POW Camp Tokyo 9-B Ashio

Tokyo POW Camp #9-B
Ashio

Tokyo #9 Branch Camp "Ashio" Location: TOCHIGI-ken, KAMITSUGA-gun, ASHIO-machi Employer: FURUKAWA KOGYO Aerial (Nov. 1947; courtesy of Japan Map Archives) Area Map Branch Camp 9-B location Dispatch Camp 9-D location NOTE: "Dispatch" designation means POWs were dispatched to labor at various companies. Timeline: 10 Nov 1943: First known as Tokyo 8-D August: More men arrive from Hitachi (Tok-08B-Hitachi) Aug 1945: Renamed Tokyo 9-B Sep 1945: Rescue effected Photographs: 9-B (Branch Camp) aerial (Sunahata) - PDF in Japanese 9-D (Dispatch Camp) aerial (Nojimata) - PDF in Japanese Numerous photos State Library of Victoria - Allied POWS at time of rescue, gathered at entrance. Presumed Lost by Stephen Moore (2013) - chapter on Ashio Mining Camp	Labor: Copper mine Ashio Copper Mine Sightseeing (Japanese) (English) Roster: Partial roster based upon diaries. Roster (Dutch, US, Norwegian, British; archival documents) Additional roster (RG 407 Box 115), handwritten See also this Tokyo roster of assorted nationalities and camps (Ashio is noted as 12D). Affidavit of Sgt. John K. Johnson, Harbor Defense, Corregidor. Relates experience of Cabanatuam, Bilibid, hell ship, Hitachi and Ashio. Clarence Clough- Family history includes his capture at Corregidor, slavery at Palawan and Ashio. Submarine SS-44- Summary of two survivors taken as POWs. USS Perch- Survivors at Ashio. USS Sculpin: Story of capture and list of crew KIA. Edward L Hartley- Excellent web page regarding this camp. Franz Adolf Lörzing memoirs - mentions his time at Ashio camp (at bottom of webpage for Tokyo #8). Bernice Clifford ("BC") Hart - Diary and assorted letters (courtesy of James Hart). Hart was liberated at Tokyo #1 Kawasaki but spent time at Ashio. Peter Zucco, USN, USS Grenadier - Asst. documents (name does not appear on roster). Images courtesy of Cassie Zucco. Japan POW Research Network details for Tokyo camps - excellent data, in Japanese only.
Cpl. Estil J. Cohorn, 60th CAC (courtesy of Cohorn's grandson, Derek Gould) "My grandfather is on the left, with his step-brother, Roy Morris. The picture was taken in California before they were sent to PI... then trained, served, and were captured together. Both were 60th CAC. They were only pulled apart when Estil was sent to Japan as Roy was deemed to sick to make the journey. Roy was liberated by the Rangers." Cohorn_interrogation Note: Cohorn's name appears on rosters for Tokyo #1 and Tokyo #8.
Edward F. Ricketts, USS Sculpin - Memories from a Parachute, Aug. 15, 1945 (courtesy of grandaughter, April Kulp) "I have come across your website doing research on my grandfather, Edward Forest Ricketts, motor machinist mate 2nd class. He died in his early 50's in Norwich, CT. and is buried in Arlington with his wife. This parachute, with names and addresses of the men he was imprisoned with at Ashio Camp 9-B, was in my grandfather's possession when he passed away in the mid-1970's. We have been wanting to share this piece of history, but were not able to because we are not willing to give up ownership of it. I hope other families can see this and find their family member and know they weren't forgotten." Two books mention Ricketts quite a bit - hit the Search Inside icon: https://www.google.co.jp/books/edition/Presumed_Lost/m61kAgAAQBAJ https://www.google.co.jp/books/edition/Strike_of_the_Sailfish/TvixEAAAQBAJ Also check: https://www.google.co.jp/books/edition/United_States_Submarine_Men_Lost_During_/C2_xAAAAMAAJ https://www.google.co.jp/books/edition/United_States_Submarine_Men_Lost_During/dG_xAAAAMAAJ https://www.google.co.jp/books/edition/Report_from_the_Pacific/ezYuAQAAIAAJ