GEORGE TOWN: He was just 16 when the Japanese Zero fighters zoomed overhead in December 1941 and started bombing and firing at the local volunteer troops.
As shrapnel flew, the fearful lad and his compatriots rushed from the Bayan Lepas airport back to camp.
WWII hero: A file picture of James posing with a photo of his younger self at his home in Tanjung Bungah, Penang.
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