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Narumi POW Camp Nagoya POW Camp 2-B formerly Osaka 11-B |
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Special thanks to Gordon SCAGGS for transcribing many of the attached affidavits and reports. Location: Osaka 11-B NARUMI AICHI-ken, AICHI-gun, NARUMI-machi, ARIMATSU MURA 114-3 Location: Per Investigation report: 4 km Southeast of the Village of Narumi, on the slope of a hill about 500 feet above sea level. The international coordinates are 35° 05" North 136° 54" east. Relief Map Satellite (Google) Street Map (slow loading) Maps: Courtesy of Wes Injerd Timeline: 28 Dec 1943: Camp established as Osaka Branch #11 at Narumi. First POW's were 400 British and Canadians from Hong Kong who arrived 7 January 1944. Arrived on the Toyama Maru. 4 Jan 1944: Canadians and British arrive from Hong Kong 6 Apr 1944: Jurisdictional control transferred to Nagoya POW Command with 581 POWs; renamed NAGOYA POW CAMP 2B-Narumi 4 August 1944: 200 Americans arrived from the Philippines most likely the Nissyo Maru. 2 Sept 1942: first food drops by B-29s of the 315th Bomb Wing 4 Sept 1945: Rescue effected Books about this camp: Prisoner of the Rising Sun by Stanley Wort (2009) Morita Report: RG 331 Box 949 Narumi POW Camp- Osaka Branch 11 Old Names are used here Address: 3-114 Arumatsu-mura, Narumi-cho, Aichi-Gun, Aichi Prefecture  Click pictures for larger views  Aerial Picture: see page 345 of Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII by Robert Cressman. |
Labor: Men employed as slaves for Daido Electric Steel Company and made wheels at the Nippon Wheel (Vehicle) Mfg. Company. Address Sambon Matsu, Atsutaku, Nagoya City; also known as Narumi Atsuta Japan Vehicle Company LTD (Nippon Sharyo Company., LTD). Company also repaired locomotives. The work supervision set-up was the same as other camps. Hell Ships: Special thanks to Vince Lopata: British and Canadian POWs- arrived in camp 7 Jan 1944. [SS Soong Cheong (15 Dec 43) to Takao, Formosa; Transferred to Toyama Maru (departed 30 Dec 43)- arrived 4 Jan 1944] Nissyo Maru- believed to have carried all but a few of the Americans SCAP Investigation Report: Camp Inspection Report written post war by Capt D'Angelo and 2nd Lt Maulsby. Also includes list of men in hospital at time of rescue Special: Affidavit of Dr W.N. Riley describing condition and conduct of this camp. Departed camp May 1945 with 300 British & Canadian men- sent to Nagoya #8 Tateyama First Person Report: USS Buchanan crew description of rescue. A REAL Hero: Keech, Richard Eugene, Post war, when his son-in-law severely abused his daughter, he saved her life by murdering the SOB. Convicted of murder and served life in prison. Camp Rosters (273 men) Pending: 189 Yanks (see below), 64 Brits, 11 Canadian, 2 Dutch, 2 Portuguese, 1 Russian, 1 Polish, 1 Jamaican, 1 Czech, 1 Finnish Deceased rosters- name, date of death & cause Americans: Known: Two B-29 Officers and one enlisted man were detained pending medical experimentation- war ended Japanese plans to kill these men. British: 64 men with unit added Canadians and Others: Revised with actual roster data NEW Camp Commanders: 8 Dec 1943 - 1 Jan 1944: 1st Lt Shuntaro Habe 1 Jan 1944 - 6 Apr 1945: 1st Lt Kiyoshi Tanaka Guard Photographs Group picture with identifications - THE FACES OF EVIL Japanese Staff Picture - courtesy of Kissell SCAP Request for information about TANAKA the "BULL". AFFIDAVITS: Interrogation Report: Interviews with MacDonald and Meuli regarding beatings and guard identifications. MacDonald identifies photographs of "Pontiac", "Speedo day", and "Fur Collar Mike". Alleges "Fish Face" involved in beating of Wagner [Waggoner] and Owens. Woodhead Affidavit: Details the brutal beatings and deliberate starvation of Waggoner. Woodhead calls him "Wagner" in error. Request for Owens diary: diary not located yet Weston Affidavit: accuses Osbourne of collaboration with Japanese. Weston Memorandum: Charles Weston, USN, accuses PFC Osborne of collaboration Stow Memorandum: Description of Owens' beating for theft. Photographs: Many detailed pictures Pending- ask for scans |
