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AIHARA, Kajuro - 420 (4 Feb 1947). On being shown a photograph of Dale E. Plambeck, he stated that he recalled the name as one of 16 or 17 prisoners brought to Hqs in early May 1945. He further states that he might have been one of the 8 airmen ordered to KIU by Sato. Airmen sent o KIU: 2 - 1st time / 3 - 2nd time / 1 - 3rd time / 2 - 4th time. Other 8 men executed two or three days after the Fukuoka bombing of 15 or 16 June 1945. Sato states that Aihara mentioned Plambeck's name, that Aihara handled the records of the airmen. Biography: Domicile: Sakamoto-mura, Ousen-gun, Knime Prof. Born: 1899 Military record: 1929 - 2nd Lt. / 1938 - 1st - called to Engineers, went to China in 1939. / 1943 - Capt. / 1940 - Discharged / 1941 - Mobilised - telegraph Tr. - Manchuria / 1943 - Discharged / 20 May 1944 - Mobilized WA Hq, attached Staff Office. / 9 Sept 1945 - Discharged / 1925 - graduated from Electrical Engineering Sec. of Engineer Division of Kyoto I. U. |