Maxon, Yale Candee, 1906-
Variant namesGeneral Hideki Tojo was a General for the Imperial Japanese Army and the Japanese Prime Minister during much of World War II. After the war during the Tokyo War Trials, also known as the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Tojo was interrogated by John W. Fihelly, translated by Yale C. Maxon, a translator for the United States Navy. Tojo was sentenced to death for war crimes and executed by hanging in 1948.
Togo Shigenori was Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs at the beginning and end of World War II. He was tried and found guilty during the Tokyo War Trials and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He died while serving his sentence in 1950.
From the description of Yale C. Maxon collection on General Hideki Tojo interrogation, 1946-1947. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 130288204
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| creatorOf | Maxon, Yale C. Yale C. Maxon collection on General Hideki Tojo interrogation, 1946-1947. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Fihelly, John W. | person |
| associatedWith | International Military Tribunal for the Far East. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tōgō, Shigenori, 1882-1950 | person |
| associatedWith | Tōjō, Hideki, 1884-1948 | person |
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| Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948 |
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Birth 1906
Death 1999
English,
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