POW
Affidavits and Documents
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| The Japanese treated the Allied prisoners of war harshly, and a large percent of them did not survive their captivity. After the
war, the International War Crimes Trials were held in Germany and
Japan, based on the concept that acts committed in violation of the
fundamental principles of the laws of war were punishable as war
crimes. Many former POWs made statements or submitted affidavits for
the trials. Others made statements in order to get medical help,
usually for disability benefits. The names below are just a small number
of men from Fukuoka POW Camp #17 whose statements and affidavits give
us another look into the horrors and suffering they endured as
prisoners of war by a nation that, at the time, did not recognize the
Geneva Convention or its rules. Abbott, Samuel (Vol 1 - Vol 2)
Allen, John H. (affidavit - article) Ayers, Billy A. (affidavit - testimony) Boren, Homer A. Cicha, John R. Coburn, Deas A. Coffelt, Clarence E. Dessauer, Wiley J. Goldbrum, Louis (“Goldy”) Gordon, Burke Carl Hagstrom, Alfred S. Hewlett, Thomas Hill, Dr. Kobert, Owen R. Owens, Samuel R ("Red") Perkowski, John Petrie, Wayne J. Rafalovich, Daniel Reems, Willie Robertson, Joseph H. Ross, Robert A. (statement - condition after war) Rutter, Don Stecklein, Frank (deposition - account of torture) Stewart, Sidney Taylor, Clarence M. Turner, Ray Zimmerman, William Additional Documents and Accounts: Allen and Romaine’s Statements re Noah Heard's Death
Captain John Mamerow’s Post-War Camp Report Death for a Rice Bowl (POWs Pavlakos and Knight) Dr. Hewlett’s Camp 17 Medical Report Fukuhara Sentenced for Death of Walter Johnson Japan's World Heritage Miike Coal Mine – Where prisoners-of-war worked "like slaves" - article by David Palmer Trial of Camp Commandant Yuri: Lt. Yuri’s Decree – Death of Pavlokos
Lt. Yuri’s Decree – Death of Heard and Pavlakos Lt. Yuri's Denial Lt. Yuri to Hang Lt. Yuri – Hanged Lt. Yuri – Trial Summary |
