Statements Concerning Momoda

Case
USA v. Kajuro Aihara et al.
Statement Title Statement of Ito
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Hiroshi Momoda
Statement Provided By

Statement of Ito (11 July 1947) In late May or early June 1945, when Ito walked into the Officers Club Hospital dining room at noon, already seated at the table were Kishi, Kanehisa, Miyamoto, Momota, Shinno and Sasaki.

While the meat was being served, Momota, sitting next to Komori, asked Komori what the meat was. "I believe that Komori replied that it was the liver from a PW.
Statement Title Statement of Miyamoto
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Hiroshi Momoda
Statement Provided By Genso Miyamoto

Statement of Miyamoto (23 July 1947) At the meal given for Matake, fish, tomatoes, rice and sake were served by the nurses. Kanehisa gave a toast to Matake, who stood up and said that at Oita-ken they ate snakes because of a lack of food.

Present at this meal: Komori, Matake, Kanehisa, Ito, Shiokawa, Reiko, Takechi, Kishi, Shinno, Asamizu, Momota, Tsurumaru. This was not an ordinary lunch, but a party given for Matake.
Statement Title Statement of Oda
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Hiroshi Momoda
Statement Provided By Tayuru Oda

Statement of Oda (16 July 1947) At the human liver dinners Oda, Komori, Kanehisa, Shinno, Shiokawa, Miyamoto, Sasaki, Momota, Matake, Ito, and a sgt. maj. whose name Oda doesn't recall. All of these persons ate human liver. PO Komori said that it was human liver before everyone started to eat, that it was the liver of a PW.
Statement Title Statement of Oda
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Hiroshi Momoda
Statement Provided By Tayuru Oda

Statement of Oda (17 July 1947) About 3 June 1945, Shiokawa notified Oda to attend a dinner which was to be held at the Kaikosha Hospital mess hall, to which Oda went at 1200'that day., Whfen Oda arrived there were present: Ito, Shinno, Komori, Matake, Miyamoto, Sasaki, Momota, Shiokawa, and an unknown sgt. maj. At a table in the room, 2 plates were placed before each person, one for rice and one for vegetables. There was sake and a plate containing human liver.

To the best of Oda’s knowledge, everyone present ate some of it.(human liver) During the dinner, Oda recalls Komori stating that the liver that they were eating was from a PW that had been taken to KIU.
Statement Title Statement of Ogawa
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Hiroshi Momoda
Statement Provided By Fujiko Ogawa

Statement of Ogawa (Shiokawa) (18 July 1947) In the seating arrangement given in this statement Momota and Asamizu are mentioned. Ogawa did not mention Momota or Asamizu in first (taken 16-18 July 1947) statement.