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SOBJECT. pinal Report on uta.ing AllIed MilItary 'eraonn 1 '10 I General

Arm7 Foroee We.tern Paoltlc APO 707

1. a. At the t t.e ot the Japaneae .urrender ot the RJUkyu Headquarters, Tenth AX'IIy, tllU d 'leld O1'der 1J0 •. 72 t 14 1945. Annu 2 to thi. fIeld order oreated two detachaentsJ Detachment 11, Hq :enth Arw,r (lforthern RJUk:vua Taek Group) J Detaehaent I2

t Hq Tenth AZTf

(Southern R,ukyus Task Group) • •

b. Beclnn'ni on or about 19 Sept_bel' 1945, the groupa {nlpeoted 1I1Indi In the B1Uk1'l Betto for t pm po e ot "(4) Search'ng tor United )Jetlonl lliasin, r.onnel~"

c. Tbe Northern Taek Group out providon In paraerapb b, , in the area bom!ded as toll II "Long 1300 I tat 300 If Wilt to Lon, 1280 tat 300 lOut to Long 1280 tat 2~ If e .. t to Long 130" I tat 270 If north to Long 1300 I tat 300 If."

d . 'be southern Task Group carrIed olit pro'Y1l1on In paragraph b, , in the area bom"'ed as toll III

"Lonr 1320 It tat 260 I'l we.t to Long 1220 tat 260 If south to Long 1220 B tat 240 II eut to Lone 1320 I tat 240 north to Long 1320 I tat 260 If."

2 . a . DurJng the Inve.tlgatlon ot the eree. e. IndIcated in pere,raphl Ie and d, no United lIattons perl cnel were recOTered .

b . A ."I!d"ry ot Allied Military 'ereon." 1 1'8 In hand. ot Japan .. e, Ry1Ik1UI ar .t wIth tntoraaUoD a nab1e •• to prelent location, •• reporteG by both Talk " 1. attached aa Inc1 1 .

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c. unidentifled Task Groups,

A SUUlNAry at the locatlon ot Unlted Nations personnel, a. Is attached a. Incl 2.

the poave. ot reported by both

3. Searches tor United latlons ml •• 1ns personnel, 10 additlon to tho.e made the Tenth nw, Task Group., ha en made by Naval tar, end by Ifaval Opera tina Be I Okinawa. The extensive inquiries made by these WItt. have coroborated and supplemented the reports of the Task Groups. A 1 of In1:orllation pertalnins to nlSinS United

personnel is attached hereto as Incl 3.

4. The Okinawa Base area ot respon.Ibl1ity in wbich search and rescue operations bave been coapleted 1. indicated in blue on the attached overlay. (Inc14) .

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reported in hands of Japanese, R:rl)\ 'us area.

2 _ ot Oraves Unidentified United Nations Personnel

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S1lJnmary of Allied Mili t ary Personnel Reported in hands of Japanese, Ryukyus Area

1. Information regarding the following personnel has been compiled from reports of the Nor t ~rn a~Q Sout~e~~Ryukyus Task Groups, Naval Military Governme t Expeditions and Unhs of Naval Ooerating Base, Okinawa. '

NORTHr.RN RYUJ(YU,S TASK GROUP

Ca se I / . Name: McADOO - Ensign (full aame unkno~m) Date of capture: I April 45 Location: Tokuno Shima Remarks : This officer was taken to Hqs 64th IUB on

7 April, 1945, No f urther inforttation.

Case I! Name: SURFIC~ , Peter , CPO Date of Capture: 1 April 1945 Locati on: Tokuoo Shima

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Remarks: This man wa s captured with Ensign McAdoo . . indica t e s he died on approximately 7 April 1945, as

a re sul t of ulcers Duodini. His grave is located at grid coordina t es 1206.92 - 3366.68, HEDORO NE Map Ryukyu Retto Scale: 1:25,000.

Case II! Name: COLLI NS - Ma j or ( ful l name unknown) Date of Ca pture : Unknown Location: Bel ieved to be Tokuno Sh1ma Remarks: There is no i nformation available concerning "'ajor

Col lins, other t han the fact he was a PO .•

Case IV Name I CARLES, James H. Lt (j g) Da t e of Capture : June 1945

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Ca se V Name : KELLER - Lt (jg) (full name unknown) Date of Capture : June 1945 Location : Kakeroma Shima . b lUi t t Sasebo Naval Base, • yus u a Remarks : Lt Kel+er was sen 0 to ',"aval FO~ ca"p at from there was probably sent •

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Remarks: Lt Nixon died on 25 July 1945. Cremated at Seso . Remains sent to Sasebo Naval Base, Kyushu. Beli'ved t o be at Kaiheidan Naval Barracks and Trajning Station or in a nearby Japanese temple.

