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Affidavit of Edward V. Dockweiler in the matter of war crimes allegedly committed at Prisoner of War Camp Tokyo 3-D, Japan

 
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Title
Affidavit of Edward V. Dockweiler in the matter of war crimes allegedly committed at Prisoner of War Camp Tokyo 3-D, Japan
Creator
Dockweiler, Edward Vincent, 1901-1961
Date
1947
Description
Testimony of Captain Edward Vincent Dockweiler, U.S.N., stating his action and observation as a prisoner of war in Japan from his capture by the Japanese forces on June 3, 1942 to his liberation on September 15, 1945.
Format Extent
7 pages
Subject
Dockweiler, Edward Vincent, 1901-1961; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese; War crimes; United States--Navy
Note
Edward Vincent Dockweiler (1901-1961) was the son of Isidore B. Dockweiler and Gertrude Reeve Dockweiler. Edward Dockweiler had a distinguished career in the United States Navy. Eleventh in his graduating class at the Naval Academy in 1924, he was a naval engineer, and later he earned a master's degree in engineering at MIT. In 1941, he was posted to the Philippines before the U.S. entry into World War II. After the Japanese conquest of the Philippines, he led a guerilla band on the island of Negros, but eventually surrendered to the Japanese, resulting in his imprisonment in POW camps in the Philippines and Japan. Edward Dockweiler held the rank of senior POW officer in the camps in Japan. He was later awarded the Bronze Star and Distinguished Service Medal for his heroic conduct as a prisoner of war. Edward Dockweiler gained the rank of rear admiral, and at the time of his death, he was chief engineer of the Los Angeles Harbor.
Collection
Dockweiler Family Papers, CSLA-12, Series 1. Subseries C. Edward Vincent Dockweiler; Box No. 6; Folder No. 1
Type
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Geographic Location
Tokyo (Japan); San Diego (Calif.)
Language
eng
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