Sgt John William Welsh
Tokyo Military Prison Fire

Recovery
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The first of the two lists has the Unknown Numbers for men
recovered at the Military Prison grave site.

These numbers were assigned when their remains were reintered at
United States Armed Forces ( USAF ) Cemetery #1, Yokohama.

Next is a list of 46 names obtained through interrogation of Japanese.

The last column is titled
DATE OF ENTRY INTO PRISON

The date for Sgt Welsh, Sgt Sutherland, and SSgt Johnson is 14 April 1945.

This was the day they were transported from the crash site to
the Tokyo Kempei Tai Headquarters prison.


This prison may also be known as the Eastern District Kempei Tai Headquarters
source: Mansell POW Database


 

LIST OF UNKNOWN NUMBERS
FOR
65 REMAINS RECOVERED
AT
KEIMUSHO MILITARY PRISON

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APPENDIX #2
NAMES OF 46 MEN
DATE OF ENTRY INTO PRISON

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