Fukuoka #27 Tagawa
(Mitsui Mining Co.)

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Source: RG 331 Box 927
Scans courtesy of D. Rider

Fukuoka 27-B Tagawa
(Mitsui Kozan Tagawa Kogyo-sho)
Fukuoka-ken, Tagawa-gun, Aza Nara
Location: Fukuoka Branch Camp #27 was located near the hospital of the Mitsui Tagawa Coal Mine in Gotoji, Kyushu, Japan. Opened in May 1944. When closed, camp had 398 POWS, 81 being Americans.
Satellite view
Map
Aerial (Mar. 1947; courtesy of Japan Map Archive)


Timeline:
10 May 1945:
Camp established
12 May 1945: Americans arrive from Osaka 5D Yodogawa
** July 1945: Severe beating of three Americans: Spizzario and Sgt Wilson
17 Aug 1945: Camp Terminated- men moved to Fuk-22 Honami for clearance
5 Sep 1945: Rescue team arrives
11 Sep 1945: Final rescue effected; entrained for Yokohama

Camp Report Mgmnt Personnel - Kyushu POW Camp Labor Management (Tagawa on page 7), Investigation Report, Japanese personnel
Slave Labor:
Men were first used to build barracks for a new camp. This project was not finished. In July, men assigned to mining coal.

Mitsui Tagawa Mining Co. Report (original document, Japanese and English)

Hell Ships:
Men arrived from prior camps

Roster:
Dutch: (spreadsheet; courtesy Henk Beekhuis) Original roster
American:
FUK-27_RG407_Box122_partial_roster_0811
FUK-27_RG407_Box122_partial_roster_0812

Original rosters - British, American, Australian, Dutch
FUK-27 Rosters 1946-02-16


Affidavits:
Affidavits (34Mb file) - Williams, Rylah, Russell, Ridley, Ross, Rosebery, Pawley, Rathwell, Reilly, Pope, Pearce, Owen, Olsen, Nowlan, Mulcahy, Murray, Mortyn, Love, Kuretich, Kelly, Dengelegi, Bollin
Japanese: Kage, Fukano


Photographs:
External Japanese link
FUK-27 Tagawa aerial