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Skaggs, Jack Early Life
Jack Skaggs was born in Norman, Oklahoma in 1922. He grew up during the Great Depression.
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Skaggs, Jack Enemy Bombers
Jack Skaggs and his fellow Marines laughed at the Japanese bombing the lagoon.
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Skaggs, Jack Japanese Attack on Wake Island
Jack Skaggs heard about Pearl Harbor on Monday morning, 8 December 1941.
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Skaggs, Jack Japanese Landings on Wake Island
Jack Skaggs was on Wake Island on 23 December 1941 when the Japanese launched their amphibious invasion of the island.
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Skaggs, Jack Leaving Wake Island
Jack Skaggs and his comrades were loaded aboard the Nitta Maru for departure from Wake. They left on 12 January 1942.
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Skaggs, Jack Liberation, Returning Home, and Discharge
Following the Japanese surrender, Jack Skaggs and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] made an American flag.
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Skaggs, Jack POW in China
Jack Skaggs and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] from Wake Island were marched about five miles to Wusong after arriving in
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Skaggs, Jack POW in Osaka
Jack Skaggs was transferred from the Kiangwan POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp to Osaka, Japan in August 1943.
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Skaggs, Jack POW Labor
Jack Skaggs worked on roads in Shanghai as a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war]. The POWs could take food out to their work.
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Skaggs, Jack POW Life
Jack Skaggs saw several POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] accidentally killed by the electrical wire surrounding the POW camp.
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Skaggs, Jack Recollections, Illnesses, and Friends Who Gave Up
Jack Skaggs realized that he had been on a long journey in his life. That journey has brought him pride and enjoyment.
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Skaggs, Jack Reflections
Jack Skaggs was changed by World War 2.