Koso Abe
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| Koso Abe | |
|---|---|
| March 24, 1892 – June 19, 1947[1] | |
| Place of birth | Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Place of death | Guam |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | 6th Air Base Group Tateyama Naval Gunnery School |
| Battles/wars | World War II oMakin Raid |
Koso Abe (March 24, 1892 – June 19, 1947), was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. In 1942, he commanded the 6th Air Base Group which included Japanese military forces in garrisons throughout the Gilbert and Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
Two weeks after United States (U.S.) Marine forces raided Makin Island (Butaritari) in the Gilbert Islands on August 17 and 18, 1942, nine Marines that had been accidentally left behind on the island during the raid were captured by Japanese forces. After moving the captured Marines to Kwajalein, Abe ordered that they be summarily executed. All nine Marines were executed by beheading on October 16, 1942.[2]
From December 27, 1943 until April 25, 1945, Abe was the schoolmaster of the Tateyama Naval Gunnery School in Japan. Until the end of the war, he served as a commander of base units at Sasebo Naval Base in Kyushu, Japan.[3]
After the war, Abe was tried and convicted of war crimes by the victorious Allied powers and sentenced to death. He was executed by hanging on June 19, 1947 on Guam.[4]
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[edit] Printed sources
- Fuller, Richard (1992). Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1854091514.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1949 (reissue 2001)). Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942-August 1942, vol. 4 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Champaign, Illinois, USA: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-06995-6.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1961). Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942-April 1944, vol. 7 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. ASIN B0007FBB8I.
- Smith, George W. (2003). Carlson's Raid: The Daring Marine Assault on Makin. Berkley Trade. ISBN 978-0-425-19019-7. - Neutral review of this book: [1]
- Wiles, W. Emerson "Tripp" (2007). Forgotten Raiders of '42: The Fate of the Marines Left Behind on Makin. Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1-59797-055-6.
- Young, Howard. "Carlson's Raiders on Makin, 17-18 August 1942", Marine Corps Gazette 87(8): August 31, 2003.
[edit] Web
- Crowl, Philip A.; Edmund G. Love (1955). Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls (English). United States Army in World War II - The War in the Pacific p. 60-66. Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army. Retrieved on January 23, 2007.- Briefly describes the Makin Raid and its impact on future U.S. operations in the Gilbert Islands.
- Hoffman, Jon T. (1995). Makin (brochure). FROM MAKIN TO BOUGAINVILLE: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War. Marine Corps Historical Center. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.
- Nishida, Hiroshi. Imperial Japanese Navy. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- Whitman, Edward C.. SUBMARINE COMMANDOS: "Carlson's Raiders" at Makin Atoll. Undersea Warfare. United States Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, Submarine Warfare Division. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.
