# Who was that Japanese World War II soldier found in the 70s?

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**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-that-japanese-world-war-ii-soldier-found-in-the-70s/765124/21 "2016-09-07T19:39:54Z")

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This one held out until 1975

> **[Teruo Nakamura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teruo_Nakamura)**
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> Teruo Nakamura (中村 輝夫, Nakamura Teruo, born Attun Palalin; also known as Suniuo; 8 October 1919 – 15 June 1979) was a Taiwanese-Japanese soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army who fought for Japan in World War II and did not surrender until 1974. He was the last known Japanese holdout to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945.
> Nakamura was an Amis aborigine, born 8 October 1919. In November 1943, he enlisted in a Takasago Volunteer Unit of the Imperial Japanese Army. Nakamura was statione...

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