According to Griffith's memory, China people were also tested in the prison camp. But until today, Japan and the United States * * * do not admit this statement.

Ralph? Ralph Griffith, who joined the army, soon arrived in the Philippines with the troops. Three months later, he was captured by the Japanese in Cregido Island, when he was only 17 years old. Being captured by the Japanese army made the youthful Griffith feel humiliated and depressed, but he didn't know that this was just the beginning of a nightmare, and there was a bigger disaster waiting for him.

Boarding? Tottori pill? Pass by death

After Griffith was captured, he was held in Kabanistu prison camp for six months. Suddenly one day, the Japanese informed him to send him to other prison camps. The next day, he and about 2000 prisoners of war were escorted to the pier in Manila and boarded a ship called? Tottori pill? A junk.

When I first got on the boat, the prisoners of war called it. Dysentery boat? Because most people on board have diarrhea. But then every time a prisoner of war remembers the boat, he cries? The ship of hell? Because on the ship, they are struggling on the verge of death every day. Prisoners of war are packed like sardines in a hot and small space. They have to endure extreme heat, malaria, dysentery and other diseases. Many people died on the road and were thrown into the sea. ? Is the condition of that ship really bad? Griffith recalled: We lived in a dark bottom cabin and only ate 1 bowl of rice and drank a little water for 25 days. I used to eat nothing 1 1 day because I was tortured by diarrhea and couldn't eat anything. Everyone has diarrhea, and most people get seasick. You can imagine how smelly this ship is. The bottom was crowded with people and mice. ?

Because? Tottori pill? There is no sign of the Red Cross, nor does it indicate that the ship is escorted by American prisoners of war. From the outside, it is just an ordinary Japanese cargo ship, so it is often attacked by American ships. Every torpedo attack, the ship is in chaos. Cried the man on the deck? Torpedo? Torpedo? , while down to the bottom to get life-saving appliances. And the people in the bottom cabin will run to the deck when they hear the shouts from above. Fortunately, every torpedo was quickly dodged by the helmsman. Griffith finally survived, arrived in Busan on the Korean peninsula alive, and then went to the Fengtian prison camp by train with other prisoners of war.

When he first arrived at the prison camp, Griffith was stunned by what he saw: wooden barracks and hospital wards were built like chicken cages. The mud on both walls is 3 inches thick, and there is 2 inches thick mud on the roof. There are only two small glasses on the small window to keep out the cold. British prisoner of war Robert? Pitty said in her diary, my gardening tools won't be in such a room, will they? .

An inescapable hell on earth.

Griffith lives in a cubicle with eight other prisoners of war. The Japanese only gave them a thin mattress. ? The weather is very cold, sometimes it can reach MINUS 40 degrees. He recalled that only two barrels of coal were used for heating every day. We are always cold. Prisoners of war eat badly, but sometimes they can't even eat such poor food. Give us only a bowl of rice and a bowl of water every day. For a while, they gave me soybeans, and we also ate all kinds of stray dogs that accidentally broke into the prison camp. ? Griffith said that tall people die first, while small people have a higher chance of surviving.

According to Griffith's memory, he was forced to work in Japanese machinery factory 12 hours every day. ? Sometimes there is not so much to do. He said:? Most of the time we sit together and talk about food. Some people still carry cards that have not been confiscated by the Japanese. ?

Prisoners of war can take a bath in the bathroom once a week. ? About every three weeks, if someone has lice, they can cook their clothes in a bucket to kill them. Griffith said,? We call lice slotting rats. ?

The hospital in the prison camp simply can't meet the medical conditions needed by prisoners of war. Griffith described the process of his tooth extraction. No anesthetic was used when pulling out two lower teeth. They took knives, dragged their gums and cut off their teeth. It really hurts. I held the stool tightly, and the man behind me pressed my head hard. We also have a person with appendicitis here. The Japanese doctor operated on him and didn't give him anesthetic. After they cut him, they sent him back to the prison camp and let him heal himself. ?

? Those guards are very mean. Griffith said: as long as they think you are not walking fast enough, they will hit you hard with a gun. I was beaten once. They hit me with the back of a bayonet and kicked me many times in heavy leather boots? . According to Griffith, there were human experiments in the prison camp at that time. But until today, Japan and the United States * * * do not admit this statement.

? The Japanese have done many live experiments on China people. Griffith said: Americans have also been tested. They injected us, and no one knew what they were doing. Some people get sick after the injection. They also drew blood from me, but I never got sick from the injection. Later, they also measured our arm length, chest circumference and head circumference. They dissected China people when they were still alive, and they practiced bayonets with Filipinos. He went on to say, I remember a little boy holding out two fingers to show victory, so they cut off his fingers. The Japanese let them stay in cold water and let them enter the environment with high-frequency sound, which damaged their ears. They caught a child and asked him to do something. He didn't want to, so he stood in the sun for three days. Later, he spat on a guard and they killed him with bayonets. ?

We can finally get out of the prison camp!

1In August, 945, several American soldiers suddenly parachuted into the prison camp, claiming that? War Is Over? .

American rescue team member Hall? Les still remembers the scene: I walked into the yard and the prisoners of war were waiting there. They were too scared to speak. I am the first free American they have seen since they were captured. I waved to them and told them that the war was over. I was immediately surrounded by a group of people. I have never seen such a happy person. They asked some questions. 1943-44 what happened to the rose bowl football match? Who won the last professional baseball game? Lan Xiu? Is Deng Bo still alive? Is President Roosevelt dead? The conditions in the prison camp are poor and crowded, and the mattresses are covered with fleas. Most prisoners of war are in rags. ?

Griffith recalled:? We are so excited. We are free to go to the city and anywhere we want. The first day of freedom, I don't know where to go after coming out. A young China girl took me from the door for about three blocks to her parents' house, and they cooked me a big meal. I was moved by their kindness, and then I went back to the prison camp and slept enough? .

? When I am free, my job is to guard the gate? Griffith said: China people formed a circle to give me something. Later, B29 plane dropped daily necessities, food, cigarettes and blankets on us? .

After the liberation of the prison camp, Griffith first went to the Korean peninsula, and later he boarded an American medical ship and went to Okinawa. Arrived in Manila by plane the next day, and then took a naval ship to San Francisco.

For Griffith, when he first returned to America, it was like being on another planet. ? Everyone looks fat, which is strange, because we haven't seen anyone except the guards and prisoners of war. All prisoners of war are hungry. ?

Griffith arrived in Clinton, Iowa by medical boat after about a week of recovery treatment in the hospital, and was treated in the hospital for about a month. ? In Clinton, I was allowed to make phone calls. I called my mother. She hasn't heard from me for over two years? Griffith said: My mother was ecstatic. My father is still in the navy and my brother is in the army. She has been through too many unfortunate things. ?

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After returning to Hannibal, Griffith rested for three months and then went to work in the steel company. Later, Griffith moved to Indiana, where he met his later wife Mary. More than 20 years ago, he retired and returned to Hannibal, his hometown, where he spent his old age.