The US Navy Japanese/Oriental Language School Archival Project The Interpreter Archives, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries Number 235 Remember September 11, 2001
[email protected] September 1, 2017 Our Mission Dan Kurzman interviewed exonerate Captain McVay. Hashimoto's letter received Hashimoto for his 1990 book Hashimoto told her he would press attention during the effort In the Spring of 2000, the Fatal Voyage, however, and like to help, an offer which was to clear Captain McVay's name, Archives continued the origi- wrote "Commander Hashimoto relayed by e-mail to young and, as a result, it no doubt nal efforts of Captain Roger was amazed by the Americans. Hunter Scott in Pensacola, helped in getting Congress to Pineau and William Hudson, While penned up in his Florida, who suggested that exonerate him. For some reason, and the Archives first at- dormitory during the trial, he Hashimoto write a letter to however, it was not included in tempts in 1992, to gather the was treated more like an honored Senator John Warner, chairman the Senate Armed Services papers, letters, photographs, guest than an enemy officer who of the Senate Armed Services Committee report. and records of graduates of had caused the deaths of so many Committee, and passed on Meanwhile, some very the US Navy Japanese/ American boys." (His treatment Warner's address. interesting comments by Oriental Language School, Hashimoto were revealed in an by the Navy undoubtedly The text of that letter follows: University of Colorado at stemmed from the fact that he English translation of his Boulder, 1942-1946.