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FUKUSHIMA. Kyusaku Domicile: Yatsumoto-mura, Osato-gun, Saitama Pref. Born: 1898 1920 - 2nd Lt . 1923 - Lt . 1930 - Capt. 1935 - Major 1938 - Lt . Col. 1941 - Col. 1 Mar 1945 - Major General 1920 - graduated from Military Academy. 1925 - Further schooling. 1932 on - Staff officer . 9 March 1940 - Chief of Staff of 8th Division |
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Statement of Yukino (420). Yukino was ordered by Sato and Fukushima to report at Western Army Headquarters in December 1945 at which time he was told that some prisoners had been killed ,and he was questioned about the prisoners at Hqs. |
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420 - 19 August. Fukushima, a Major General and Vice Chief of Staff of Western Army Hqs. |
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Statement of Sato (420 - 10 Sept 1946). Fukushima stated he would do h is best to hide everything concerning the November meeting that concealed the facts of the atrocities. (By implication and probability, he was also at the September meeting. |
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Statement of Yamanaka Fukushima was the Assistant C/S of the Western Army and 16th Army. Before a prisoner could be released for the KIU experimental operations, Fukushima, the CG, or the C/S would have to approve. |
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Statement of Sato (420 - 25 Feb 1947) Yokoyama, Inada and Fukushima were notified of the capture of fliers in Western Army jurisdiction. Fukushima was the Senior Staff officer. His place was taken in 1 March 1945 by Col. Akita , but after 25 June, when Western Army Hqs and 16th Army were separated, Sato states that Fukushima was the Assistant C/S of Western Army Hqs and issued minor orders in Yokoyama's name. In October 1945, the Fukuoka Kempetai submitted a report to Sato of all prisoners taken, in conformity with the order of Fukushima. A new report was then made up under Fukushima's direction, with the intent to make the beginning facts very accurate to throw off any occupation investigation and then to insert that on 3 or 4 June, nine prisoners were sent to Hiroshima and that on 16 or 17 August, 31 prisoners were sent by air to Tokyo. In the 17th August meeting Fukushima stated he would assume responsibility for concealing the atrocities. Inada warned Fukushima that they must have a fool proof scheme. On 18 August Fukushima called a meeting where all parties agreed on the Hiroshima alibi. In September Fukushima sent Aihara to Hiroshima to discuss a cover-up of the prisoners killed At KIU. Fukushima then devised a new plan whereby 31 or 32 prisoners were supposed to have been shipped to Tokyo by air. On 16 or 17 November, Fukushima, with Sato and Nishihara attended the Tokyo meeting of CGs at the War Department. Fukushima attended the second meeting and that evening he, Nishabara and Sato met with Lt., General Hara, who said that concealment of atrocities would reflect upon the Emperor, but Fukushima insisted that the plans to conceal the Western Army atrocities were complete. On return from Tokyo Fukushima was present at a meeting called by Inada in which all parties agreed to conceal the atrocities, but it was decided that the Tokyo alibi was impractical. About 22 or 23 November, Yokoyama told Sato that he, Sato, and Fukushima should accept the complete responsibility for the atrocities. On 3 November Fukushima, Sato and probably Yokamaru met and decided that they would go to any length to conceal the atrocities. |