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Statement of Yoshimura (16-28 Juno 1947) Kusumoto was vice adjutant of WAMS. Kusumoto, Jin and Koga were responsible for administration of Officers Club Hospital, but would have to inform head of Kokura Army Hospital as to punishment. [Marginal Note: no ] Kusumoto and Jin responsible for medical officers at Officers Club Hospital, for matters other than medical. [Marginal Note: no ] |
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Statement of Nakamura (30 June - 2 July 1947) Assigned under Kusumoto, had duty of teaching morale and discipline to soldiers, led drills, exercises, bayonet, etc. Kusumoto was directly in charge of all KM, while Nakamura worked out his training programs under him. Kusumoto replaced by Capt. Yukino in July 1945 as to some duties. Kusumoto was "Jikyu" adjutant - in: charge of all KM. Kusumoto or Jin kept the secret correspondence files and the main files of headquarters. If staff section wanted anything requiring KM, they had to go to adjutant section to get them, thus involving Kusumoto and Nakamura. Authority to order Americans to University would have to cone from the Staff Section and it would then have to go to the adjutant's section, through either Jin or Kusumoto, since adjutant's office made all the arrangements after execution of administration details and plans requested by Staff Section. In this ease Goiyama was probably given orders by Kusumoto or Jin. Tanabe possible arrived HAHq in April or May 1945, was directly under Kusumoto. Kusumoto and Minami worked quite independently in own section. |
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Statement of Kanehisa (28 May 1947) Maj. Kusumoto, 2nd in command, was there the entire period. Kanehisa heard that Komori was planning to make a stomach medicine out of PW liver, from the adjutant, Kusumoto. [Marginal Note: no ] Since Kusumoto /the directing authority for the Officers Club Hospital, had at one time mentioned that Komori was now making stomach medicine, Kanehisa presumed that he was already informed to Komori's activities. [Marginal Note: no ] |