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KAMPMANN, Ike (b. 1918)

ProfessionsAttorney
Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran

Oral Histories

OH 1278

Attorney. 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