LOS BANOS INTERNMENT CAMP
(May 9,1943 Transfer of Santo Tomas (internees) to Los Banos according to the Japanese Commandant,
who orders immidiate preperation made for moving. - February 23, 1945)

Shortly after 7 A.M. on February 23, 1945 -- 2,147 persons were liberated from this camp. Here are just a few of the people interned at Los Banos: Airriess Family Carlson Family Robert Coleman Allen Bateman Family Harold Raymond Bayley Herman Knight Beaber Frank Emil Becker Joseph Bittner Blechynden Family Bousman Family Brambles Family Brooks Family Horace Brooks Katherine Ellis Brown Frank Woodruff Buckles Burnham Family Canson and Chickese Families Corwin Chapman Thomas Copello Croft Family Curran Family DeVries Family Clyde Alton DeWitt William H. Donald Bertha Rae Evans Falkner Family Fonger Family Fox Family James Roy Fox Henry Emil Gallit Elwood Llewellin Garrett Hackett Family Lewis and Charlotte Haven another Hess Family Arthur John and Eleanora Hodges D'Arcy Swain Hunt Innis Family John Family Kramer Family Paul Francis Xavier Leary Ansie Lee Saul Lubarsky Carl Axel Lundquist Clarrisa Mackie Elmer Madsen MaGee Family Mangels Family William Mitchell Montesa Family Mora Family Frank Oliver Mortlock William Elmer Murray, Jr. Dana Wilson Nance Nash Family Nathanson Family Elbert Monroe "Al" Overton Hoyle William Owens Walter Bruce Patey Harold Ray Penny Grace Rand Rose Family George Silvio Routhier Sams Family Frederick Malone Satterfield Scaff Family Schade Family Schuster Family Elizabeth "Georgi" Scott William Robert Shaffer Joseph Moses Shurdut Smith Family (American) John Alwynne George L. Smith (British) Dr. James Walter Strong David Lenox Stuart Raymond George Sudhoff Joe Terry Thomas Family Tonkin Family Martha Bowler Trogstad Albert Edward Waterstradt Watt Family Werff Family Wheeler Family Hugh Hoskin Williams Wills Family Edward J. Wilson Whitaker Family Wienke Family Here's a good book by one of the Los Banos liberators, Lt. Gen. E.M. Flanagan, Jr. USA (Ret.) If you would like to share any information about Los Banos Internment Camp or would like to be added to my POW/Internee e-mail distribution list, please let the me know. Thanks!