| Item title: | JA147351 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/9) 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 6/9 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-405 (Serial no. 555) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 8 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 27/8/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | SIGNALS, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AIR SERVICE, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION |
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| Japanese unit names: | 5th Air Signals Regt 2nd Air Signals Regt |
| Names: | JA147351, 1st Class Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Manchuria Wewak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Aitape [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Aichi Prefecture [Japan–Formosa, Honshû] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for JA147351 of the 5th Air Signals Regiment, who was captured at Aitape on 23 April 1944. JA147351, a 24 year old 1st Class Private from Aichi Prefecture, took shelter during the Allied naval bombardment of Aitape. He surrendered after being surrounded by US troops. During the interrogation, JA147351 provided information on the strength, location and organisation of the 2nd Air Signals Regiment at Ningan (Manchuria) and the 5th Air Signals Regiment at Wewak. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:36 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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