How POW John Burk Miraculously Escaped Execution in WW2
Forced by Japanese soldiers to dig his own grave, US sailor John Burk’s past came back to save him during his incarceration during WW2 in The Philippines
Forced by Japanese soldiers to dig his own grave, US sailor John Burk’s past came back to save him during his incarceration during WW2 in The Philippines
It’s a WW2-era love triangle mixed with a Greek tragedy. And it all stems from WW2 sailor and POW William Patton’s unthinkable choice: Surrender or Hide.
Stranded in war-torn Manila at the beginning of WW2, 4 American sailors found a way to hide from the Japanese for more than a year.