Sugar House Bulletin | 1944-09-22 | Page 8 | Captive Japanese Scoffs at American Fighters

Captive Japanese Scoffs At American Fighters KANSAS CITY. The Australians are the best jungle fighters in the world, the Japanese are second and the Americans no good at all. That is the opinion of one Japanese taken prisoner by the Americans. Capt. William J. Koenigsdorf wrote home from the South Pacific that the English-speaking prisoner didn't approve of the bombing and shelling that preceded American advances. ad-vances. "First, the American cut down the jungle," he said. "Then he fight."