Kill Aussie War Crimes Officials News Article
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Reports on the ambush and murder of three Australian members of the war crimes commission on their return from a visit to a Javanese prison camp.
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Press - Post-War
Ogimoto is Accused of Brutality to PW's News Article
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Reports on the charges brought against Yoshio Ogimoto (a former civilian guard at the Hiroshima POW camp) and Kenichi Kondo (former medical orderly at the Headquarters Prisoner of War Camp, Osaka.) Goes into details of the supposed atrocities they committed.
Indicted with Tojo in Japan News Article
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Shows the pictures (with identifying captions) of "24 out of 27 Japanese leaders indicted on 55 war crimes charges with war time Premier Hideki Tojo in Japan."
Tortured B-25 Fliers News Article
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Reports on the torture experienced by the B-25 Doolittle fliers that ultimately revealed to the Japanese the top secret naval carrier "Shangri-La" that aided in the Doolittle air raids.
Homma Laments Fact He Didn't Try Hara-Kiri News Article
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Reports that Homma would have committed suicide by hara-kiri had he known that he would be sentenced to death.
Homma to be Shot News Article
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Reports that Gen. Masaharu Homma has been sentenced to shot. He was the "former Japanese commander in the Philippines and leader of the infamous Bataan 'Death March.'"
On His Knees News Clipping
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Photograph with caption: "On his knees near Shanghai, China, Jap Warrant Officer Mayama, who witnessed the execution of three Doolittle fliers after their spectacular raid on Tokyo, shows how the Yanks were bound to crosses and shot. Looking on are Col. John H. Hendren (left), Kansas City, Mo., and Capt. Robert N. Dwyer, New York, trial judge advocates in the impending war crime trials against seven Jap officers and men who are charged with executing the captive airmen. (International Soundphoto)"
Tojo Reported Admitting War Guilt in Cell News Article
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Reports that former Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo has talked with Allied interrogators and admitted his guilt. He has not stated what his plea will be before the tribunal, however. The article outlines the upcoming dates for the trial, tentative structure, and composition of the tribunal.
Admiral Shigetaro Shimada News Clipping
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Photograph with the caption "Admiral Shigetaro Shimada (hatless), Navy Minister in the Tojo war cabinet and included on Gen. MacArthur's "wanted" list, is taken into custody by Army men at his residence near Tokyo. - AP Wirephotos."
Human Targets for Jap Shooting Match News Clipping
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Photograph of Japanese shooters with caption "The Heart of Bull's-Eye - The British source in Ceylon for this photo says that it shows Japanese soldiers using Indian Sikh prisoners for shooting practice. A bull's-eye was pinned over the heart of each prisoner and if the Sikh was not killed during the practice he was later bayoneted."
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