[Homer_J_Simpson]

Devereux was released from the Hokkaido Island prison camp on September 15, 1945

That is 2 weeks after the surrender documents were signed on the Missouri. It must have been an isolated site.

[Steven Scharf]

“Devereux was released from the Hokkaido Island prison camp on September 15, 1945

That is 2 weeks after the surrender documents were signed on the Missouri. It must have been an isolated site.”

Turns out it was pretty isolated. Northen Japan quite a ways from the coast and the main city of Sapporo (site of the 1972 Winter Olympics).

First occupied by Americans on 5 July 1945. POWS arrived from China. First food drops by B-29’s was 28 Aug 1945. RAMP team arrived 11 Sept; POWS departed camp 17 Sept.

http://mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/fukuoka/fuk_01_fukuoka/fukuoka_01/HakGroup.htm

There some other camps in the area, but this is the one Devereux was at.

http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/hokkaido/hakodate_3_main.html