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Private Gensemer was on patrol in Leyte and was captured on October 30th. As a prisoner of war, he was tortured to death with burned feet, bashed in the head, bayonet wounds and fingernails ripped off. He was found half-buried by Cavalrymen of the First Division. He and three others are key factors in the war crime trial against Japanese General Yamashita.
Private Gensemer was on patrol in Leyte in the Philippines when he was captured by the Japanese and held as a prisoner of war.
It was reported that he was tortured to death. He had his feet burned, his head bashed in, bayonet wounds and fingernails ripped off. He was found partly buried by Cavalrymen of the First Division.
He and three others were key factors in the war crime trial against Japanese General Yamashita.