28.1 Tharp Grp

It is recorded that the Tharp and Fitzsimmons Groups were designated at about the same time. There is no indication as to what criteria were used to place men in these two groups. Fate decided which of these men would spend the majority of their time on the TBR working as part of the Tharp Group in the highlands of Burma. This group suffered the most deaths of all the others. As was noted elsewhere, after completion of the TBR some of the men in these two groups were sent on to either Japan or Saigon.

This larger (nearly 500 men) work group had a much more harrowing TBR experience that the smaller Fitzsimmons Group. Although both arrived in Singapore in OCT 42, the Tharp grp languished there until JAN 43; probably for lack of available transportation. Other work groups continued to arrive from Java and eventually some were routed to Thailand as opposed to Burma. During their journey north, their ship was bombed by US planes but only minor damage was inflicted.

Once they arrived in Burma, they spent a short period at camps close to Thanbyuzayat but were quickly moved to KILO 80 in the highlands. As on the Thai side, supplying these camps farther away from civilization was an issue. Soon the monsoon weather, supply problems and the Speedo period took their toll. Of the 131 total US deaths on the TBR, the Tharp group had 115! Only a few of which occured following completion of the TBR. As completion neared, the Fitz Grp leap-frogged over them and into Thailand and were moved to Kanchanaburi considerably before the Tharp Grp who remained in Burma on logging duty for many months. The last of them not finally consolidated to KAN in MAY 44.

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The final column on this roster is the location where records suggest that the men were liberated from. However, many citations like BURMA #5 Rangoon Jail seem erroneous. Those not sent on to Saigon or Japan were almost certainly liberated from one of the many camp in Thailand. The notation ‘tbr’ simply states that no specific camp was cited.

2873503	ABRAMS RUSSELL EUGENE	Y3c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3420435	ALBERS AARON MILO “Demo”	SK2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20812924	ALEXANDER James Garland	SGT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3760949	ALLEN HENRY ANDREW	SM1c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
37021953	ANDERSEN Julius A	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
33049922	ANDERSON Frank Seward	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3422332	ARMOUR FLOYD	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813685	ATKINSON Warren Thomas	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3468204	ATTERBERRY CHARLES THEODORE	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
6003164	AUTREY JAMES GILBERT	SM2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2239852	AXELSON WALTER CHRIS	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3560866	BACK COLVIN ADISON JR	SF3c	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813689	BADGER Marvin Woody Jr	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20812941	BADGWELL FLOYD Thomas	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
4143526	BAERMAN DONALD GEORGE	SM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
38065145	BAILEY J(ess) H.       “Geetus”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
34052870	BAILEY Walter Lamar	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813580	BAKER Millard Lee “Butch”	SSG	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813687	BALDOCK Earl Field	CPL	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2956927	BALLINGER JAMES MCCLAIN	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
20813561	BANKHEAD Clarence LaFolia Jr	CPL	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
33083200	BARASH Herman William “Bill”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3371640	BARBATTI HENRY THOMAS “Bull”	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38036089	BARNETT George William “Dub”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3285121	BARTZ JOHN EDWARD	SM1c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3813773	BATCHELOR WILLIAM CHARLES JR “Spider”	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
278710	BATTLES LAWRENCE FRANKLIN	Cpl	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
20813863	BAXTER Billy Ray	PFC	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3933638	BEESON WALTER LEROY	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3858575	BENNER CALVIN WILLIAM	EM3c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3466907	BEVEL VIRGIL BILL JR	COX	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
38038088	BIFFLE William Mac	PFC	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3821305	BIRD LEO CLARENCE “Little Bird”	MM3c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3214336	BLACKFORD SIDNEY EARL	SM2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2148598	BLAIR KENNETH SUTHERLAND	ChBM	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Kanchanaburi
20813866	BOATMAN Harvey Wilfred	CPL	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
