| Item title: | JA147566 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-419 (Serial no. 570) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 11 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 3/9/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | NAVAL OPERATIONS, NAVAL TRAINING, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION |
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| Japanese unit names: | 88th Naval Guard Unit Inoue Coy |
| Names: | JA147566, Leading Seaman |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Kyoto Prefecture [Japan–Formosa, Honshû] Manus Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for JA147566 of the 88th Naval Guard Unit, who was captured by natives and handed over to US troops on Manus Island on 4 May 1944. During the interrogation, JA147566 provided information on the organisation and losses sustained by Inoue Company of the 88th Naval Guard Unit, Japanese naval vessels, training at the Maizuru Naval Barracks and living conditions in Japan including rationing and the standard of living for farmers as opposed to city dwellers. The appendix includes a map of Maizuru Bay in November 1943 and a sketch diagram of the Maizuru Naval Station in November 1943. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:01:19 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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