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Mukden POW Memorial Society was formed specifically to honor the courage and sacrifice of the men held at the Mukden (Hoten) POW camp in Shenyang, China. The men held at Mukden were mainly Americans and British with much smaller groups of Australians, Dutch, and New Zealanders.
The Japanese held American prisoners of war at two sites in Manchuria. The largest camp was at Hoten, three miles northeast of Mukden, in an industrial area adjacent to the main rail line leading to the city of Harbin. At the time of liberation, this camp held 280 US officers and 1,038 enlisted men.
The Mukden camp was located on the outskirts of the city (Hoten, in Japanese; now Shenyang) and consisted of three additional and separate factories where the men were used as slaves: Camp One: a tannery using over 150 men at all times Camp Two: A textile factory Camp Three: Combination steel and lumber mill Location:
Historical Information & Documents Concerning the Hoten POW Camp in Mukden, China. Mukden Hoten POW Roster, 1944 November 01. http://mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/china_hk/mukden/MUKDEN_Hoten_roster_1944-11-01_RG407Bx122.pdf. Mukden Civilians – POW Deaths.
16 wrz 2024 · Catalogue description Prisoners of war (POWs) at Hoten Camp, Mukden, Manchuria. Ordering and viewing options. This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. You can order...
6 lis 2019 · The POWs are shown receiving the news that Japan had surrendered. A photo of Hoten camp, Mukden, Manchuria, taken from a B-29 after the war. The plane was most likely on a food drop. The camp is to the center on the left side of the photo.
There are:-1 items tagged Hoten (Mukden) POW Camp available in our Library. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Col. Kearie Lee Berry.
