Richard Sakakida

Richard Motoso Sakakida (Japanese: 榊田 元宗, November 19, 1920 – January 23, 1996) was a United States Army intelligence agent stationed in the Philippines at the outbreak of World War II. He was captured and tortured for months after the fall of the country to Imperial Japan, but managed to convince the Japanese that he was a civilian and was released. Employed by the Japanese Fourteenth Army (though still under suspicion), he gathered and passed along valuable information to the Philippine resistance. He also planned and participated in the mass escape of about 500 Filipino prisoners.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions / By Mr. Akaka: S. 2413. A bill for the relief of Richard M. Sakakida; to the Committee on Armed Services". United States Government Printing Office. August 23, 1994. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting. "America's Secret Army: The Untold Story of the Counter Intelligence Corps / Sakakida". Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program. Retrieved January 17, 2011.