All of my sketches had been carefully numbered, and marked on the back
"Unidentified Artist." I had been officially declared an artist.
INTRODUCTION
In Japanese prisoner of war camps, all prisoners were divided into
groups of ten, called "blood brothers."
If anyone of the ten "blood brothers" made any attempt to escape,
the other nine would be punished "Sevelery!"
Typical punishments:
Tie the blood brothers to fence posts and require each passing
Japanese soldier to slap and kick them.
More severe punishment required recruits to use the bound brothers
for bayonet practice.
The most severe punishment required an officer to unsheathe his
samurai sword and behead the "brothers."
My ten blood brothers, all Medical Officers of the Regular Army,
were:
Lt. Col. William Draper North