| Item title: | JA148004 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-385 (Serial no. 534) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 5 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 13/8/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AIR SERVICE, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, MALARIA CONTROL, MALARIA, DISEASES, WATER SUPPLY |
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| Japanese unit names: | Tomura Malaria Control Unit 4th Air Army Shina Malaria Control Unit Ito Malaria Control Unit Sasaho Malaria Control Unit |
| Names: | JA148004, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Aitape [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Saitama Prefecture [Japan–Formosa, Honshû] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for JA148004 of the Tomura Malaria Control Unit (attached to the 4th Air Army), who was captured in the Aitape area on 23 May 1944. JA148004, a Superior Private from Saitama Prefecture, fled into the hills during the US landings and was captured after natives led a US patrol to the area. During the interrogation, JA148004 provided information on the organisation of the Tomura Malaria Control Unit, other malaria control units, water purifying units, training in malaria control, and medical supplies and equipment. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:51 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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