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Statements Concerning Minoru Nakamura

Statement Title Statement of Maekawa
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Minoru Nakamura
Statement Provided By Tozo Maekawa

NAKAMURA  [Marginal Note: LT ]

Statement of Maekawa (between 20 and ___ June 1947, 2nd Statement) Either 2nd Lt. Nakamura or 1st Lt. Nishida handled medical correspondence going to the Adjutant Section.

Statement Title Statemen tof Goiyama
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Minoru Nakamura
Statement Provided By Shinju Goiyama

Statement of Goiyama (1-8 July 1947) Goiyama called Nakamura in the Adjutants Section and asked for 3 extra guards who were not very talkative to go with the Prisoners to the University Hospital.

2-3 days after first time (the Prisoners were taken to KIU) Goiyama went to see Nakamura and made arrangements for 3-4 additional guards. Goiyama told Nakamura that they were taking Prisoners to the University again, and so he needed guards, that the first Prisoner who had been taken to the University was done away with, that these fliers had bombed Japan, and, because of this, they would not come back from the University either.

About 1300 the next day, Komori, Aihara and Goiyama went to the building where the Prisoners were kept, went into the building, Komori pointed out 2 PWs and the guards which Nakamura had sent took them out and helped them into the truck.

The 3rd time that prisoners were sent to KIU, Goiyama went to Nakamura's office and told him that "We are going to send some more Prisoners and we would like to have guards that do not talk very much.” He asked him for 3-4 guards.

Statement Title Statement of Koga
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Minoru Nakamura
Statement Provided By Tsuno Koga

Statement of Koga (7-9 July 1947) When Koga left WAH 28 April 1945, the Adjutant Section roster was as follows:

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2nd Lt. Nakamura - CO of Em in WAH.

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Koga recalls hearing from Nakamura about the executions at Aburayama, and he said that he was being called in for questioning— this was in the early part of 1946.