Case VII . Name: BAIRD , Own K. 2nd Lt. USMC Location: Kikaiga Shima Remarks: Lt Baird with two other personr.el, S/ Sgt Johnson and

Sgt Hight was k i lled Vlhen their plant; crashed. His grave is located at grid coordinates 1313 . 49 _ 525 . 51 ap of Kikaiga Shima NE Sheet 4031 - 1 IF; Sca le, 1:25,000 .

Case VII Name: JOHNSON, Frederick K. S/Sgt USL:C Location: Kikaiga Shima Remarks: . Information and grave l ocated same as in Case VII .

Case IX Name : HIGHT , Clyde B. r . Sgt rSfJC Location: Kiakiga Shima Remarks: Information and grave location same as in Case VII

Case X Name: Unknown Date of Capture: 11 J,/a y 1945 Location: Kikaiga Shima Remarks: Although this POI', remains unidentified, inforITati6Ii

indicates he was found in a burned condition, was taken to the Naval Hospital ( Japanese) at Kawaml~e , and was then sent to Kyushu by air on 13 'ay 1945.

SOUTHERN RYUKYUS TASK GROUP

Case I Name : FLYNN, Kenneth Ashton, 2nd Lt . Date of Capture: 13 October 1944 Location: Miyako Shima Remarks: Lt Flynn was sent by plane to Okinawa

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Case III Name: FLORENCE, Joseph F. 2nd Lt. Date of Capture: 22 April 1945 Location: Miyako Shima

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Case IV Name: DESI ON, Maxwell Franklin~ 1st Lt. Date of Capture: 28 t:ay 1945 Location: J!iyako Shima Remarks: Lt Desimon was sent to Formosa 29 ,~:{ 1945.

Case V Name: BUETTNr.R, Victor, J, Lt (jg) USi~ Date of Capture: 14 April 1945 Location: Ishigaki Shima Remarks: Lt Buettner was sent to Formosa 19 Way 1945, by ship.

Japanese on Ishigaki had heard he was released ~ U.S. forces.

Case VI Name: CAMERON - Lt (jg) (full name unknown) Date of Capture: 11 May 1945 Location: Ishigaki Shima Remarks: Lt Cameron was member of Naval Air Corp British ?aelfle

Fleet, Ship "Victorious". On 19 y 1945, he was sent to Formosa by ship.

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SUW;ARY OF LOCATIOU OF GRAVES UNIDENT I FIF.D UNITED NATI ONS PERSONI'EL

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1. The following information as to the l ocation of the graves of unidentified United Nations per sonnel has b~en compiled from the reports of the Northern and South~rn Ryukyus Task Groups, Naval Military Government Expeditions , ~nd units of Naval Operating Base , OkinaVia.

HORTlffiRN JWUKYPS TASK GROUP

Case I Loeation: Kakuoma Shima Map Reference: Special Van, Amami 0 Shima Sheet 4 , 5c&le ,

1: 50,000 Remarks : Grave of one (1) unknown located at gr id coordlnatps

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Case I! Location: Ki~alga Shima Map Reference; Kikaiga Shima NE

Sheet 4031-1 NE Scale , 1:25,000 Remarks: Grave believed to conta i n the remains of a ~rine

flyer . Grid coordinates 1313.82 - 525.39 •

Case II! Location: Kikaiga Shima Map Reference: See Case II Remarks: Grave believed to contain the remains of a

Flyer. Grid Coordinates 1314.15 - 524.68.

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Location: Kikaiga Sh jma Map Reference: See Case II Remarks: Grave believed to contain remains

whose plane ·crashed i n May 1945. 1314.08 - 5'24.12.

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v/hose plane cra sli!.ed !n April 194" . 1314.30 - 523.83.

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Jliyako Shima Grave believed to contain t he remains of two crew members of TBF plane which cra shed 22 April 1945. Grave is located about 200 yards North of Hiyal UD:i on Miyako Shima.

MiYako Shima Grave of crew of an F6F plane which crashed on 26 April 1945. Grave l OCated near shrine on Hill 72.

Miyako Shima Grave believed to contain the remians of 4 crew members of plane type TBF which crashed on 29 April 1945. Grave located near center of Nobaia Airfield.

