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Sendai #2B Iwake Furukawa and/or Yoshima |
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Sendai-02-B (FURUKAWA KYOGYO YOSHIMA TANKO) Originally established as Tokyo Camp 14-D. Maps of exact location - Courtesy of Wes Injerd plus Satellite view-Google Maps Time Line: FUKUSHIMA-ken, IWAKI-gun, YOSHIMA-mura, KAMIYOSHIMA 30 Mar 1944: Camp established as Tok-14D-Yoshima 14 Apr 1944: Jurisdictional control transferred from TOKYO POW CAMP 14-D to Sendai POW Command and established as 2-B. 4 Sep 1945: B-29 Food drop plane crashes near camp - crew details 10 (?) September 1945: Rescue effected 15 August summary given to MacArthur. Name: Yuwaki [sic- Iwaki] Coal Mine Strength: approx 1000 [actual 246 Allied plus unknown number of other Korean and Chinese slaves in adjacent barracks] Description: Camp reported to be the former dormitories of a coal mining company located about 30 miles southeast of Koriyama near the coast of Taira. 37.02'N-140.01'E 37.02'N-140.50'E Japanese Staff: Guard: Sgt Ozawa- delighted in beating men on sick-call Dr. Hironaka - Camp Japanese doctor |
Hellships: Naura Maru known to have sailed 29 Apr 1944 with 47 Canadians plus 173 other men from Hong Kong- sent to Sendai #2. Dainichi Maru from Taiwan ex Singapore; arrived Japan 25 Nov 1942. Rosters: Source- AWM 144/14/46 courtesy of Jonathan Moffett, Historian of the A&SH The Americans arrived from Yokohama Camp 1D in May 1945 (Most previously on Taiwan). The Commonwealth men were already present at that time. About 100 mixed nationalites arrived around 13 June 1945 from Tokyo #1 Yokohama after the fire bombing of Tokyo. Deceased noted in Red with cause. Rescue roster located and cross checked NARA Record Group 407 Boxes 11 and 12 British Canadian Americans, Australians, Portugese & Others Affidavits or Interviews: Remarks by British Sgt Rakusen Memoir on a blog for Irish soldier Barney Byrne. Go to Feb 17, 2005 entry. (Byrne is listed under the "other nationalities) Books: Geoffrey Monument- "Angel On My Shoulder" - excellent description of this camp Photographs of Camp: Note: See Picture (External link) of the Winnipeg Grenadiers at this camp Click picture below for larger images   |
POW Summary- Courtesy of Wes Injerd
2-B
Sendai #2B-FUKUSHIMA-ken, IWAKI-gun, YOSHIMA-mura