In September 1944 Jerold Story and Navy Lieutenant Commander Columbus Smith escaped captivity and, after a 700 mile trek through Japanese-controlled areas of China, were recovered by Chinese Nationalist Troops and returned to U.S. Military control.
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In September 1944 Jerold Story and Navy Lieutenant Commander Columbus Smith escaped captivity and, after a 700 mile trek through Japanese-controlled areas of China, were recovered by Chinese Nationalist Troops and returned to U.S. Military control.
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Corporal Jerold B. Story (MCSN: 279835), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese at Peking, China, on 8 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his successful escape from captivity in September 1944.