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...walked out, gaunt and shaken, to surrender Corregidor, Lieut. General Jonathan M. Wainwright did not feel like a hero. As a prisoner of Japan he did not feel like one, either. "Skinny" Wainwright, who could remember the bugle-bright traditions of the U.S. cavalry, learned a dingier drill-to remove his shoes when entering buildings, to bow to his captors. He was allowed no news. Lonely and aging, he could only wonder about how the war was going, and what the nation and the Army thought about him-if they ever did think about...
...after his arrival, General Wainwright was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross, entertained by Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek. From his old commander, General Douglas MacArthur, came a heartwarming invitation to attend the surrender of the Japanese Empire...
...Pacific went on to see it raised over the home islands of Japan. At Yokohama's New Grand Hotel he was embraced by his old commander, sat down to dinner served by bowing Japanese. There was a pistol at his hip. To U.S. correspondents on Japanese soil Skinny Wainwright said: "It's good to be back a free man and an American soldier wearing a gun again...
...Douglas MacArthur's show from beginning to end. At precisely 9:08 MacArthur stepped forward, removed a handful of fountain pens from his pocket. He started his signature, then handed the first pen to the gaunt soldier standing by his left shoulder. General Jonathan Wainwright saluted stiffly, accepted the pen, and stepped back. The next one went to Lieut. General Arthur E. Percival of Singapore...
...Teams. Plans for the rescue of Wainwright and other prisoners were laid by U.S. troops in China last month...