O-397024	BOREN Lemuel Maxey	1LT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20814091	BOWEN Glenn Marion	SGT	Th-TBR-dcd	105 Kilo Camp, Burma
20813346	BOWLEY Raymond Jesse	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Kanchanaburi
20813867	BOYLE Algers Carling	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
2833592	BOZ WALLACE STEPHEN	SM2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813690	BRAMLETT Kelly Bob	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20812943	BRANDON Henry Alton (aka  BRADDON)	CPL	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
2685971	BRANHAM LAWRENCE RANDOLPH	SM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813006	BRAY Charles Bruce	SGT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
2954771	BROOKS HOWARD EUGENE	EM3c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20814093	BROWN Donald Nelson	SGT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813691	BROWN Jesse Alf “Toots” Jr  “Turd”	SGT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
34083491	BROWN Joseph Roy Jr    “Sweet Georgia”	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813672	BROWN Lawrence Mark “Large”	SSG	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
37072403	BRUMBAUGH Clay Lyndin “Mud”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813868	BRUNER Edgar Otis “Edd”	SGT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813737	BUCK Johnnie Weldon	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3114582	BUCKNER LEROY ALVIN	SC3c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3374947	BUHLMAN CLARENCE NELSON	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3934590	BURGARD CARL NORTON	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3813589	BURGE JACK                 2	SM1c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2832556	BURGE JACK ORMAND 1	MM2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813693	BURNS George Milbern	PFC	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3207140	BUSHNELL EDGAR WAYNE	CSK	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
34052882	BUSSEY Sam Mann	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Kanchanaburi
20812824	BUZZO Daniel Clair	SGT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3601538	CALLAHAN MELVIN CARL	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	133 Kilo Camp, TH
3166770	CALLAHAN MYRON JAMES “Pete”	SM2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
38050495	CALLENDER Horace Wilbur “Curly”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2953622	CAMPBELL JOHN FRANKLIN “Frankie”	CM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3563440	CAMPBELL ROLLIN LEE “Bobby”	SM2c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
3603049	CANTRELL JAMES ALBERT	SM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
38052096	CAPPS Thurman L Jr	PFC	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813476	CARNEY Wendell D	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3600806	CARROLL CHARLES EDWARD	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3821422	CARTER FREDRICK LESTER JR	QM3c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
2234792	CASE ALEXANDER	GM3c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38051105	CASEY Otho Calvin	CPL	Th-TBR	TH tbr
O-271141	CATES Charles Austin	CPT	Th-TBR	TH Bangkok
20813565	CELLUM Jack Travis “Doc / Slug”	CPL	Th-TBR	TH Khao Din Thailand
38057552	CHAMBERS Martin Jackson “Slim”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
2741907	CHAMBLIS JULIUS CECIL	MM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
2999891	CHAPMAN GEORGE THOMPSON	GM3c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
5049268	CHIE AH	mess stwt 1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813179	CLARK Arthur Buron         “Buddy”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Khao Din Thailand
O-80956	CLARK PRESTON RICHTER	Lt(jg)	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
20812945	COBB Hershel Reed “Dood”	SSG	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2044186	CODERRE ERNEST JOSEPH	WT1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
38012898	COFFEY Robert Conley	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
38038751	COLLINS Columbus M	PFC	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Kanchanaburi
2381950	COLLITON LUKE DUNBAR	MM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
2915604	COOPER DALE ROGERS	PHM3c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
36009948	COSTABILE Harold George “Dago”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
20813825	COX Charles A	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20814135	CRUM James Edward	CPL	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
34114046	DANIELS Homer Bain	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3286339	DANIELS WARREN WESLEY	BKR3c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813739	DARDEN Ollie Long Jr	CPL	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3719627	DAVIS CHARLES BROWN	MM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3284879	DAVIS HOMER EUGENE	GM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813700	DAVIS Ozro Odell	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2916322	DAY CLARENCE NIXON	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
