TSURUMI Tokyo #10D (Dispatch) POW Camp |
Location: Tokyo-10D-Yokohama (OSAKA ZOSEN) YOKOHAMA-shi, TSURUMI-ku, SUYEHIRO-cho, 1-12 Timeline: Assisted by Verl Stanford 1 Apr 1943: Established; first known as OSAKA ZOSEN Dispatched Camp. Forty American enlisted men and one officer (Lt. Larkin) arrive from Shinagawa. [Shinagawa was renamed Tokyo Main and moved to Omori 20 Jul 1943] 1 Jul 1943: Ten (10) men arrive from baseball statium Dec 1943: Camp Commander Yamaski replaced by Sgt. Tanaka 25 Dec 1943: Renamed Tokyo 10-D 8 Sep 1944: 100 Americans arrive from Manila ex Noto Maru; one British doctor from Shanghai Dec 44 or Jan 45: Lt Owamori relieved of command by Lt. Tamoki Nakamura 8 Jan 1945: PFC Jack Holt (USAAC) dies from cardiac arrest as direct result of beri beri and malnutrition- only recorded death in this camp. 4 Jun 1945: Terminated; POWs transferred to Tokyo Main (OMORI) Camp and at Tokyo 9D-Ashio Japanese Staff: Upon opening, Lt. Owomori (Gunso) Yamasaki was commander Head Guard: Riu-san Sgt Tanaka |
Labor: Hell
Ship:
Deceased: ![]() Photos of Tokyo #14: "Tokyo 14B was first established as Tokyo 11D at 1-12-4 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama on 25th December 1943, then was moved soon to the second camp
at 1-253 Heian-cho, Tsurumi-ku in January 1944. POWs worked at Toshiba
Electric factory. But the second camp was destroyed by bombing on 15th
April 1945 and POWs were moved to the third camp
in Toshiba Factory at 2-4 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku. But this camp was
also destroyed by bombing and 30 POWs were killed on 13th July
1945. They were moved to the fourth camp
at 2 Tsurumi-cho, Tsurumi-ku in the end of July 1945. POWs lived there
until 30th August 1945 when they left for their home countries. There
were 121 POWs (72 Dutch, 20 British, 17 Australian, 12 Americans) in
the fourth camp." --Taeko Sasamoto, POW Research Network Japan ![]() Photo courtesy of Taeko Sasamoto ![]() Photo courtesy of Peter Somerville Incidents
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