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Uriyu was never given any record of bodies of Americans who were at the University and died, although his office should have a record of all bodies cremated. American Prisoners dying at the University is common knowledge, but Uriyu has no record; it was never sent to him, probably because someone didn't want it to be known. Nomiyama is a little higher than a servant, has been at the University a long time, is old, often does not come to work. He keeps the anatomy section record of bodies that are cremated, is an assistant of some kind. Ogawa is a woman who takes care of a house next to the anatomy section, where funeral services are held for people who die at the University Hospital. She also arranges for priests. She told Uriyu that she heard a truck stop outside her home one day about May 1945, saw a Japanese soldier lift up a blindfolded Prisoner, who was lifted down from the truck, his hands tied behind him. Guards took him to the autopsy building. She saw this happen to 2 Prisoners sometime later, states that 4-5 soldiers pushed the Prisoners over to the autopsy building. About a week later, 2 more Prisoners were brought in, and a short time later 3 Prisoners were brought in by truck. Uriyu was told this on 11 June 1947. Jinnaka told Uriyu to make an investigation concerning American PWs brought to the University during the war. Igarashi told Uriyu that she burned the bodies of 4 Americans. If there were other bodies they might have been burned as unknown and unwanted bones, but Uriyu has never heard of this being done. Uriyu doesn't think that even in this case the professors would have cremated them or had anyone else do it, since Takata was experienced and would not be likely to talk. Takagi helps Takata.
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