Primary Slave Labor Use: Stevedores at Sakaide Rail Yards and the Port of Takamatsu (Nippon Express Co.)
Note: The camp was a “show camp” for propaganda purposes. Contained mostly officers plus enlisted ranks from Guam & Wake Island.
Lt. Col. Ernest Brumaghim MillerBorn: 15 September 1898 – Gloversville, New YorkParents: George Miller & Adelaide Brumaghim-MillerHome: 523 Holly Street – Brainerd, MinnesotaWorld War I:Married:
2nd Lt. Ben R. Morin was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on August 15, 1920, to Benjamin & Josephine Morin. With his four sisters and
1st Lt. Fred Phillip LaBoonBorn: 28 September 1915 – Chickasha, OklahomaParents: Wade H. LaBoon & Mae E. Folsom-LaBoonSiblings: 4 sisters, 3 brothersHometown: Chickasha, Oklahoma– father
2nd Lt Henry M. Knox was the son of Ross & Nina Knox. He was born in Fort Atkinson but raised in Beloit, Wisconsin, on
Capt. Edwin Wilson Rue was the son of Insco and Lotta Forbes-Rue. He was born on May 31, 1910, and was the fourth oldest child, and
2nd Lt. Thomas Scott Savage was the son of Dr. Robert G. Savage & Margaret I. Neary-Savage, and was born on September 12, 1917. With
Capt. Lyman Edward JohnsonBorn: 27 June 1901 – Pajaro, CaliforniaParents: G. L. Johnson & Frances Heatherington-JohnsonSiblings: 1 sisterHometown: Salinas, CaliforniaNickname: EddieMarried: Irma Lyle Trimingham –
2nd Lt. John Jacob HummelBorn: 11 December 1917 – Mayfield, WashingtonParents: Jasper Hummel & Sada Mayfield-HummelInducted: UnknownEducation: left school after his junior year joined the
Little is known about Capt. Ruben H. Schwass’s early life except that he was born on July 5, 1901. He was the son of Henry
Capt. Ferris Grable SpoorBorn: 9 April 1910 – Valley Falls, KansasParents: Albemarle L. Spoor & Martha Frances Grable-Spoor Siblings: 4 sisters, 1 brother Education:– Central High School
2nd Lt. Russell Leroy SwearingenBorn: 27 June 1914 – Groton, South DakotaParents: William Swearingen & Cora Carper-SwearingenSiblings: 3 sisters, 5 brothersMarried: Eleanor H. Palmer –
