Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) Profiles and Veterans
World War II in the Pacific War
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Imperial Japanese Army (IJA)
Hatazō Adachi 18th Army commander officially surrendered September 13, 1945 at Cape Wom near Wewak.
Terushige Ishimoto  Interpreter Rabaul, Shortlands and Guadalcanal operations.
Masao Horie  51st Division, 18th Army Headquarters at Wewak
Harukichi Hyakutake  assigned to the 17th Army and later 8th Area Army in command of Japanese in the Solomons.
Toshio Kojima  228th Infantry Regiment killed January 1943 on Hill 27 remains discovered.
Kokichi Nishamura  144th Infantry Regiment on Kokoda Trail and Sanananda, returned to search for war dead.
Ei Yamaguchi  14th Division Peleliu Island holdout until April 1947.
Tomoyuki Yamashita  commander 14th Area Army Philippines surrender September 2, 1945 war criminal hanged.