Prisoners of War (POWs)
Homma Admits He Ordered 'Death March' News Article
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Reports that Homma "admitted under cross examination at his war crimes trial that he issued the order for the Bataan march of 70,000 American prisoners of war." Gives details regarding the rest of Homma's testimony.
Homma's Defense Cites High Death Rate of Japs News Article
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Reports on the testimony of Maj. Gen. Shusuke Horiguchi, Homma's chief medical officer, regarding the conditions of the prisoners of war camps. Gives rough statistics on the health and death rates of prisoners in the camps.
Attack Plans Disclosed at Homma Trial News Article
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Reports on the testimony of Col. Yoshio Nakajima who asserted at the Yokohama trial of Gen. Homma that "orders for the invasion of the Philippines were issued Nov. 29, 1941 - 18 days before the attack on Pearl Harbor." He also testified to the timeline of other events leading up to Pearl Harbor. Also recounts the testimony of Lt. Gen. Takeji Wachi, chief of staff for Homma, regarding prisoner treatment.
Colonel, Death March of Bataan Survivor Returns to Tokyo to Testify at War Trials News Article
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Reports on the testimony of Col Guy H. Stubbs, "survivor of 41 months as prisoner of war of Japan" who was a part of the Bataan death march in 1942. Gives details on the journey, atrocities committed, and a "court martial" that took place at Camp No. 1 at Cabanutaun where "six Americans who had slipped under a fence and returned with food from Filipinos were 'tried' for a half hour in which not one of the men was permitted to say a word" and then were executed.
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.
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.
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)"
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."
Two Liberated Prisoners of War Describe Ordeal Under Jap Rule News Article
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Two news articles. One "Two Liberated Prisoners of War Describe Ordeal Under Jap Rule: 41-Month Enslavement is Ended for Bureau County Sailor; Japs Brutally Attack B-29 Pilot After Plane is Shot Down" and second "Expect Allies to Indict Tojo Cabinet Today: Procedure in Tokyo to Be Simple."
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