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Document No.: 4.13.0048
    1. Provenance
        a. Collection
        b. Terms of Use
        c. Physical Description
        d. Geographic Location
    2. Transcription
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War Crimes - Exhibit I - Image No. 1

War Crimes - Exhibit I - Image No. 2




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Collection

John W. Britton mailed the photocopies to Alfred R. Young in either the late 1970s or early 1980s. Letters from John accompanying transmittal of these documents became separated from accompanying documents. One letter is dated November 16, 1978, the other is dated July 2, 1981. Comparison of the two letters and the condition of the copies suggests that this document accompanied the 1978 letter. The photocopies and correspondence are housed in The BenHaven Archives.

Terms of Use

Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License. This document may be copied for educational, non-profit, or personal use; however, an appropriate acknowledgement of the source should appear with each copy. The source should be designated as "Al Young, alyoung.com." To request permission to use this image in association with any for-profit endeavor, please contact us.

Physical Description

Each of the three photocopies appears on a single sheet of paper measuring 8 1/2 in. x 11 in.

Geographic Location of Origin or Subject

Kawasaki Prison Camp No. 2B, Kawasaki, Honshu, Japan

Latitude: 35.50386922997657°
Longitude: 139.7231660229737°

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This transcription was completed by Al R. Young and Tanner M. Young.

According to the document, fifteen men died from various causes between November 12, 1942, and August 25, 1945. Another 14 prisoners are listed as having been killed in the bombing raid of July 25, 1945. Eight men are listed as missing. The last group in the document lists 10 Dutch prisoners who died in the camp from August 1, 1943 to July 2, 1945.

Lists in the document include names of American, British, and Dutch military personnel, as well as members of the British Merchant Marine from Great Britain and Australia.

Each page of the exhibit is initialed JWB, presumably by John W. Britton.

Only the handwritten content of each page in the photocopy of the original has been transcribed. The form containing the handwritten information appears unrelated to the handwritten content. For example, columnar headings on the form include “Maskinolje(kg.)”, “Ammerkninger, arbeider of tildragelser”, etc., and the handwritten content does not align with these headings.


Exhibit [I]
[Ameri]can-Deaths in No. 2B-(Mitsui) Nov. 12, 1942 to Aug. 25, 1945—with cause and probable cause, Date and place –
Stock, H.D.Private3923231Probably sinusNov. 26, 1942Camp H[os]p.
Parker, E. B.Private38012245Probably dys. and maln.Nov. 28, 42Tokyo Hosp
Steadman, K. L.Pvt. 1st Cl.19012592Probably dys. and maln.Nov. 28, 42Tokyo Hosp
Knight, W. H.Private19051403Probably dys. and maln.Dec. 3, 42Tokyo Hosp
Stansell, F. M.Mr. Sgt.6458721Probably dys. and maln.Dec. 21, 42Tokyo Hosp
Lieb, M. C.Pvt. 1st CL.13006782Probably dys. and maln.Jan. 7, 43Tokyo Hosp
Clements, H.B.Pvt. 1st Cl. U.S.M.C.285959 – Maln. B-B.dry Severe Cachexia3/17/43Tokyo Hosp
Jammer, R. A.Corporal–18043896– Pulm.T.B., B-B-wet, Severe Cachexia4/2/43Camp Hosp.
Thompson, J. M.Sgt.6583137– Dys. and Cachexia4,9,43Camp Hosp.
Buelom, H. G.Private16007874, B.B.wet, myocardiac failure, malnCamp Hosp.
Neblett, R. M.Pvt. 1st Cl.6996920B.B.wet, myocarduac failure7/6/43
Boyd, G.Pvt. 1st Cl.38012274, maln, dys, severe cachexia1/19/43
Daley, C. E.St. Sgt.6976683maln, dys, severe cachexia1/22/43Camp Hosp.
Kreuger, O. M.Corporal–69113675(Neenah; Wis.)1/25/43Camp Hosp.
LaPelle, Milan A.Corporal–6541673Influenza, Phneumonia, myocardiac failure – Terminal Delerium4/13/44Camp Hosp.

– The following men were killed by bombing July 25, 1945 –
Wilkes, William Jr.Pvt.12032405 - 440th Ordnance U.S. Army
Shelton, Archie H.Corporal277774 - 4th Marines
Snater, Bernard J.machinistU.S. Navy.
Van Horn, Roy E.CorporalU.S. Marine Corps
Carney, Francis J.EnsignU.S. Navy
Strauch, Henry P.Chief Mach. MateU.S. Navy 295-00-75
Federolf, Kurt A.Pvt. 1st Cl.6948855 U.S.A.C.
Krawiecki, Chester V.Pvt. 1st Cl.6977631 U.S.A.C.
Price, Orben G.Pvt. 1st Cl.1901192 U.S.A.C.
Taylor, Arthur W. F.Warrant Eng.R.N.
Bentley, Sidney M.Sgt.Royal Artillery
Rozca, Henry T.2nd Officer – (Australian)British Merchant Marine
Montgomery, Leopold A.4th Eng. (Australian)British Merchant Marine
Mimutolo, GiovanniCannoniereScelto, Italian Navy

The following men are missing –
Gomme, Verl V.Pvt. 1st Cl.6934168 U.S.A.C.
Paluch, Stanley J.Pvt. 1st Cl.19019871 U.S.A.C.
Foote, Arthur E.Mach. Mate 1st Cl.U.S.N.
Small, Vernon M.Chief Mach. Mate294-87-84
Ferguson, Leonard3rd Eng.Bri. Merch. Mar.
Runcie, Alex3rd MateBri. Merch. Mar.
Mahony, Francis G.3rd MateBri. Merch. Mar. (Aust.)
Cowle, Leonard H.3rd wireless of.Bri. Merch. Mar. (Aust.)

Dutch that died in No. 2B Camp, Kawasaki, Japan August 1st 1943 to July 2nd 1945
231Geeraths, JohannesSoldaatDec. 14, 1943
108Jansen, William GerardSgt. 1st Cl.Oct. 1, 1943J-17904
180Jongh de, Theodore AntonieSoldaatMar. 31, 1944J-10661
185Klomp. R. R. F.SoldaatMar. 5, 1944J-15395
232Krul, L.SoldaatDec. 27, 1943
192Leidelmeyer, Jules RobertSoldaatDec. 6, 1943J-15177
197Mustamu, Christiaan G.SoldaatFeb. 19, 1944J-13778
207Seiff de, Rudolph FlorentiusSoldaatDec. 10, 1943J-12639
220Wo[e]sikyan, Richard ChristiaanSoldaatJan. 20, 1944J-15119
227Schusler, Johan E.Sgt. 1st Cl.May 10, 1944

†  A handwritten note along the left margin of the sheet explains that the number at the far left of each line is the “No. 2 Camp No”; that is, the prisoner number assigned to each man in Camp 2B. Another handwritten note on the sheet explains that the number on the far right of each line is the “Camp no. in Java” (i.e., the number assigned to each man in the camp in Java from which the man was transferred to Kawasaki Camp 2B) Finally, a handwritten note appears above the column of dates explaining that the date on each line is “Date of Death”.

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