Nagoya 11B POW Camp
Nihon Soda - Iwase

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Nagoya #11-B IWASE POW Camp
(NIHON SODA)
TOYAMA-ken, TOYAMA-shi, NISHINOMIYA, OHIROTA-mura
Timeline:
28 May 1945: camp established
Sep 1945: Rescue effected
Labor:
The Slave labor
done by the prisoners at Nihon Soda was divided into three categories: handling raw material and charging furnaces in the ferro-silicon section; handling raw materials and charging furnaces in the carborundum section; and similar work in the ferro-chrome section.

SCAP Report: Investigation by SCAP Legal Department of camp giving detailed information regarding the camp and men.

Rosters:

Relatively small camp. 48 Americans, 25 British and 75 Dutch; 148 Total.

Americans (48): American Roster: Yank roster located in RG 331 Box 943.
British (25): Not located yet
Dutch (75): includes old & new POW number