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1/Sgt. Joseph Roy LeBlanc
United States Army
from:Youngsville, LA
Joseph R. LeBlanc Jr. was a First Sergeant in the Army during World War II. Joseph was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to Tokyo POW Camp (Shinjuku) near Shinjuku, Japan where 2,353 other American POWs were held. Joseph's capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on October 24, 1945. Based on these two reports, Joseph was imprisoned for at least 1,266 days (3 years and 7 months), one of the longest durations of captivity recorded. Ultimately, Joseph was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated.

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