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POW Camp, Nagoya # 3 Source: NARA RG 389, Box 2127, Funatsu [Nagoya] #3-B Location: Originally created as: Osaka 15-B FUNATSU (GIFU-ken, YOSHIKI-gun, FUNATSU-machi) Satellite map Area map- note nearness of Kamioka Timeline: 25 Jun 1944: Camp Established as Osaka Branch 15 Funatsu 4 Sep 1944: Keeley and Holm diaries state 133 men arrived and moved into a new camp, stockade approx 2500 ft, smelter for lead and zinc 6 Apr 1945: Jurisdictional control transferred to NAGOYA POW CAMP 3-B 6 Aug 1945: PFC James S. Mann beaten to death 6 Sept 1945: Rescue effected Japanese Camp Staff: List of Japanese Staff - complete, including dates of service. Limited list of guards at surrender with links to photos of the guards. Report on Akiyoshu "Tokuichi" TANAKA - Guard charged with war crimes (with photograph) but not on final staff roster. Needs a bit more investigation. Original documents on guards (PDF). Interviews: Travels of Pfc Holger Holm- Corregidor to Funatsu. Affidavits: Cartee affidavit and interrogation Blake affidavit (British) - identifies pictures of guard (pics linked) Clarke affidavit (British)- details murder of Mann and other brutalites; identifies guards [pictures] Conerly affidavit describes death of Mann Cope affidavit detailed description of Mann's death by torture, beating and deliberate starvation. Schwartz affidavit- regarding severe beating and torture for accepting potato from Japanese cook. Original documents - Cope, Conerly, Clarke, Churchill, Cartee, Burns, Blake, Bartholf, Tanaka Books Describing Life at Funatsu: "Of Rice and Men" by Robert V. Reynolds. Fairly well written by survivor of Bataan. Excellent description of facilities and work at Funatsu. Out of print but can be found through abebooks.com "Bataan, Only the Beginning" by Earl R. Oatman. Exploits during evasion after surrender, excellent rosters of camp and 34th Pursuit Squadron. Out of print. |
Primary
Labor Use: POWs worked for Mitsui Mining Co. in refining of lead and zinc. Hell Ships: Americans arrived 4 September 1944 (train from Moji) from hellship "Canadian Inventor", also known as the "Mati Mati Maru" with 1100 men, 6 deaths en route. Unknown number of British, Australian etc had arrived earlier ex Hong Kong and Singapore. Some known to have been on the Arimus Maru. SCAP report on camp conditions: Churchill affidavit Camp Rosters (XLS file) American Roster - Complete - 116 Americans (includes one officer); includes roster of deceased Americans. British: 203 Men located at NARA RG 407 Boxes 102 and 187. Also includes additional 2 deceased: Guntrip and Lewis. Extra: Partial Roster from Vern Diary - Includes addresses Original roster documents Nagoya and Osaka patients (RG 407 Box 167) Folder 9: Hospital Roster -
Nagoya Camp # 3. Various months, 1945. Recorded on the back of sick
reports. Mostly Anglo names. Includes British, Dutch (page 27) and
American military and civilian patients.
Folder 10: Hospital Rosters - Osaka POW Camp - 3 Sept. 1945. Includes British, Canadian and Dutch patients. Folder 11: Non-transferable by sickness - Nagoya POW Camp. August 25, 1945. American patients only. Camp Photographs: Special group picture and images of POW's notebook (Courtesy of Vern Holm, son of POW Holger Holm) Group Photograph - appears to be British and some Aussies  Panorama photos presented by the daughter of a POW, Katy Hansen McGehee.  More detailed photo:  |