George M. Koshi
George M. Koshi is a Millitary Intergent Service veteran who helped defend prisoners in the War Crimes Trials, and later helped reform the legal and judicial system of Japan after the war.
Updated 2005
Stories from This Author
Contributions to the Allied Occupation Effort in Japan
May 3, 2005 • George M. Koshi
Introduction During the period of the Occupation of Japan, I worked as an MIS member, and then as a civil servant, in three main areas: 1. The Washington Document Center 2. The War Crimes Trials 3. General Headquarters ・SCAP, Legal Section. 1. Washington Document Center, Tokyo When World War II ended, I was stationed at Camp Ritchie in Maryland, working in the Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section (PACMIRS). Early in September 1945, a group of us PACMIRS boys found ourselves …
