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Rogers Camp Report: (1/Lt Howland P. Rogers, 128th Inf, 3 Bn S2)
Ohama, Motoyama and Ikinoyama POW Camps [Hiroshima POW Command]

Extract of periodic Report No. 64- Section 4
28 December 1945
MOTOYAMA Prisoner of War Camp located in ONODA (614.4.1209). The prison housed 482 prisoners (3 Americans, 75 Dutch, 404 English). 25 men died at camp from 26 Nov 1942 to 13 Sept 1945 due to lack of proper food. Ashes were taken by the survivors when they left the camp for WAKAMURA at the end of the war. Prisoners worked as miners and were required to dig 1.5 tons of coal per day regardless of the time required. Records of the camp were taken by the Japanese army. The mining company official in charge of the camp was IETOSHI NOMA and the commanding officer was Lt. SHUNGI MAYUYAMA of the HIROSHIMA POW District. Japanese civilians are now living at the camp (Enclosure No 1 - Document found at camp) [not with file]

All documents found at camps were forwarded to Regimental S-2 with periodic reports
/S/ Howland P. Rogers
1st Lt., 128th Inf
3rd Bn S-2

CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY
/S/ RICHARD E. RUDISULL, Lt. Col