McKenzie, Walter I. (Walter Ingles), 1888-1962.

Detroit attorney who served in 1918 and 1919 with the 339th U.S. Infantry during the American intervention in Archangel, Russia, the "Polar Bear Expedition."

From the description of Walter I. McKenzie Polar Bear Expedition papers, 1918-1945 [electronic resource]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 702905711

Detroit attorney, assistant U.S. Prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East following World War II.

From the description of Walter I. McKenzie papers, 1914-1962. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422369

Walter Ingles McKenzie was born in Muskegon, Michigan February 9, 1888. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1915. During World War I, he served as a member of the 339th Infantry sent to northern Russia as part of the Polar Bear Expedition; and during the 1920s and 1930s he was a Democratic party worker and candidate for state office.

In 1946, Walter McKenzie was granted a leave of absence from his position as Referee in Bankruptcy for the Eastern District of Michigan to serve as an Assistant U.S. Prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. As part of the so-called Japanese War Crimes Trial, McKenzie was specifically charged with that part of the indictment relating to Japanese military aggressions in Manchuria. McKenzie stayed in Tokyo for much of 1946, then returned to the United States in 1947, where he resumed the practice of law.

From the guide to the Walter I. McKenzie Papers, 1914-1962, 1918-1919 and 1946-1947, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan)

Walter Ingles McKenzie was born in Muskegon, Michigan February 9, 1888. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1915. During World War I, he served as a member of the 339th Infantry sent to northern Russia as part of the Polar Bear Expedition; and during the 1920s and 1930s he was a Democratic party worker and candidate for state office.

In 1946, Walter McKenzie was granted a leave of absence from his position as Referee in Bankruptcy for the Eastern District of Michigan to serve as an Assistant U.S. Prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. As part of the so-called Japanese War Crimes Trial, McKenzie was specifically charged with that part of the indictment relating to Japanese military aggressions in Manchuria. McKenzie stayed in Tokyo for much of 1946, then returned to the United States in 1947, where he resumed the practice of law.

From the guide to the Walter I. McKenzie Polar Bear Expedition papers, 1918-1945, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan)