| Osaka POW Camp #14-B Wakayama |
| Short History: Osaka 14-B WAKAYAMA WAKAYAMA-shi, MATSUE 842 (SUMITOMO KINZOKU [Sumitomo Metals]) 5 Nov 1943: Established as Osaka 14-B 17 Nov 1943: Arrival of 395 POWs 29 Mar 1945: Camp closed and 377 POWs transferred to Osaka 19-B and other camps 28 Mar 1945: New Camp established as Osaka 19-B (Ikuno) HYOGO-ken, ASAGO-gun, IKUNO-machi, GINYA (MITSUBISHI KOGYO) Aug 1945: Renamed Osaka 4-B (Ikuno) Sep 1945: Rescue effected Aerial photo Primary Labor Use: Labored in manufacture of war materials at Sumitomo Metal Industries (now Nippon Steel and Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp., Wakayama). Deaths: 18 POW deaths (British) were recorded. Evacuation of POWs at Wakayama Beach |