./ Miyako Shima Grave of pilot of plane type F6F which crashed on 12 May 1945. No trace of grave located near atrara Airfield due to allied bombing.

Miyako Shima Grave believed to contain remains of 3 crew embers of plane bearing Navy #68706 which crashed near Hanagriri, 12 June 1945. Grave is located 1 ki r SE of Nobara Hill. . •

Miyako Shima Grave believed to contain remains of oilot of type F4U plane which crashed 29 June 1945. Grave is located in low ground east of North- South runway of Nobara Airfield •

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Ishlgaki Shi ma / Grave believed to cont a i n remains of pilot of British plane type F4U which crashed in April 1945, Grave islocated 300 meters North of Hegi na Airfield •

Location: Ishigaki Shima Remarks: I Grave beli eved to contain r emains of pilot of type

F6F plane which crashed 5 Apr il 1945. Grave is located 300 yards South of Ar my airfield.

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Ishigaki Shima / . Grave believed to contain remains of two crew members of a TBF plane which crashed 14 April 1945. Grave is locatp.d near Todorok i River about 2 kilometers' from the ocean.

Ishigaki Shima Grave believed to contain remains of thr ee crew members of a British Royal Navy plane J Z 424 wh1ch crashed on 25 April 1945. Grave located 200 yards .• Southeast of Navy Airfield.

Ishigaki Shima Grave be~1p.ved to contain remains of pilo t of pl ane type F6F which crashed i n ~ay l Q45 . Grave located one quarter mile Southwest of Hirai Village .

Ishigaki hima Grave be eved to contain remains of pilot of plane type F6F which crashed in May 1945. Grave l oca t ed on Northeast edge of Ohama Airfield.

Ishigaki Shima Grave believed to contain remains of three crew members of a type TBF plane which crashed on 29 May 1945. Grave located 100 yards ~est of Ohama Airfield.

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Minami Daito , Grave believed to contain remains of pilot of U. S. Navy plane # 579 52, F4U, which cra shed on 28 ~rch 1945 • . Grave l ocated two kilow.pters fro~ landing ramp.

Minami Daito Remarks: Grave believed to contain remains of pilot of plane

, type F4U which crashed on 9 April 1945. Grave located It kilometers East of landing ramp •

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M .. a1 IIU • • K;yuaW. NOON dled ot Bacillar, tlYauhl', :<:.5 Jill, 1945 • • ~ SIS:&: Havel :sa.a. Hospl~a1 ••• a or_.ted 1n Japane •• lUll tary J'Uneral . It ie belined b.1e remaID.O ere fonarded W XAUIDAN(Naval Barr(lOQ and 'l'ra1n11l¥ IJtd ) OA:;ROO.

o. J>-47lf lal #487906 ue. ahot down new- • 'nie Squadron. or alde mlmber. of the pl ne lOU No . 27. '111\6. deler and Stabilizer tipa .ere pa1nted craDLe . Three .50 oaliber were reoovered, 1Ja143229, 17itb4 m637.!tl. go. ot t W11dentlfiec$pUot 18 loo.ted near the wr.ok .... 6X'ld 1 u.6 . 499.7 on IoJtlIllPAO Sj>eole.l ~p She.t '4.

to Ret(.) and R~t(l) and Ret(o). on 1 APr1l 1945 • IIQd COP Peter J . SUllUes ere Ollptured. SIIRI1

died 4 .APrU 1945 of perfareted ulcera aIKl • E,iVeA a :apaneae 1Ili11tery fuceral 1n I. .... s. 'a pre Dew. :"fJXlO .a. later remOYed' to Brigade Beadquar\;eu end .... heard ot hi. tate (l' whereabouts . SuhlICX' . ~8V. » looa in srJd square 0666 ~ s d srtd ooordinates 1206. 92 ~ j366.

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(3) .... 1'411 orulled 1 APril 1916 a" 1Uo*.AM!'a:;u VIIUQL. vntlo. ,Pl ... and pilot d •• troy.o. by oxplodo. and null. ., 14&IIU­tication possible fr ... reaa1aa.

(4) A TBr lIumber 68688 ora.lled 22 AprU 1945 . , IIrU1.I»U . 2 cte" lDember8 Idll.4 ill cr .. ll.. wried 1. are ill un. 80

mark.ll. 2. I. ... ZOHpll ., . FLORIIBCI .u rec~.r.d "pillJIU"" b\l1. ..... aubs.qu.nt17 Idlled 11 ~117 1945 1n 1. aptM ~l ... 80hedllle ta ,orace • •

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