Hakodate #2-B Akahira (Akabira) |
Location: Hakodate 2-B (established as #2 Dispatch Camp) HOKKAIDO, SORACHI-gun, AKAHIRA-machi (SUMITOMO KOGYO) [Sumitomo Mining Co.] Maps: Hokkaido Camps Google Maps Time Line: Hakodate 2-Dispatch Camp HOKKAIDO, KAMEDA-gun, KAMEDA-mura, AZA MINATO 13 Mar 1945: Established - some British and a few American POWs were from the Taiko Maru which sailed from Taiwan in late February 1945, arriving in Moji around March 10th. POWs then sent to Hakodate # 2 (HAKODATE KOUN [Hakodate Transport]) 7 Jun 1945: Terminated; POWs transferred to 2-B SORACHI (Akabira) 15 Sep 1945: Rescue Effected |
Employer of Labor: Sumitomo Mining (Asano Coal) Hell Ship: Many known to be from the Taiko Maru
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