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VETERANS REMEMBER

World War II   Sam Million

Sam Million
The son of Sicilian immigrants, Sam Million speaks extensively about his parents and their struggles as immigrants in a new country. He enlisted in the Army in October of 1946, and by early 1948 was assigned to Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, where those Japanese accused of war crimes were imprisoned. He spent six months on suicide watch over General Hideki Tojo, the former Japanese Prime Minister.

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Army veteran who was stationed at Sugamo Prison guarding Japanese war criminals in 1947: Early Life

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Army veteran who was stationed at Sugamo Prison guarding Japanese war criminals in 1947: War Years

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Army veteran who was stationed at Sugamo Prison guarding Japanese war criminals in 1947: General Tojo's Dentures

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