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Statements Concerning Fredericks

Statement Title Statement of Yamanaka
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement William R. Fredericks
Statement Provided By Fumitoshi Yamanaka

FREDERICKS

Statement of Yamanaka (28 July 1947) In 1945 up to about 7 Aug Yamanaka interrogated all the captured airmen brought to WAR, then was sent to Hiroshima, returning 16 Aug. Recalls interrogating-a man-by the name of W. R. Fredericks, but can‘t remember his face.

Statement Title Statement of Nakao
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement William R. Fredericks
Statement Provided By Jukiro Nakao

Statement of Nakao (10 Sept. 1947) Nakao recalls talking to 2nd Lt. Wm R. Fredericks. (navigator on Watkins' plane). Nakao believes he talked to Czarnecki, Watkins, Fredericks, Plambeck, Williams and Colehower about 7 May, that their plane crashed near Oguni-machi, Kumamoto ken.