First Lieutenant Warren G. Johnson was a military aide present at the war crimes trials in Tokyo, Japan following WWII. He was born 19 September 1921 in Grass Range, MT and died 7 March 2003 in Bellflower, CA. Relatives recalled seeing Johnson in the background as war crimes trials were broadcast from Tokyo. Additional information about his function during the trials, his military service, and his biography is not currently available.
The Warren G. Johnson collection of war crimes trial records consists of sworn testimony, correspondence, memoranda, and other documentation with bearing on the prosecution of war crimes by members of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in the course of World War II. Most of the material pertains to the treatment of internees at prisoner of war camps in the Philippines including Cabanatuan, Camp O’Connell, Nichols Field, Bilibid prison (old and new), Pasay Elementary School, and Las Pinas.
Many of the documents are stamped with the label "U.S.A. vs. Shiyoku Kou" and an
exhibit number indicating their use by the prosecution in a war crimes trial. The
trial of Shiyoku Kou, also known as Shiyoku Ko or Hong Sa-Ik, concluded in 1946.
Sa-Ik, a Lieutenant-General in the Japanese Imperial Army and of Korean descent, was
sentenced to death 18 April, 1946 by a military commission in Manila. Sa-Ik was
oversaw all prisoner of war camps in the Philippines beginning December of 1944.
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All records in this collection are typewritten documents. Many if not all are copies of originals.
The processing archivist arranged this material into five categories. See box and folder list for detailed information.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply but the bulk of the material was created by U.S. government agencies and officials.
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Warren G. Johnson Collection of War Crimes Trial Records, 1942-1946 (Cage 963)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Janis Hall donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2023. (MS-2023-19).
Will J. Gregg processed this collection in 2023.
Records of Allied Operational and Occupation Headquarters, World War II
Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army)
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