| Item title: | JA147022 interrogation report |
| Title (kanji) |  |
| 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 |
| AJRP folder: | |
Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/6 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-267 (Serial no. 398) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 14 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 10/4/1944 to 10/14/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, RADIO TRANSMITTERS, INDUSTRY |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 78th Infantry Regt Wireless Transmission Coy |
| Names: | JA147022, Cpl |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa Huon Peninsula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] Saidor [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Sio–Bogadjim Area] Sio–Bogadjim Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Corporal JA147022 of the 78th Infantry Regiment Wireless Transmission Company, who was captured at Sel near Saidor on 5 February 1944. JA147022, a 27 year old Corporal from Osaka, was lagging behind his unit and unable to survive on native food when he surrendered to US troops. During the interrogation, JA147022 provided information on unit organisation, movements, communication, the retreat from the Huon Peninsula, and Japanese industries. |
| |
| |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:01:44 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
The AJRP has wound up its activities at the Memorial for the moment. Please contact the relevant officer of the Australian War Memorial for assistance. Internet implementation by Fulton Technology and AJRP staff . Visit the Australian War Memorial home page. |