2016070	DAY RAYMOND Moores “Rainey”	PHM2c	Th-TBR	TH Phet Buri Thailand
20813180	DEATS Louis Frank Jr	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
38026137	DELA FUENTE WILLIE	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3108456	DEMOEN ACHIEL RENE	ChEM	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813008	DEMPSEY Austin Elmo	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
2833003	DETRE GEORGE ELEN	WT2c	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
34114094	DINKINS Broadus Clingman	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
38052155	DOIRON Lloyd W	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3366051	DONAHOU GEORGE WASHINGTON	BKR1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3564416	DOUGLAS GRIFF LAZELL	PHM3c	Th-TBR	TH Phet Buri Thailand
20813307	DOVE Denton R               “Pappy”	CPL	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813568	DRAKE Henry Charles	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813077	DRAKE James Patrick	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20814102	DUCKWORTH James Halmer	SGT	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
36078495	DUNN Ernest Benjamin “Dynamite”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
204598	DUPLER HARLEY HAROLD	1Sgt	Th-TBR-dcd	Burma Thanbyuzayat
20814103	EASTWOOD Howard W	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Tha Makhan
3422280	EBAUGH FOREST VERGIL	SM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3759334	EGELSTON DOUGLAS WAYNE	EM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
O-334885	ELKIN Harold Godwin	MAJ	Th-TBR	TH tbr
2678339	ELLIS FRANK DOPSON “Oil King”	CWT	Th-TBR-dcd	105 Kilo Camp, Burma
37038012	EMBROCK George Harold	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
O-13482	EPSTEIN WILLIAM ABRAHAM	CDR (Med)	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
38038733	EVES Joshua Osie “J O”  Jr [Eaves]	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3370849	FANNON BUEL RAGAN	SM3c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
39005050	FASSIO Lester Theodore      “Ted”	CPL	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
281375	FAULK JOSEPH HUGH	Cpl	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20812952	FAULKNER Harold L	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3287018	FEELY JAMES JOHN	SM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3111041	FELDSCHER JOHANN PHILIPP	GM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
2146281	FEUCHACK STEPHEN	MM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
20814095	FILLMORE Benjamin Dewitt “Birddog”	CPL	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
O-396997	FILLMORE Clyde Chastain	1LT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813594	FORGEY Jed Dillmas	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
O-335715	FOWLER IRA Haun	CPT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3203737	GALYEAN GEORGE LEE “Bandy”	CBMST	Th-TBR	TH tbr
2230889	GANS PHILIP THOMAS	MM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3373256	GARRETT JORDAN JOSEPH	SM1c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2580301	GARWOOD EDWARD DERING	RM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813702	GIBBENS Merrill Rowe	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3807435	GILLIAM LEONARD OSBORN	CM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
34104921	GILLIAM Robert E	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3933322	GLOVER ROSS MADISON	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
3214348	GODFREY DONALD FRANCIS	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
39377626	GOODWIN George Elias “Cookie”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
2796486	GORE JAMES PATRICK	MM3c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
2916278	GRAHAM RICHARD GRESHAM	Y3c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
39005799	GRASS Frederick Conrad	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
6750365	GRAY Harry	PFC	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
38052419	GREEN Charles William	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
38038681	GUTHRIE William L	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
38027538	GUTIERREZ Victor Perez	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3288115	GUY JAMES ANDREW	SM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3561995	HAINLINE JOHN WILLIAM	MM2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3001094	HALL ERVIN LEROY	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813704	HALL GEORGE Chester	CPL	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813668	HALL Howard Lee	SGT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
O-85235	HAMILL JOHN Marshall	ENS	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
O-81041	HAMLIN HAROLD Sherwin Jr	Lt(jg)	Th-TBR	TH tbr
O-360734	HAMPTON Robert W(ade)	1LT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3214300	HANSEN RALPH ROBERT	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
O-397703	HARD Ilo Boak	1LT	Th-TBR	TH PrachinBuri
2044602	HARNDEN ROBERT Delno Jr	EM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
4072573	HARRELL JOHN ALLISON	Y3c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813080	HARRIS Claude Rayford	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3809720	HARRIS LANSON HAROLD	AMM1c	Th-TBR-escaped	TH Phet Buri Thailand
3001001	HATLEN EDWIN Arthur	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
2383033	HEAVEY THOMAS Vincent	COX	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
2504437	HEDRICK GEORGE Randolph JR	QM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
O-316460	HEINEN Julius Bernard	1LT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
38035993	HENDRICK Odos Roy	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3113393	HENDRICKS ROBERT Harry	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Kanchanaburi
20814111	HENSLEY John Carl	SGT	Th-TBR	TH Khao Din Thailand
2874113	HERMAN RICHARD James	SM1c	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
38065444	HERRERA LIVORIO Montana “Lolo”	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital (final TBR death)
2581505	HIETT HERMAN WESLEY	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
2070114	HIRSCHBERG LOUIS	FC1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3760386	HITTLE ROBERT GLENN	SK3c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3214293	HOBBS MERLE Halver	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
38060221	HOCH JOYCE Wesley	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
275077	HOLSINGER FRANK OSCAR	Cpl	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
38060944	HOLZKAMPER Philip Eugene	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3214333	HOOD JOHN EDWARD	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
2874082	HOWARD REESE	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
20813706	HUDSON Edgbert Thomas	PFC	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3808861	HUFFMAN JAMES WALTER “Red”	COX	Th-TBR-escaped	TH Phet Buri Thailand
3213098	HUMPHREY EARL CHAPMAN	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3286303	HURD MAURICE CHARLES	RM3c	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
3114506	HUTCHINSON William  “BILL” MARTIN	SM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813154	IVEY DAN R	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
4012918	JAMES EDWARD Richard	EM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3422340	JENKINS FREDERICK Charles	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38027539	JETER Lewis William “Bitchin”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20814148	JOHNSON Clifford Ray “Peanut”	CPL	Th-TBR	TH tbr
06930933	JOHNSON Donald Frederick	SGT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3933193	JOHNSON EDWARD IRVIN	SK3c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
4056642	JOHNSON WARREN Larry	MM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
4113310	JOHNSON WAYNE Orville	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
20813707	JONES Bert Fane	CPL	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
20813186	JONES Bruce Merton	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
20813831	JONES Clyde Edward “Butcher”	SGT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813544	JONES Glenn Weldon “Buck”	1SG	Th-TBR	TH Khao Din Thailand
20813072	JONES Paul Chestnut	CPL	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
38036059	JONES SAMUEL Avis	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
39156080	JORDAN Daniel Joseph “Snuffy”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3417812	JORDAN RAYMOND GEORGE	FC1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813069	JOWELL JOHNNY D	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
34114225	JOYNER Charlie Washington Jr	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2873603	JUSTICE HAROLD MORRICE	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
16020064	KALOUS EDWARD B	PFC	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813883	KARR Nick Pete	SGT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3421029	KEAST WILLIAM SHELDON	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
4985163	KEI SHUN CHING	mess stwt 2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
O-359454	KEITHLY Oscar William	1LT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3422549	KELLEY HARRY Theron	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20812958	KELM ALBERT Mason	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3600964	KENNEDY ALBERT ELMO	MM3c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3465407	KENNEY JAMES B	BM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3214287	KETMAN ROBERT Earl JR	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813738	KEY Jack Dempsey	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813187	KILPATRICK Roy Franklin	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
39156190	KIRK John Cummings	CPL	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20812930	KITCHINGS HARRY A	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3115604	KOCHER BERNARD Frederick	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3214437	KOELLING VERNON LOUIS	MUSM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3001106	KONDZELA LAWRENCE Francis	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
