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The following illustrations are from the Allan
O'Guinn collection, Hoover Institute Archives at Stanford
University, Palo Alto California. Sketches created in 1945 appear
to have been by a POW, Gudon Wattles. No documentation has been
found to locate the artist despite extensive searches. These
are copyrighted pictures. Any help to find the artist would be
deeply appreciated. Main Index Page Woo Sung Page Main Camp List |
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Plot plan of the POW Camp at Woo Sung, China. Captured from Chiang Kai Shek at the cost of 40,000 Japanese lives. CLICK on pictures for larger image |
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The most important department in the whole camp. Although its output was limited, it held the spotlight for interest. Even the rats were constant visitors. |
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Hand made dental office equipment wrought from scraps around the camp. Services rendered by the Dental Branch of the Navy Medical Corps, brought into camp with the U.S. Marines who had been serving in North China, were of inestimable value. |
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Water pumped to a wood box on top of a wood tower was the only means of pressure to all the wash racks — that is, as long as the pump pumped. Of course the box leaked enough to make a good shower below — and in the winter it made a beautiful show of icicles. |
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The crew of this department was the busiest in camp. Comfort was not the first consideration, but with the prohibition of individual razor sets, this service was most welcome. |
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Monument erected to the memory of 40,000 Jap soldiers killed in conquest of the Woo Sung area. Graves of Japanese officers unearthed around here yielded their loot of Chinese jade and silver jewelry. |
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