Yasuno Chikao
Surname | Chikao |
Given Name | Yasuno |
Country | Japan |
Category | Military-Sea |
Gender | Male |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseJapanese naval officer Yasuno Chikao gained infamy for carrying out the order to execute, by beheading, Australian prisoner of war Sergeant Leonard Siffleet in Aitape, New Guinea in 1943. The order was given by Vice Admiral Michiaki Kamada. Chikao had been variously reported as having died before the end of the war, and as having been captured and sentenced to death by hanging but the sentence was later commuted to 10 years in prison.
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Visitor Submitted Comments
16 Sep 2020 05:22:07 PM
*** this *** lucky *** *** *** , hope him and his family enjoyed being the U.S Occupation forces
22 Nov 2021 07:47:12 PM
The Americans should have nuked Tokyo as well when they had the chance, *** deserved that for their atrocities. Good God!
18 Dec 2022 12:17:00 PM
That was another era, people had different values then .
22 Mar 2024 05:48:43 PM
Collaborator Willy your values are *** .
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7 Mar 2018 09:40:25 AM
What a *** ... no offense.