If it was the picture I’m thinking of, I thought that the decapitated airman was Australian.
You may be right, dfw. But it was well known that Hachioji was the site of the execution of downed allied airmen. By the time I got to Japan in Oct 1965, it was pretty much rebuilt, thanks to an enlightened occupation by Mac Arthur. If I had slogged my way through those jungles, I might not have been so kindly disposed.