| Item title: | OKAMOTO Juichi interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/2) 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 6/2 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-74 (Serial no. 127) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 11 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 7/5/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, VEHICLES, TRANSPORT |
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| Japanese unit names: | Koike Independent Motor Transport Unit Aiyo Maru |
| Names: | OKAMOTO Juichi, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] Kokopo [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Goodenough Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papuan Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Superior Private OKAMOTO Juichi of the Koike Independent Motor Transport Unit, who was captured in Goodenough Island on 11 March 1943. OKAMOTO, a 23 year old Superior Private from Wakayama, was captured by Australian troops when he landed on the island after the sinking of his boat, Aiyo Maru. During the interrogation, OKAMOTO provided information on his units organisation and strength. He also told the interrogators about the topography of Kokopo. The report includes a hand-drawn map of Kokopo. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:43 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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