William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-19-15
On Oct. 19, 1972, the last person fighting World War II was killed. That would be Private Kinschichi Kozuka of the Japanese Imperial Army. It happened in the Philippines. He didn’t believe the war was over and burned some farmers’ rice in what he thought was a guerrilla attack. He was shot by local police.
A shrine has been placed at the site of his death by the local Jaycees.