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5. The Japanese soldier who continued fighting WWII for 29 years after it ended Hiroo Onoda was not entirely alone. He was stationed on Lubang with three other soldiers in 1944. One, Yūichi Akatsu, surrendered to Filipino forces in 1950. The other two, Shōichi Shimada and Kinshichi Kozuka, died in shootouts with local police in 1954 and 1972, respectively.

Onoda's refusal to surrender was rooted in deep military indoctrination and a profound distrust of any information confirming Japan's defeat, which he dismissed as elaborate Allied tricks. While his story became a symbol of loyalty in Japan, it came at the cost of approximately 30 Filipino lives. (Sources: Military.com, Onoda's 1974 Autobiography)