Omori, Tokyo Camp

OMORI
Tokyo Base Camp #1

Name: Tokyo MAIN CAMP (OMORI)
(NIPPON TSUUN)
Location: TOKYO-to, OMORI-ku, IRIARAI-machi - This was a man-made island constructed for the purpose of isolating the POWS. Constructed mostly by men from Shinagawa Camp.
MAP Relief Map (Comparative location)
Satellite (Shinagawa-Location #1) Satellite (Omori)

Time Line:
12 Sep 1942: First known as Shinagawa POW Camp, located at Shinagawa-ku, Keihin Unga Kensetsu office
25 Sep 1942: Renamed Tokyo POW Main Camp.
13 MAy 1945: Influx of POWS from Tok-13B Asano Docks
20 Jul 1943: Moved to Omori-ku, Iriarai-machi
1 Aug 1943: Shinagawa Hospital established as separate entity.
Sept 1945: Rescue effected

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Photographs- External Link- Dozens of pictures posted by Wes Injerd; includes many classic POW images

Links to POW pages:
Col. Richard T. King, Jr.
Flight CO, 500th Bomb Group (B-29) shot down over Tokyo, 3 Dec 1944
Robert Goldsworthy- pilot in King's flight- go to page 131
Raymond "Hap" Halloran
Bombadier/Navigator, 878 BS 499 Bomb Gp, shot down, 27 January 1945. OUTSTANDING photos.
UCLA Photo Exhibit: Noted photographer John Swope- classic pictures of rescued POWs.

Omori, Tokyo Base Camp

Christmas 1943- Posed propaganda photo

Rosters:
   Americans
   British and Allies

The above are available in other formats, e.g., QPW, ELZ, Tab,DB. Simply contact us.
Deceased:
External Link- pdf file
Shinagawa-Omori

Richard Hetherington O'Kane
Recipient of the Medal of Honor
Commander of USS Tang

Special: The story of Delbert Miller, shot down over Japan and managed to survive [External Link]
Japanese Staff

Note: If you know of a survivor of this camp or an "Omori" survivors association of any type, please contact us.

Recommended Books:
Hap's War [External Link] B-29 Crewman shot down over Tokyo. Well illustrated and descriptive.

Proof Through The Night - Excellent story of a B-29 pilot shot down on the first raid (Yawata) over Japan. A good insight into the savage treatment of pilots. [See Our Review]

The 13th Mission: Saga of a POW at Omori - Robt R Martindale's detailed memoir; B-24 shot down in Bismark Sea. Not reviewed