Air Corps Captain Describes Japanese Prisoner Mistreatment

The transcript describes the brutal actions of Japanese dive bombers against surrendered Filipino and American soldiers, leading to a health crisis with diseases like dysentery and malaria. It criticizes the Japanese system for its inhumane treatment and reflects on the survival of the soldiers, highlighting the cruelty experienced.

What action did the Japanese dive bombers take despite the surrender of Filipino and American soldiers?

• They retreated peacefully.

• They offered food supplies.

• They provided medical aid.

• They continued to attack.

Which diseases became common among the soldiers by the third night?

• Influenza and measles

• Dysentery and malaria

• Chickenpox and mumps

• Tuberculosis and cholera

Where did the soldiers experience a significant outbreak of diseases?

• Guam

• Manila

• Hermosa

• Tokyo

What was the Japanese belief regarding the survival of the soldiers?

• They assumed all would be rescued.

• They expected some to escape.

• They thought none would live to tell the tale.

• They believed all would survive.

How does the narrator describe the Japanese actions during this period?

• As compassionate and kind

• As brutal and inhumane

• As strategic and necessary

• As heroic and noble