Nevertheless , a clemency board , appointed by the Secretary of War in the summer of 1945 , reviewed all general courts - martial where the accused was still in confinement .
Most of the cases were minor , as were the sentences .
A clemency board , appointed by the Secretary of War in the summer of 1945 , reviewed all general courts - martial where the accused was still in confinement .
Most of the cases were minor , as were the sentences .