Hiroshima PoW Camp
Hiroshima #5 Prisoner of War Camp
On 23 January 1943, my dad, Albert, arrived in the village of Mitsunosho. He marched half a mile to Habu, the principal township on Innoshima Island and the location of Hiroshima 5 prisoner of war camp, where he spent the remainder of the war. At the time of his arrival the camp was called Fukuoka 12; it was subsequently renamed Zentsuji 2 and later again remained Hiroshima 5.
The location of the POW camp is near Hiroshima (located at the southern end of the Japan). Hiroshima 5 was located on the island of Innoshima, on the Inland Sea, 45 miles East-South East of Hiroshima. For a map of Hiroshima camps click here
The modern day map of the locality:
Hiroshima Camp 5 Innoshima as it was photgrahed in 1945:
Above: View of Hiroshima Camp 5 (Innoshima) showing (L to R) Quarters of prison officials, main office building and solitary cells and kitchen. Information taken from http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/camplist/hiroshima/hiro_5_innoshima
For details of all the camps in Japan click here
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