WAR CRIMES OFFICE
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
Yokohama, Japan

Summary of Sentencing

Fukuoka POW Camp Group

Special thanks to the Aomori Air Raid Memorial Association
for supplying the Japanese original of this document.

Name Rank Sentence Re-trial Residence Remarks

Main Headquarters

Sugazawa, Iju Col. Death --- Chiba HQ Commandant
Akiyama, Fukujiro Civ. guard 2 years --- Fukuoka ---

Fukuoka #1

Sakamoto, Yuhichi Capt. Life imp. --- Nagasaki ---
Hada, Masato Sup. Pvt. (Med.) Life imp. --- Fukuoka ---
Katsura, Takeo Sup. Pvt. 40 years 24 years Kagoshima Interpreter
Honda, Hajime Civ. guard Death --- Kumamoto ---

Koyagi #2

Kuroiwa, Yasuhiko Sgt. Maj. (Med.) 10 years --- Fukuoka ---
Yasutake, Hideo Sgt. Maj. 12 years --- Fukuoka ---
Iwata, Yagobeiji Sgt. 12 years --- --- ---

Kokura #3

Rikitake, Yaichi Maj. 15 years --- Nagasaki ---
Hata, Seitaro 1st Lt. (Med.) 25 years 24 years Osaka ---
Kita, Takeo Sgt. Maj. 15 years 14 years Gumma ---
Nakamura, Shuji Sgt. Maj. 20 years 19 years Miyazaki ---
Kawasaki, Iwao Sgt. (Acc.) 25 years --- Hiroshima ---
Nagakura, Shozo Cpl. 40 years --- Miyazaki ---
Abe, Tatsuo Civ. guard 1 year --- Oita ---
Mineno, Genji Civ. guard 20 years --- Oita ---
Asano, Yukio Interpreter 15 years 14 years Fukuoka ---

Moji #4

Saito, Yoichi Capt. 25 years --- Shimane ---
Ikeda, Yoshiyuki Sgt. Maj. 15 years --- Oita ---
Takano, Tadashi Pfc. 15 years --- Kumamoto ---
Yagi, Yoshika Pfc. 15 years --- Okinawa ---
Inoue, Morio Civ. guard 15 years --- Fukuoka ---
Sakaguchi, Kiyofusa Civ. guard 2 years --- Niigata ---

Soeda #5

Kaneko, Takio Capt. 28 years --- Yamaguchi ---
Yajima, Tetsutoshi 1st Lt. 15 years --- Fukuoka ---
Uchida, Toshiharu Sgt. 15 years --- Yamaguchi ---
Fukami, Kazuo Civ. guard 10 years --- Fukuoka ---

Mizumaki #6

Suematsu, Ikkan Capt. Death --- Fukuoka ---
Iwanuma, Tsugio Sgt. Maj. Death Life imp. Gumma ---
Hoseki, Masakatsu Sgt. Death --- Kumamoto ---

Futase #7

Yoshizawa, Seichiro Capt. 8 years 7 years Fukuoka ---
Sugi, Masafumi Civ. guard 40 years --- Kumamoto ---
Kimura, Makoto Civ. guard 1 year --- Fukuoka ---
Hasegawa, Wataru Civ. guard 14 years --- Fukuoka ---
Suenaga, Yoshiwaka? Doctor 4 years 3 years Fukuoka ---
Kimura, Den? Civ. 1 year --- Fukuoka Nittetsu Futase Kogyo-sho
Sugi, Masafumi Civ. guard 15 years 13 years Kumamoto (Double sentence)

Inatsuki #8

Takata, Shuichi Capt. 40 years 18 years Fukuoka ---
Goto, Toshio Civ. guard 40 years 39 years Fukuoka ---
Ota, Tsuzuo? Civ. 30 years --- Fukuoka ---
Ito, Benji Civ. 20 years --- Fukuoka ---
Eto, Shigeki Civ. 30 years --- Fukuoka ---

Miyata #9

Kurihara, Yoshio Sgt. 10 years --- Fukuoka ---
Yasuda, Zenichiro Sgt. 5 years 4 years Fukuoka ---
Katsuki, Kunizo Civ. guard 5 years 2 years --- ---
Koyama, Masakatsu Civ. guard 2 years 1 year Kumamoto ---
Nakao, Hajime Civ. guard 2 years --- Oita ---
Inanaga, Iwao Civ. guard 5 years --- Fukuoka ---

Omuta #17

Fukuhara, Isao Capt. Death --- Shimane 2nd Commandant
Yuri, Kei 1st Lt. Death --- Nagasaki 1st Commandant
Takeda, Sadamu Civ. guard Death --- Fukuoka ---
Muta, Matsukichi Civ. guard Death --- Fukuoka ---
Yamauchi, Kunimitsu Civ. 40 years 33 years Fukuoka Mitsui Mining Co. interpreter

Sasebo #18

Ikegami, Uichi 1st Lt. Death --- Kumamoto ---
Watanabe, Fukuichi Lt. JG Life imp. --- Oita ---
Orito, Denkichi Lt. JG Life imp. --- Kagoshima ---
Egawa, Yukio P/O 1/c Death --- Nagasaki ---
Fukuda, Tokuro P/O 2/c 20 years --- Fukuoka ---

Nakama #21

Fukuda, Kazuma Sgt. 12 years --- Fukuoka ---

Keisen #23

Hirata, Takeharu 1st Lt. 20 years --- Fukuoka ---
Yamada, Kenzo 1st Lt. 18 years 17 years Fukuoka ---
Danno, Kazuo 1st Lt. (Med.) Not guilty --- Nagasaki ---
Irie, Yoshiaki Sgt. 16 years 14 years Fukuoka ---
Sakagami, Motoichi Cpl. (Med.) 2 years --- Yamaguchi ---
Ando, Tetsuo Cpl. (Med.) 5 years --- Oita ---
Kodeishi, Shigemaru Pvt. (Med.) 10 years --- Fukuoka ---
Chihara, Naraichi Cpl. 6 years --- Oita ---
Kato, Shunsuke Pfc. Not guilty --- Oita ---
Ono, Teruo Pfc. 2 years --- Kagoshima ---

Omuta #25

Saruwatari, Kunio Civ. guard 20 years 14 years Kumamoto ---

* See U.S. Army Yokohama Trials - Reviews by the Judge Advocate General for alphabetical listing of many other defendants and their review processes records.


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