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Imprisoned by the Japanese: CAPT Lawrence Savadkin

Imprisoned by the Japanese: CAPT Lawrence Savadkin

Update: 2025-01-02
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Captain Lawrence Savadkin served as a computer data torpedo operator on the USS Tang, a submarine, during World War II. During a battle with enemy Japanese ships in October 1944, the Tang was struck by a torpedo and sunk. 78 men were killed. 


Savadkin narrowly escaped the sinking sub with his life. He and the 8 other survivors were rescued and captured by the Japanese. He spent the rest of the war as a POW in the Toyko Bay Area.


In this interview, Savadkin describes the battle that sunk the Tang, how luck helped him escape the sinking sub, and the conditions of the Japanese POW camp.

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Imprisoned by the Japanese: CAPT Lawrence Savadkin

Imprisoned by the Japanese: CAPT Lawrence Savadkin

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