| Item title: | JA147129 interrogation report |
| Title (kanji) |  |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/7) 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 6/7 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-316 (Serial no. 455) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 23 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 24/6/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, WARSHIPS, PRISONERS OF WAR, BOMBARDMENT |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | Chiburi Maru Mogami Yamato Musashi |
| Names: | JA147129, Naval WO |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Manus Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands] Japan–Formosa Niigata Prefecture [Japan–Formosa, Honshû] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for JA147129 of Chiburi Maru, who was captured at Salami Plantation in the Admiralty Islands on 10 March 1944. JA147129, a 22 year old Naval Warrant Officer from Yamaguchi Prefecture, was exhausted from malaria and starvation when he was captured by US troops. During the interrogation, JA147129 provided information on unit organisation, movements, ships such as Mogami, Chiburi, Yamato, and Musashi. He also talked about shipping routes, Allied prisoners of war in Niigata, and Allied attacks. Diagrams of the boiler room, boiler and interior of Mogami and sketch maps of Palau are included. |
| |
| |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:46 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. |