Shiro Ishii (Unit 731, Japan)

Written By Alan Ealy

Who: Head of Japan's secret biological warfare unit during WWII.

  • Why infamous: Performed vivisections (dissections on live people), infected prisoners with deadly diseases, froze limbs to study frostbite.

  • Fate: Never prosecuted; reportedly given immunity by the U.S. in exchange for data.

  • Legacy: One of the darkest chapters in medical warfare.

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