Last Man Out: Glenn Mcdole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II
On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of the 150 American POWs held at Palawan Prison Camp 10A. This biography tells the story of Glenn ("Mac" McDole, one of the eleven young men who escaped and the last man out.\ Beginning on December 8, 1941, at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite, the story of this young Iowa Marine continues through the fighting on Crregidor, his capture by the Japanese Imperial Army in May 1942, his entry into the Palawan prison camp in the Philippines...
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On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of the 150 American POWs held at Palawan Prison Camp 10A. This biography tells the story of Glenn ("Mac" McDole, one of the eleven young men who escaped and the last man out. Beginning on December 8, 1941, at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite, the story of this young Iowa Marine continues through the fighting on Crregidor, his capture by the Japanese Imperial Army in May 1942, his entry into the Palawan prison camp in the Philippines on August 12, 1942, the vile conditions he and his comrades endured there, and the terrible day when 139 young soldiers were slaughtered. The book offers details of the escapes of the few survivors- who dug into refuse piles, hid in coral caves, and slogged through swamp and jungle. It also contains an account of the war crimes trials of the Japanese guards, follow-ups on the various places and people in the text, and a roster of the names and hometowns of the victims of the Palawan massacre.
AcknowledgmentsviiPreface1Prologue41Pearl Harbor52Surrender203On the Move304Palawan Island455Guerrilla Contact596An Unforeseen Threat727A Change of Command848Goodbye to Old Friends989Air Raid Shelters10510The False Air Raid11211The Swim12412Freedom13413Back Home14814The Men15415The Places157Epilogue159Sources165Index167
