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The initial plan was to send those American prisoners to Japan for incarceration. However, reportedly over the protests of Captain Yoshio Obara (a local Japanese commander on Kwajalein) and Commander Hiusakichi Naiki (the chief of military police on Kwajalein), Abe ordered the execution of the
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was intended to destroy Japanese installations, gather intelligence data, test raiding tactics, boost home front morale, and possibly to divert Japanese attention from
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convicted him on May 23, 1946, of "violation of the law and custom of war and the moral standards of civilized society." Abe was executed by
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school later that year, and did not graduate until late 1917, so he was unable to participate in combat operations in
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Obara was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and Naiki to five years in prison, for their roles in the executions.
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From February 5, 1942 – November 29, 1943, Abe was commander of the 6th Base Force at
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Associated Press, "Jap Admiral Must Hang for Beheading Nine U.S. Raiders",
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on Guam on June 19, 1947. His remains were not returned to his family.
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Forgotten Raiders of '42: The Fate of the Marines Left Behind on Makin
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From December 27, 1943 – April 25, 1945, Abe was Commandant of the
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on November 15, 1940. He commanded the transport division for the
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Abe was given his first command on November 15, 1935, the cruiser
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Young, Howard. "Carlson's Raiders on Makin, 17–18 August 1942",
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Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942-August 1942,
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in northern Japan, Abe was a graduate of the 40th class of the
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FROM MAKIN TO BOUGAINVILLE: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War
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Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942-April 1944,
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World War II prisoner of war massacres by Imperial Japan
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in 1912. He ranked 73rd out of 144 cadets. He served as
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to Kwajalein, where they were held for about a month.
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On August 17–18, 1942, a force of approximately 200
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Index


Mikawa, Yamagata
Empire of Japan
Asan-Maina
Guam
Execution by hanging
Executed
Conviction(s)
War crimes
Death
Kwajalein Atoll
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Navy

Vice Admiral
Jintsu
Naka
Tenryū
Mikuma
Myōkō
Hiei
World War II
Battle of the Coral Sea
Makin Raid
Japanese name
surname
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II
Mikawa
Yamagata prefecture

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