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James William Boyd 1822- ?
He was a captain in the 6th Tennessee Infantry during the Civil War. He became the subject of a John Wilkes Booth conspiracy theory since he resembled the actor.
Floyd Collins (1887-1925)
There was a time back in the 1920s when everyone knew who this guy was. He was a Kentucky farmer and spelunker (cave explorer). He was exploring an entrance to a vast cave on his family's property and got stuck. Family members and rescuers were able to communicate with him and bring him food and water but were unable to free him. After some cave-ins prevented them from reaching him, they finally were able to remove his dead body. They had him buried near the cave and the site became a tourist attraction. The family eventually sold the property and the new owners dug up the body and placed it in a glass coffin where they charged people to view it. One night some body snatchers swiped the body and it was found later near a river minus a leg.
Joshua Slocum (1844-1909)
He was the first man to sail alone around the world and wrote a best-seller about his voyage.
Despite being an experienced mariner and spending much of his life at sea, he never learned to swim and considered learning to swim useless. In 1909 he set sail alone for the West Indies and was never seen again. In 1924 he was legally declared dead.
I find it odd that a country like Japan would go to war against the USA and know that they only had a 2 year supply of weapons. In the book by T Hara, A Japanese Destroyer Captain, he states several times that they were instructed not to fire torpedoes especially, due to the shortage unless they had a high confidence shot. Same with their ammo for the ships big guns. Don't shoot unless you have a clear target. Obviously, Admiral Kurita din't get the message at Leyte Gulf where he expended a bunch of ammo at fleeing targets but never formed a more efficient battle line. It was a hap hazard attack at best. You would also think that the Navy and Army of Japan would have co-ordinated attacks. Not so. The Army was completely separate from the Navy who had their own agenda.
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