Simpson, William Brand

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Dates:
Birth 1919
Death 1995
English, Japanese, Tagalog, Chinese,

Biographical notes:

Emeritus Professor of Economics (Claremont Graduate School, Ph. D., 1971), Simpson served as Special Agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps, U.S. Army during World War II, mainly in the Philippines and Japan. He was called back to Japan in 1947 to assist the Legal Section in Tokyo in the Japanese war crime trials. He is currently (1994) assisting a group in Japan seeking reparations for Chinese survivors of Japanese prison camps.

From the description of Documents relating to World War II, Pacific Theater, 1940-1990. (Claremont Colleges Library). WorldCat record id: 31214798

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Subjects:

  • Forced labor
  • Japan
  • Philippines
  • Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948
  • War crime trials
  • War crime trials
  • War damage compensation
  • War damage compensation
  • War damage compensation
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Collector

Places:

  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Philippines (as recorded)
  • Pacific Area (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)