2999974	KOOPER LEONARD WILLIAM “Koop”	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3683845	KOPP ALOIS “Al”	PHM2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3001221	KRASMIZEH TONY JOSEPH  “Dimpy”	MM3c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
2999153	KRASS RAYMOND George	BM2c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
2999466	KREKAN ALBERT Aurel “Red”	F1c	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
38051109	KRIZAN Dan Lee	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
36119575	KROL Joseph Alysious	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3000940	KULIBERT CHESTER LEROY “Jack”	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
4985118	KUN YU	mess stwt 1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
2830324	KUNKE CZESLAUS John	GM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
38038129	KUYKENDALL Earnest Layleo “Jack”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
36119560	LABONTY Robert Joe	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
38052153	LABOVE John Ray	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3932923	LAMB ROBERT VERNE	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
20813709	LASITER A. W.	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
2873867	LAWSON GAINS WILLARD	AMM3c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3285765	LEE EARL HENRY	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813546	LEE John William Jr	SGT	Th-TBR	TH Khao Din Thailand
38025914	LEE Robert E	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3372423	LEHNHOFF EUGENE ELMER	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
20813673	LEWIS Marlin Barnes “Harpo”	SGT	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
2833355	LINDSLEY ALBERT JOHN	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3422306	LOUIS LAURENCE Gilbert	GM3c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
O-387367	LUMPKIN SAMUEL Hugh	CPT (Med)	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813679	LUMSDEN Thomas Buford Jr “Lum”	SGT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20814160	LUNA ELTON	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
271816	LUSK JOE Martin True  “Egghead”	Sgt	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
38036078	MABE Ardie Marion	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3809319	MABRY JACOB Pickett	MM2c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
2233105	MADSON QUENTIN CHRISTIAN	COX	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3369976	MAHLANDT MELVIN HENRY	FCM1c	Th-TBR	TH Ubon Thailand
38036120	MALAVEAR Jose Rivero “Joe”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813001	MALLARD Billy Joe “Staff”	SSG	Th-TBR	TH Khao Din Thailand
3720785	MANION  Thomas Jr “TOMMY”	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
2236203	MARINOS MATTHEW MICHAEL	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
20812933	MARTIN Elton Leroy	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813156	MARTIN John William “Jake”	CPL	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
38026173	MARTINEZ Martin Jr.	PFC	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3286454	MARTWICK PHILIP Walter	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38036060	MASON Noel Thomas	PFC	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3213097	MCFADDEN ELMER Lewis	GM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3371248	MCGARVEY ALBERT EMERY	FCM2c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
38036291	McKELVEY Robert Otis	PFC	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3210814	MCMANUS O C	PTR2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2502418	MCMASTER SAMUEL THOMAS	BM1c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
38038676	MENDOZA Pete Crisologo	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3213567	MILES WILLIAM RIDGEWAY	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
2954715	MINTON OLEN CECIL	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
O-402039	MORGAN Isaac Alvin Jr	1LT	Th-TBR	TH Tha Muang
20813326	MORRISON CLINTON Douglas	PFC	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813712	MORROW ROY Luther	SGT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813474	MOSS Jack Donald	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
38036217	MUNDY Laffie Henry	SGT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813892	NAYLOR Keith Forest “Zeke”	SGT	Th-TBR	TH Tha Muang
3597341	NEITSCH ALFRED Raymon	MM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
O-85237	NELSON JOHN BLOUNT “Lord Nelson”	Lt(jg)	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3754201	NICKEL HENRY	BM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3721333	NIEDERHAUS GEORGE	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38026233	OCHOA Daniel Joseph	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
20813824	OFFERLE IRVIN OSCAR “Big”	SGT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813825	OFFERLE ROY Maxwell “Little”	SGT	Th-TBR	TH Bangkok
3761337	OLIVER WILLIAM MELBURN JR	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3858625	OMOTH ROBERT ENGMAN	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3562217	PARHAM THOMAS EUGENE “Punchy”	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH tbr
