[Eric in the Ozarks]

Not completely true. The US Army tried, convicted and executed several Japanese officers within months of taking back the Philippines.
Our history is rife with examples of mistreatment of American fighting men by our own government. An example would be my dad, who flew C-46's and C-47's over the Hump in the China-Burma-India Campaign, but recieved no veterans status.

[vooch]

Gen Yamashita

[Middle Man]

After reading "Prisoners of The Japanese" by Gavan Dawes, you couldn't avoid the conclusion that the U.S. official response to what was done to POW's in the Pacific was desultory at best. Nothing like the punishment that was meted out to the German High Command.