SSgt Russell Warren Strong
Osaka
Central District Kempei Tai Headquarters

Recovery and Identification
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Scattered throughout

Yokohama Trial T 328 Review of the Staff Judge Advocate

are names of three men executed by poisoning at the Central District Kempei Tai HQ.
In addition, there are two or three men not identified.

Following his execution, Sgt Strong was transported by truck to
the Sanadayama Military Cemetery and buried with three other men.

The location of the burial site is in the second sketch.

The cemetery is located 1-2 miles from Osaka Castle and is
quite distinct in the formal map from the US Strategic Bombing Survey.

The blue arrows point to this location.

The two pages at the bottom are from Case History 328
and list the Unknown X numbers for the 55 men
recovered at the three Osaka burial sites.

Those men who were identified have a single X-number and their name.

Those with two X-numbers were taken to
United States Armed Forces Yokohama Cemetery #1.

Based on dates in two reports in Page 2,
Sgt Strong's remains were recovered and he was identified on 9 April 1946.

 

SKETCH OF LOCATION OF SANADAYAMA MILITARY CEMETERY
IN RELATION TO OSAKA CASTLE

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DETAILED LOCATION OF BURIAL SITE IN SANADAYMA MILITARY CEMETERY
LOWER RIGHT CORNER

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MAP WITH FIRING RANGE AT OSAKA CASTLE AT TOP
AND
BLUE ARROWS POINTING TO SANADAYAMA MILITARY CEMETERY

source: US Strategic Bombing Survey
Target No. 90.25 : Osaka area, Japan
15 June 1944

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PERSONNEL RECOVERED
3 FEBRUARY 1948
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PERSONNEL RECOVERED
3 FEBRUARY 1948
PAGE 2

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