Hakodate #1-D Kamiiso POW Camp Closed June 1944 -Men sent to 1-B (Asano Coal)

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HOKKAIDO Camp 1-D, KAMIISO-gun, KAMIISO-machi, ASANO Cement plant, established 1 Oct 1943, Camp Terminated on 7 June 1944 when POWs transferred to MAIN CAMP and to 1-B (ASANO CEMENT)- Liberated Sep 1945 Additonal Research by Netherlands researcher, John Slootmaekers regarding Red Cross records. Intl Red Cross Committee: Camp Commandant as of 11 Jan 1945 was Lt Col. Shigao Emoto