Shoichi Yokoi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shoichi Yokoi

Japanese World War II Soldier

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1915

Place of Birth: Saori, Aichi, Japan

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1997

Profession: military personnel, critic

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Shoichi Yokoi (?? ??, Yokoi Shoichi, March 31, 1915 – September 22, 1997) was a sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second World War, and was among the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of hostilities in 1945.
He was discovered in the jungles of Guam on 24 January 1972, almost 28 years after U.S.
forces had regained control of the island in 1944.