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Omori Main Camp A.K.A Shinagawa Camp (1941 to 1945)

Keith Mathews and Maha Al Kaabi 9E. Omori Main Camp A.K.A Shinagawa Camp (1941 to 1945). Located in Tokyo, Japan. Most the prisoners taken captive were from the US. However there were others from England, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands and Estonia.

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Omori Main Camp A.K.A Shinagawa Camp (1941 to 1945)

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  1. Keith Mathews and Maha Al Kaabi 9E Omori Main Camp A.K.A Shinagawa Camp (1941 to 1945)

  2. Located in Tokyo, Japan

  3. Most the prisoners taken captive were from the US. • However there were others from England, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands and Estonia. • A total of 606 prisoners stayed in camp Omori. • An Average of 150 POWs every year. Camp Omori

  4. Jobs were assigned in groups. • "Cleaning up" the city of Omori adjacent the camp. •  Develop a garden area in Omori. • Next to the railroad tracks on the Tokyo-Yokohama rail sector. • They were given no tools. What duties did the prisoners have?

  5. When they needed more supplies like fertilizer. • They were given a 10 or 12-foot bamboo pole and a wooden bucket • They had to gather human refuse. • They then poured it into the trenches to serve as fertilizer.  “Honey Buckets”

  6. They were never allowed to eat any of crops that resulted. • Extreme hunger caused some of the soldiers to violate the rule and severe immediate beatings by guards, if they were caught. Extreme Hunger

  7. The Japanese did not abide by any human conventions nor was the camp monitored by the Red cross . The prisoners were humiliated and tortured. The living conditionswere horrifyingly wicked. Prisoners died of abuse, malnutrition, neglect and other disorders. Their treatment as POWs was described as an "inquisitional form of barbarism." Living Conditions in Omori Camp

  8. Your chance of survival was 27%. Mostly one or two hours after being captured. Death Rate

  9. Hap Halloran - POW

  10. Born in the year 1922 and died very recently this year. • He was from Cincinnati, Ohio. • Mr. Halloran joined the Air Force because of his fascination with airplanes and travel, a lifelong interest. He also wanted to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor. Biography

  11. He fought in Japan. • Hap Halloran was moved from a lion cage at the Ueno Zoo to the Omori Main Camp. Initially, the Japanese captured him during an air battle when a Japanese fighter plane (Nick) came head on and critically damaged their plane. How did he end up in Omori Camp?

  12. The Japanese restricted him from eating any of the crops the he and his mates grew at the railroad. They were forced to dig the trenches and the vegetable patches without tools. He witnessed prisoners who were shot dead and buried. He suffered from many infectious diseases due to the unhygienic living and sanitary conditions. What he experienced in camp:

  13. Thank You!

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