Patton's List, Sources

I am so grateful when readers contact me with questions, corrections or comments. When it comes to publishing such delicate and personal information accuracy is key.

A reader emailed me regarding Patton's list. I want to share some of the references I used for that blog.

While I used the National Archives for research, I am assuming that the USS Arizona library also contains a copy of this document.

Again, please know, I am sensitive to publishing information about individuals and want to make sure it is accurate.

“Hostage Plan Revealed”
June Watanabe
Honolulu Star Bulletin, February 27, 1984 p 1


In May 1983, while doing research at the National Archives for the USS Arizona Memorial, Michael Slackman, historian for the memorial, discovered a document titled, “A General Staff Study/Plan: Initial Seizure of Orange Nationals.” (“Orange” was the term used for Japan before World War II.) The document was prepared by George S. Patton while he was stationed in Hawaii as the Chief of Military Intelligence. The plan, drawn up as ordered by Major General Hugh Drum, was discarded and considered obsolete even before the war started.

The plan listed 128 men to be “seized.” The plan called for making the telephones of the targeted men inoperative through use of busy signals. Then, 80 soldiers were to board trucks and arrest the civilians who lived in the Honolulu area. Other arrangements were made for picking up eight diplomats at the Japanese Consulate.

Once arrested, the men were to be held at the Schofield Barracks hospital. Among the men named and what positions they held after the war are: Wilfred Tsukiyama, first Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court; Masaji Marumoto, Assistant Justice. Tomekichi “Tom” Okino, Circuit Court Judge of the Big Island; Benjamin Tashiro, Circuit Court Judge of Kauai; Toshio Ansai, Maui County Councilman and State Legislator; Noboru Miyake, State Senator from Kauai; Thomas Sakakihara, Big Island District Judge, Territorial Legislator; Y. Baron Goto, Vice-Chancellor of East-West Center; Ernest Hunt, the only Caucasian Buddhist priest in Hawaii; Fredrick Makino, founder of Hawaii Hochi.



APPENDIX: Patton’s list

Plan: by George S. Patton, Assistant Chief of Staff for G2, Hawaiian Department. (1935 and 1937)

The secret routing sheet attached to that document and the document itself were declared obsolete by the Hawaiian Army Department Chief of Staff in May 1940 and it was relegated to the Headquarters Depository.

128 Japanese names were listed. Two were Caucasian: A. Bornhold and Ernest Hunt.

All were community leaders.

Medical: Harry Kurisaki, Iga Mori, Isoto Dewa, Chinami Hasegawa, Tokue Takahashi, Kinji Uchida, Tomizo Katsunuma, Kiyoshi Hosoi, James Kuninobu, Toshitsugu Monuki, Rijuichi Ippongsugi, Robert Kimura, Noboru Asahina, George Nakagawa, Napoleon Nakamura, Richard Arizuma, Bunpachi Fujioka, Saburo Hayashi, Masao Kubo, Ernest Kuwahara, Eiji Yoshimura, Howard Honda, Haruto Kanno, Tsutomo Nitta, Satoru Hirae.

Business men: Manzuchi Hashimoto, Takaichi Miyamoto, George Otani, Tsunetaro Harada, Uichi Yamane, Chusaburo Haruki, Shoichi Kawasaki, Sukeichi Koide, Tokuji Onodera, Andy Yamashiro, Matsutaro Yamashiro, Tadashi Ashino, Hiroshi Morohashi, Yoshito Onoh, Tamotsu Matsumura, Katsumi Tsukino, Juro Fujikawa, Sajiro Nakai, Totaro Matsui, Sadato Morifuji, Daiso Sumida, Taketo Iwahara, Miyozuchi Komeya, Taichi Sato, Mankichi Goto, Genasku Nakamura, Shunichi Nekomoto, George Oda, Matsujiro Otani, Seizo Yamamoto, Peter Fukunaga, Tamaichi Tanaka, Charles Hasabe, Seiji Iwasa, Kichitoro Sekiya, Tomoji Matsumura, Nobuichi Kobayashi, Noboru Miyake, Kuwaichi Nonin.

Religion: Zenkyo Komagata, Misao Isobe, Masato Kawasaki, Shigemaru Miyao, Nishu Kobayashi, Gikyo Kuchiba, Koin Watanabe, Sensho Fukuda, Sengaku Tanaka, Tomiji Kimura, Tooru Matsudaira, Takie Okumura, Umetaro Okumura, Nissho Takao, Jitsuyei Tanjo, Yoshimi Tatsuguchi, A. Bornhold, Ernest Hunt, Matagoro Mikuni, Satoru Takeda, Jitsuyuki Goshi, Hatsuhiko Kaokutsu, Hiseki Miyasaki, Shoshun Ouchi, Katsuon Takumei.

Education: George Kunitomo, Armand Takimoto, Genjin Tatsutani, Takeo Hirozawa, Buntetsu Miyamoto, Y. Baron Goto, Gashu Higa, Shobun Ohtani.

Japanese Diplomats: Masayoshi Asaga, Shichiro Iiyama, Tadaki Iizuka, Masayuki Kotoshirodo, Yasumasa Murata, Takichi Sakai, Teijiro Tamura, Tsunehiro Yamazaki.

Law and Government: Wilfred Tsukiyama, Masaji Marumoto, Robert Murakami, Tomekichi Okino, Thomas Sakaihara, Norbori Miyake, Tomichi Ouye, Benjamin Tashiro, Andy Yamashiro, Juichi Doi, Thomas Sakakihara, Toshio Ansai, George Kamei.

Publishing: Tetsuo Toyama, Masao Sogawa, Jiro Hayakawa, Senchu Tsuchiya, Yasutaro Soga, Shinatsu Kurihara, Fredrick Makino, Saburo Hayashi, Thomas Kawahara.

NOTE: Another reader told me that the photo used of Patton at the beginning of that blog was of him in Europe, not Hawaii. Yes, that is true, and I hope it did not cause confusion. The photo of Patton with his Polo Team was taken in Hawaii, the prominent photo of him was much later. I posted the photo because to most people this is the image of the iconic general. Thank you, reader for pointing this out.