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S/D (16 January 1948) 39, dr, at WAH Medical Section from April 1944 to November 45 as a 1st Lt., reviewed death reports of army hospitals, took care of pension for disabled soldiers, was in charge of WAH sanitation, statistics, assigned wounded soldiers hospitals. Defendant had seen PWs at Kokura Hospital when he was there, hit in 1942 separate hospitals were built for them, but Defendant did not receive reports concerning them. How ever, someone, probably MAEKAWA, consolidated the reports from PW Hospitals which came to Defendant and he took it to HORIUCHI, who put his ban on it and sent it back to PW Camp Hq. When MAEKAWA came to WAH from the PW camp Headquarters in April 1945 he consolidated these reports there, and Defendant had nothing to do with them. Before MAEKAWA came to WAH he supervised the doctors of the PW camps under WAH. Defendant did check the reports and visited the PW camps as to sanitary conditions and proper medical care until MAEKAWA came and took over. Jap law required that a death certificate be made on every person who died,whether military or civilian, by the doctor handling the person. Defendant did handle death certificates of Japanese army personnel and PWs who died in the WA area. HORIUCHI checked death certificate of WA. Defendant thought that captured flyers were in the category of PWs. Defendant received death certificates of WA PWs until early 1945, after which only the PW Camp Headquarter checked them. A PW could be transferred to a civilian hospital, but Defendant doesn’t recall such an occasion. HORIUCHI would have to give approval. Defendant ran the dispensary until closed on Kaikosha Hospital being set up. Defendant was responsible for medical care of PWs held at WAH, but Defendant didn’t treat them. The Adjutant Section (JIN: KUSUMOTO) told Defendant 2-3 times to treat Prisoners. Shortly after 19 June Defendant did so treat them. Defendant didn‘t hear of the KIU incident until after the war. KOMORI went to see HORIUCHI several times a week, thinks they were good friends. ISHIYAMA came to see HORIUCHI once at WAH shortly before 19 June. Defendant received no death certificates on Prisoners held at WAH. In August 1945 at Aburayama, Defendant acted as a medical Officer in the execution of 2 Jap soldiers. Afterwards Defendant watched about 8 American executed by decapitation. After the last execution Defendant vent up to the pit and looked at the bodies. Defendant made death certificates on the 2 Japs only, although such should have been done for the Prisoners. Defendant was the only medical Officer present. |