| Item title: | JA145587 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/6) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS interrogation reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/6 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-251 (Serial no. 377) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 20 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 14/3/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTERROGATION, INTELLIGENCE, WEAPONS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 238th Infantry Regt 2nd Bn 6th Coy 1st Pl 3rd Sect |
| Names: | JA145587, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Lae–Markham River Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] Mubo–Salamaua Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] Lae [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae–Markham River Area] Salamaua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Superior Private JA145587 of the 238th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion 6th Company 1st Platoon 3rd Section, who was captured near Salamaua in mid-September 1943. JA145587, a 23 year old Superior Private from Gunma, was severely wounded by machine-gun fire during the retreat from Lae towards Salamaua and was captured by Australian troops. He was a rifleman in the grenade discharger section. During the interrogation, JA145587 provided information on unit organisation, movements, weapons, and various aspects of military life. |
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Other information | |
| Notes: | JA145587 was captured in mid-September 1943. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:01:59 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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