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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Life by Lottery. The survivors finally reached a prison camp at Fukuoka in Japan, where they were greeted by a captured U.S. Army surgeon, Walter Kostecki. Now physician-in-charge at Fort Myer, Va., Kostecki says that "there was no medical reason why Harold Johnson should have been alive." Down to 90 Ibs.-he weighs 170 today-he was wasting away with dysentery. Dr. Kostecki, who had obtained two dozen intravenous feeding kits, held a lottery to decide which of the dying arrivals would receive treatment; Johnson drew a winning number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armed Forces: Renaissance in the Ranks | 12/10/1965 | See Source »

DONALD F. KOSTECKI St. Louis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 28, 1964 | 2/28/1964 | See Source »

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