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The Hara-Kiri Rites of Generals Ushijima and Cho, 1945 June 22
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Haginouchi, Kiyoshi.
- Title
- The Hara-Kiri Rites of Generals Ushijima and Cho
- Dates
- 1945 June 22 (inclusive)1945-06-221945-06-22
- Quantity
- 1 item (3 leaves)
- Collection Number
- Cage 4751 (collection)
- Summary
- >Typescript eyewitness account of the ritual suicides of Lt. General Mitsuru Ushijima (commander) and Lt. General Isamu Cho (chief of staff) of the Imperial Japanese 32nd Army, at Mabuni Hill, Okinawa, June 22, 1945.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Typescript eyewitness account of the ritual suicides of Lt. General Mitsuru Ushijima (commander) and Lt. General Isamu Cho (chief of staff) of the Imperial Japanese 32nd Army, at Mabuni Hill, Okinawa, June 22, 1945. Translated from the Japanese by Miles D. Matsumoto, Special Agent, CIC.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bushido.
- Seppuku.
- Suicide -- Japan.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Okinawa Island.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
Personal Names
- Cho, Isamu, 1894-1945.
- Ushijima, Mitsuru, 1887-1945.
Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit
2015
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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