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Tokyo POW Camp #15 Niigata (Tekkojo=Steel Mill) Yamanoshita Akibadori |
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Tokyo-15-B (NIIGATA TEKKOJO) NIIGATA-shi, YAMANOSHITA AKIBADORI Additonal Research by Netherlands researcher, John Slootmaekers regarding Red Cross records. Intl Red Cross Committee: states on 8 Aug 1945 address as: 2 Momoyama-dori Yamanoshita, Niigata-shi Camp Commandant: per IRCC was Takeo Nomoto. Timeline: 1 Apr 1944 Established as 15D Aug 1945: Renamed 15-B Sep 1945: Rescue effected Street Map - Slow loading Relief Map - Show relation to other camps- camp at top of page Satellite - Requires Google maps Photographs: External Link to the great POW site of Wes Injerd All of the above: Courtesy of Wes Injerd |
Labor: Steel Mill Hellships: not determined if applicable Camp Rosters: rosters located at NARA RG 407 Box 188; Mansell Nara 7 (Pending transcription and cross check) Source of POWS currently unknown. No affidvaits or investigation reports secured yet at NARA NARA Records for this camp will be found in RG 389 Box 2133; RG 407 Box 188. |
| NATIONALITY | OFFICER | NON COM. AND PRIVATE | TOTAL | CIVILIAN | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN | 9 | 151 | 160 | --- | 160 |
| BRITISH | 3 | 38 | 41 | --- | 41 |
| CANADIAN | --- | 82 | 82 | --- | 82 |
| DUTCH | --- | 11 | 11 | --- | 11 |
| AUSTRALIAN | 2 | 24 | 26 | --- | 26 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 306 | 320 | --- | 320 |