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| Ray Heimbuch came home alive. Unlike many of his fellow Japanese POWs, he lived to tell his story. The horrifying accounts are as vivid today as they were during World War II. His friendships with other survivors have remained through the years since his fight for life occurred. It is in celebration and liberation that Heimbuch shares his story for the rest of us to learn. |
Ray's Sharp Memory tells the story of our starvation and suffering as Japanese POWs. Our friendship is one reason we did survive by helping each other, especially on the "Hell Ships" from Mindanao to Japan. Ours was not to reason why-ours was to do or die. Bob Dowding, Japanese POW Author, A Few Survived |
| This
is a true story about our ordeals as POWs, which cemented a friendship
that has endured over 60 years. We meet annually to renew memories
and keep us up to date on events in our lives. Bernard W. "Buss" Cline |
| Ray Heimbuch's
Story brings honor to those who fought for America and came home alive.
He shares a bit of history not found in textbooks, his story is real. The Following are excerpts from the book: |
| “We were
untied, unloaded and given a few minutes to relieve ourselves and
to get a drink of water. We were again lined up and marched aboard
a very decrepit old freighter. Unlike our first experience, this time
we were told to go below decks. Some Japanese guards were in the hold,
and as we came down the ladder they made us line up in rows, just
as close as we could stand to each other. As the hold filled, the
Japanese guards went topside leaving no more guards in the hold. The
last few prisoners were prodded into the hold from above. Through
all this, Bob, Buss, Brucie and I managed to stay close to each other.
After the last prisoner was pushed into the hold, the hatch cover
was secured. The heat was horrendous, the humidity was high, and we
were without water.”
“Until you have been thirsty and hungry (I don’t mean missing a meal or getting thirsty on a hot day) you cannot possibly imagine what water and food really mean. I weighed a mere ninety-eight pounds when we arrived at our first camp in Japan. It was a place called Yokkaichi. We arrived on September 6, 1944, exactly three months after we left DaPeCol.” I’m
One of The Lucky Ones; I came Home Alive - is published
by Dageforde Publishing, Inc., and sells for $14.95. To purchase
the book, or to get further information, please contact the Author,
Raymond C. Heimbuch, at [email protected]
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