Pacific Coast Watchers (1 Viewer)

[Desertkiwi]

The Allies posted both civilian and military personal to many of the Pacific Islands to watch for the Japanese, many never came home and some met gruesome deaths at the hand of their captures......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-PxoJ7u45Q

 

[Larry Allen]

Thank You, todd for posting this moving video clip.

There is seldom a mention of the great importance of the rolls that these HEROs played in the Pacific War.

In the movies "In Harms Way" and "PT109" the Australian Coast Watchers are shown for their valor and importance.
There is also a good (but a bit old - 1960?) Movie<>Documentary called "The Coast Watchers"

Thanks for the video.

--- LaRRy

 

[blaster]

These coast watchers were very brave. There is an excellent light-hearted movie "Father Goose" starring Cary Grant and Lesile Caron.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/

 

[Desertkiwi]

Thanks fella's for the likes, looks and comments. ^&grin

Coast watching in the Pacific during WW2 was invaluable and saved lives and one of those occupations that is barely mentioned these days.

Most of the NZ coast watchers were actually employees of NZ Post (Post Office) which makes them a little unique as they were mainly civilian volunteers stationed in remote Islands in the South Pacific.

For the Japanese to capture at least 17x of them and then behead them and to date refuse to acknowledge this atrocity and also not disclose where they buried them is outrageous.

Most war crimes committed by the Japanese largely went unpunished after the war, which many veterans I know (past and present) really struggled with.

As we all know nothing about driving the Japanese out of the Pacific or South-East Asia was easy!

 

[Desertkiwi]

These coast watchers were very brave. There is an excellent light-hearted movie "Father Goose" starring Cary Grant and Lesile Caron.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/

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