easily won the battle.
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