" DEATH MARCH " TESTIMONY, HOMMA TRIAL, SIXTH DAY, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 5641 111 SOURCE: AFCF (A-668) ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 966 ea Composite (Push- Pull) 5641 "DEATH MARCH" TESTIMONY, HOMMA TRIAL 0 SIXTH DAY Manila, Philippine Islands 9 Jan 1946 MCUs, continuation of testimony given by Lt Col W H Waterous, US Army medical officer, who tells of the death of many of the marchers. The story was told to him by Filipino doctors. Col Waterous states that the commander of the General Hospital Number 2 requested permission to remove patients and medical personnel from the hospital in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Such permission was not granted since the Japanese stated that they would not adhere to the Convention and wouldmove them after the fall of Corregidor. MSs, under cross-examination by the defense counsel, Lt Col Waterous tells of the conditions which existed at the hospital prior to and after the arrival of the Japanese. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERBS/lf Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities