GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) – In stories May 27-June 1 about Japanese soldiers who may have been hiding in the jungle for six decades, The Associated Press reported erroneously that hundreds of thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers died in the Philippines during World War II.
Instead, historians say about 100,000 U.S. and Filipino troops were killed or listed as missing in action. Overall, as many as 1 million Filipinos died in the war.
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