Statements Concerning Komori

Statement of Jinnaka 420, 9 June 47 - Ishiyama stated Komori had brought the Prisoners to the University to be operated on. Jinnaka wondered how an Officer of the rank of Komori had such authority (states that Komori only a 2nd It.), than rememberod that Ishiyama had once told him that Komori was on good terms with^the staff Officers because he treated their wives and families, Komori was on his way home, drunk, after a drinking party with Horiuchi, when he received the wounds resulting in his death.

Statement of Yamasaki 420, 9 June 47 - About the end of August Yamasaki was working at Yamale with Worse Kami Ikeda, where she had moved along with the personnel of the Officers Club Hospital on 15 July 1945, and she told him that at one time Komori brought to the Officers Club Hospital at Fukuoka some blood from KIU to be used in a toxin to kill bed bugs. She said it was supposed to have been pigs' blood, but she wondered if It were not human blood he had brought from Ishiyama Surgery Clinic.

Maekawa said that Komori had died at the right time, that once Komori had said to him "Why don't you come along with me and watch the opera­tions?

Statement of Inokuchi 420, 9 June 1947 - Inokuchi recalls name of Komori, didn't know him, did hear Ishiyama lecture on surgery. Oflly knows of experimental operations through newspapers.

Statement of Tanamachi (420, 9 June 1947) Dr. Komori came to Tanamachi's hospital after Fukuoka air raid (June or July 1945), received temporary treatment for a leg Injury— a compound fracture, no burns. Tanamachi thought that there should be an amputation immediately, but so many patients that morning he could not be given immediate attention, and electricity was off, so no means to sterilize— only lysol and hot water. Tanamachi called up KIU Hospital, after an army medical officer had tried to call — brought back Ishiyama, who took Komori with him next day after he spent night at this hospital. Tanamachi gave big tetanus anti­ toxin immediately after coming in, applied splint, gave sedative and morphine, trombogen to stop hemorrhage, etc.

Two weeks later wife of Komori came to hospital, brought Tanamachi 1/2 gallon of saki as a present, said Komori had returned home. About a week later a special nurse asked for anti-toxin for Komori. After Komori's death— about a month afterwards, but before the ned of the war, Ishiyama came to see Tanamachi, said that Komori had one of his assistants inject some anti-toxin in his neck artery, which was not normal medical practice, then died of tetanus, further said it was foolish to use anti-toxin the way that he had used it.

Tanamachi believes that Komori's assistant was a 1st Lt. named Kubo, not a Major.