Richard Mosier Collection, 1936; 1945-1947

Collection

Identifier: 000020

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Richard Mosier collection, 1936; 1945-1947 contains programs, documents, letters, postcards, telegrams, maps, newsletters, and newspaper clippings related to Richard Mosier's time at the War Crimes Trial in Tokyo, Japan. The collection consists of twelve programs for events he attended in Tokyo, several courtroom documents, military papers which include an arrest report for driving the wrong way in a one-way street, Japanese currency and stamps, souvenirs from Kanko Hotel, multiple telegrams, two holiday cards, and postcard chit-books included are four maps of Tokyo, including one that shows the bombing of Tokyo, directories, military documents, military rations, cards, and chit books. The collection included more than 200 newspapers and newspaper clippings.

Dates

Creation: 1936
Creation: 1945 - 1947

Creator

Mosier, Richard M., 1927-2018 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection in any form must be obtained from the National Museum of the Pacific War, Center for Pacific War Studies.

Biographical / Historical

Richard M. Mosier, 1927-2018, served in the United States Army at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East General Headquarters. He served as an aid to the eleven judges during the War Crimes Trial in Tokyo, Japan. Mosier was awarded a World War II victory medal for his services during the war. Returning from Japan, he opened a dentistry practice with his father in 1954.