| Item title: | SASAYAMA Jun interrogation report |
| Title (kanji) |  |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/3) 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 6/3 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-117 (Serial no. 189) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 19 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 11/7/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, ANTI AIRCRAFT, AMMUNITION |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 50th Independent Anti-Aircraft Bn 3rd Coy 1st Pl 1st Sect Oigawa Maru |
| Names: | SASAYAMA Jun, Sgt |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Lakunai [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] Trobriand (Kiriwina) Islands [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papuan Islands] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Sergeant SASAYAMA Jun of the 50th Independent Anti-Aircraft Battalion 3rd Company 1st Platoon 1st Section, who was captured near the Trobriand Islands on 23 March 1943. SASAYAMA, a 27 year old university graduate and sergeant from Fukushima, was captured by Australian troops at sea while he and his companions were heading to an island after the sinking of Oigawa Maru. During the interrogation, SASAYAMA provided information on the unit organisation, its strength, anti-aircraft ammunition, and Allied attacks. He also drew two sketch maps, of Rabaul and Lakunai airstrip. |
| |
| |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:40 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. |