Skip to main content

OH 1278

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKAMPMANN, Ike (b. 1918)
ProfessionsAttorney
Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1278
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionAttorney. His role as the defending attorney for four Japanese soldiers accused of spying during the Philippines Campaign, 1944-45. Assignment to 6th Army Headquarters and appointment as defense attorney by General Walter Krueger; description of the trial proceedings; conviction and execution of the accused Japanese soldiers; personal doubts about the fairness of the trial
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description10 pp. plus documents (7 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen