Oral history interview with Davis Porter Newton, 1996 October 12.

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Oral history interview with Davis Porter Newton, 1996 October 12.

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Interview with Davis Porter Newton, attorney and Army veteran (346th Harbor Craft Company), concerning his experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II; also his experiences as a prosecuting attorney of Class C war criminals for International Military Tribunal for the Far East after World War II. Assignment to New Guinea, 1944, and legal work there; assignment to an Army tugboat and operations around Mindinao, Philippines, 1944-45; assignment to War Crimes Commission, 1945; prosecution of Japanese personnel who served at the Ofuna prisoner-of-war interrogation center; description of Japanese atrocities; obtaining ex parte statements from former prisoners-of-war.

41 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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