| Title: |
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese Data Files, created, 4/2005 - 10/2007,
documenting the period ca. 1941 - ca. 1945 |
| Creator: |
American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. (Most Recent)
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| Type of Archival Materials: |
Data Files
Textual Records |
| Level of Description: |
Series from Collection ADBC: Records of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor |
| Location: |
National Archives at College Park - Electronic Records, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-0470; FAX: 301-837-3574; EMAIL: cer@nara.gov |
| Inclusive Dates: |
4/2005 - 10/2007 |
| Coverage Dates: |
ca. 1941 - ca. 1945 |
| Date Note: |
The donors created and maintained this series starting in April 2005. However, the series includes information dated from about 1941 to about 1945. |
| Part of: |
Collection ADBC: Records of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor |
| Function and Use: |
The organization utilized a team of volunteers to compile these records from the series "Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947" (ARC Identifier 583428), the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor (ADBC) registration cards, Roger Mansell's web site "Center for Research: Allied Prisoners of War (POWs) Under the Japanese," unit rosters, and other sources. The organization compiled these records to provide NARA with more complete data on World War II prisoners of the Japanese. |
| Scope & Content Note: |
This series contains information on military personnel and a few civilians who were prisoners of the Japanese during World War II. The series includes records principally derived from the series "Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947" (ARC Identifier 583428) and supplemented with military organization and other information. The records include name, rank, service number, branch of service, source of the information, unit information as available from parent unit to subordinate unit, and notes. |
| Access Restrictions: |
Unrestricted. |
| Finding Aid Type: |
Technical Information
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| Finding Aid Note: |
NARA and the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor |
| Extent: |
2 data file, 3 electronic documentation files, and 3 linear inches of paper documentation |
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