WWII POW’s

X24 MOM

WWII POW’s

I found an article in a Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama newspaper that says one of my uncles had been a pow for a while, Anyone know where online i may be able to find more info about this ?

The Union-Banner 

Clanton, Alabama

13 Jun 1946, Thu • Page 10

Tokyo, June 7 Allied headquarters legal section today charged Naozo Shimodaira and Natsujiro, former 'civilian guards at prison camps, with picking, biting and mistreating American prisoners of war. Four named among those mistreated were from Alabama, and one, ' Pvt. Joseph D. Waller, is from Mt. Creek, Ala. Word was received, last week from Claude Marcus, who had just arrived home in California after being a prisoner of war for some time. He is a brother of Marvin W. Marcus of Clanton.

 

 

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This google book might have the best information:

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=Gx9JDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA934&lpg=PA934&dq=Naozo+Shimodaira&source=bl&ots=zS2YcQHblC&sig=ACfU3U0LvzcaxxZhJCgJii6avhbYrLPGvA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV_Nv1oLnoAhUxHzQIHQHpDNsQ6AEwAXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Naozo%20Shimodaira&f=false

 

Seems to be listing records that tell about their crimes, so I'd expect your relative would be listed somewhere in those records.

X24 MOM

Ty! I’m gonna check that😊