Tanagawa

Osaka Area POW Command
Partial Death Roster

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Most entries based upon diary of CPhM Adolph Wessell Myers from Guam.
27 Officers and 47 Enlisted men died before June 1st, 1943.

7 Dec 1942: Griswold, Jack J., Sgt, (192nd Tank, B Co) per diary of Ben Morin
16 Dec 1942: Buettner, Albert, Pvt., 16021794, CAC, dies 6:15 P.M., Beri Beri & Malaria of the Brain (Source: Wolpert diary)
19 Jan 1943: Mallett, Graham S.,385061,1st Lt, USA (Inf) dies- dysentary
22 Jan 1943: Lile, Roy Thompson,CSK, 2869684, dies 1425 hr, diarrhea and malnutrition [Guam]
24 Jan 1943: Rowden, Donald A., 1st Lt, O&393426 , USA dies 1715; diarrhea and malnutrition
25 Jan 1943: Landes, William R., Pvt, 6914668,USA (CAC), dies 2300; diarrhea and malnutrition
27 Jan 1943:
Anness, Elzie E. Sgt, 20523451, D Company, 192nd Tank attached to 194th, USA, died 0215; diarrhea and malnutrition
02 Feb 1943: Capt Tinley [
Tinley, Charles D.; misspelled as Tinsley in Meyers diary; 54th Sig or 429th Sig Maint] Pipkin, Carl H., 1st Lt, O&389567, USA (CAC) died
03 Feb 1943: Baldwin, Berry, 2nd Lt, O&890064, USAAC dies 0105; gangrene of thigh
05 Feb 1943: Bloxom, Harvey L., SSgt, 269208, USMC, dies, 1345
06 Feb 1943: Munn, Anderson Mitchell, EM3c, 2624285, dies 2030, diarrhea and pneumonia
11. Feb 1943: Preble, Clayton H., 2nd Lt, CAC, O&413657 dies 0505
11 Feb 1943: Barner dies 1625
(Possibly Buettner, Albert E., Pvt, CAC?)
14 Feb 1943: Hass, Joseph, Pvt, CAC,16008657 dies 1355 - gangrene
15 Feb 1943: Longmire, William S., 2nd Lt, USAAC,16008657 dies 0230
15 Feb 1943: Sayers, George O., Pvt, 18060127, QMC, dies 2330
16 Feb 1943: Irwin, CMM dies 1225; pneumonia
17 Feb 1943: Mowick, John E.,1st Lt ,USA (CE) O-366217, dies 1045
19 Feb 1943:
Frank, Legrande C., Capt, O-274905, QMC, 33rd QM, dies, 1830; convulsions
21 Feb 1943: McIntyre, Warren W., PFC, USMC, 280258, dies, 0610; diarrhea and malnutrition
14 Mar 1943: Threatt, Mendel, PFC, 14037669, CAC, dies, 0855; pneumonia
23 Mar 1943: Tharp, Ward K., Sgt, 6530038,CAC, dies, 2000; "Jacksonian" epilepsy and diarrhrea
28 Mar 1943: Selvig, Donald Allen, RM1c, USN, 3285372, dies 1600; diarrhea

31 Mar 1943: Iaeger, William S., Pvt,19004293, USA (CAC), dies, 2130; diarrhea
01 May 1943: Broadhead, Arthur James, ACMM, 3804348, USN, dies 1100 pneumonia

[May 14 1943-Wessel transferred to Umeda]
31 Aug 1943
: Tyler, Everett L., Pvt,15017284, 60th CAC B Btry, Beaten to death ("Hard Way Home"-Braly)- read extract of Braly book
04 Oct 1943: Pvt. Joseph Moczarny, Pvt, 36016234, (192nd Tank, HQ Co) dies of malnutrition