Hiroo Onoda

Mr. Onoda was a second lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War 2.

He was sent to a remote island in the Philippines and his last former order was to conduct guerrilla warfare.

30 or so years after the end of World War 2, no one told Mr. Onoda the war had ended.

He continued to follow his orders until his senior officer, Maj. Taniguchi, ordered him to surrender on March 19, 1972.