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KAMURA Statement of Kamura (20 Nov 47). 27, was in the Army from 10 May 45 to the surrender. From 10 May until 30 June, served as a D civilian in the WA Legal.Section. From 1 July he was a Sgt. 1st Class in the WA Legal Section, as a clerk for the prosecution, preparing reports of interrogation. Wako was in charge of investigations of captured American flyers, but Murata did the actual investigating. Sgt. Takano was a clerk for these investigations of American flyersi Kamura did see the notes, which included the names of about 9 American flyers' giving names, rank, position in crew, bombing, mission. This was in the first part of June 1945. In the first part of June Kamura saw 3 American Prisoners in the detention barracks at WAH , which had formerly been the communication building, was attached to the Court Martial, was divided into 3 cells with a Prisoner in each cell. There was another building in which American and Jap Prisoner were kept, but it was full. Kamura recalls Baumgarten from a photo.as in the south cell of the detention barracks (next to the court martial room). One of the 3 had his arm in a sling, one walked with a limp, but all appeared in good health, Kamura saw them 19 June 45 and they were executed 20 June he heard, with all American Prisoners held at WAH at that time. |