Fukuoka Division Camps -- Page 3
Miyata #9
Omuta #17
16 Dec 45 -- Debris caused by the caving in of the roof of the tunnel in the Mikawa coal mines. American POW's worked in the tunnel until it caved in. (Omuta, Kyushu) Photographer: Kroger
Japanese laborers work in the Mikawa coal mine in Omuta, Kyushu, Japan. These men are doing the same work American prisoners of war were forced to. 12/16/45
16 Dec 45 -- Barracks used to house American POW's in prison camp #17 at Omuta, Kyushu. Photographer: Kroger
16 Dec 45 -- Kettles used for cooking rice for POW's in prison camp #17 at Omuta, Kyushu. Photographer: Kroger
16 Dec 45 -- Bathing facilities for POW's in the prison camp in Omuta, Kyushu. Photographer: Kroger
16 Dec 45 -- Scene of ??? in which American POW's ??? in the Mikawa coal mine in Omuta, Kyushu. Photographer: Kroger
16 Dec 45 -- Crematory used to cremate the bodies of the men who died in prison camp #17, Omuta, Kyushu. Photographer: Kroger
16 Dec 45 -- Unsupported roof of the main shaft in the working section at the Mikawa coal mine, Omuta, Kyushu, in which POW's were forced to work. Photographer: Kroger
16 Dec 45 -- Hospital building in prison camp #17 at Omuta, Kyushu. Photographer: Kroger
16 Dec 45 -- Workmen repairing truck used for cars hauling coal out of the Mikawa coal mine. Photographer: Kroger
16 Dec 45 -- The burial spot for the ashes of the men who died or were killed in prison camp #17 in Omuta, Kyushu. The ashes were placed in boxes on crude tables in this underground vault marked by a white cross which was put up only recently. The vault itself was donated by the zinc mines in Omuta and was made in June 1945. Photographer: Kroger
Unknown Locations
20 Sept 1945 -- Jap internment camp at (Uchiyama, Japan). It averaged 5 - 55 internees. No heat provided. Photographer: T/4 Munn
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