2743374	PARISH BARTOW HARRISON	AMM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813088	PARKER ALLARD THOMAS	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3422348	PARKER CLAUDE EUGENE	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
O-294063	PARKER WILLIAM Douglas “Ike”	CPT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813330	PATTERSON PAUL Leland	SSG	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2998359	PETERSON LENNART OLEY	GM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3759554	PETERSON RAYMOND EUGENE “Ray”	SK2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3001043	PISTOLE FRANK LYLE HOWARD “Butch”	AMM3c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
2238313	PITCHON SALVATORE	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
20814088	PRUNTY Luther Glenn	SGT	Th-TBR	TH Phet Buri Thailand
269728	PRYOR CHARLEY LOUIS Jr  “Fin”	Sgt	Th-TBR	TH Phet Buri Thailand
3373208	PULLEN ROBERT HAROLD “Popeye”	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3560115	PYE GUY EDGAR	GM3c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3371162	RANGER JOHN WILLIAM	AMM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813715	RASBuRY LESTER Clarence	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Phet Buri Thailand
2832523	REAS JOHN CLIFFORD	Y2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813068	REDWINE James D	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3112202	REED CLARENCE OSCAR	RM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813065	REED Raymond Duke	PFC	Th-TBR	TH Phet Buri Thailand
20812967	REED Wilson Green Jr	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3602257	REESE SELDON DORTEZ “Speedy”	SM1c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3821059	REILLY JOHN DAVID	SM3c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
38050703	REIS GEORGE Henry	TSG	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Nayok
20813718	RHINE WAYNE Marshall	SGT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813719	Rich Robert Lee	PFC	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813896	RICHARDSON Elmer Sherwood	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20814170	RICHEY Raymond Alvin         “Red”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
38027512	RIOS Felipe G	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
38050530	RIVERO Louis Joseph	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
280476	ROCHFORD EUGENE DAVID “Rocky”	Cpl	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
38026157	RODRIGUEZ Cristoval Hernandez	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3113364	RODY LEO	GM3c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813071	ROGERS John Edward Jr	SSG	Th-TBR	TH tbr
O-81327	ROGERS LEON WILLIAM	Lt(jg)	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
20813834	ROGERS William Colmore	SGT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
O-266339	ROGERS Winthrop Hammond “Windy”	MAJ	Th-TBR	TH Bangkok Prison (for news via radio)
3000627	ROSS WILLIAM J JR	F2c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3211967	ROTH JOHN THOMAS	MM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
38037183	Rumbeck, James Vernon	CPL	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
20813897	RUSSELL CHARLES E Jr	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3601689	RUSSELL MILTON BLAND “Tony”	SM2c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38025825	SALDANA REYNALDO Aravalo	PFC	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
20813480	SAMPLES Emil Roger	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20812937	SCARBROUGH Avon Leon	CPL	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
20812840	SCHANDUA EDGAR James	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3856920	SCHILPEROORT CLARENCE Harold “Skip”	EM2c	Th-TBR	TH tbr
O-397748	SCHMID Eldon Woener “Els”	CPT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20812999	SCHMID Ellis Parson	TSG	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3210357	SCHNECK WALTER KARLTON	MUS3c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3209817	SCHRAM THEODORE “Itch”	B2c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3933362	SCHUELKE JOHN HENRY “Machine Gun”	SC2c	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Kanchanaburi
3165596	SCHULZ RICHARD PAUL	SM3c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
20814097	SEWELL Dan Homer	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813898	SHAVER HARVEY D	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813666	SHAW Edwin Earl  “Jack”	MSG	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
2916290	SHEARER JAMES MONROE	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
3416471	SHETTLESWORTH CLINTON Anderson	BM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
20813163	SHORES Denzil Oran	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
39077705	SICKELS Melvin Ira	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
39078080	SILVA Eugene John	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20813725	SINGLETON Ray Olen “Poke Eye”	SGT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
20813817	SISK Jewel L	1SG	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
34140923	SKILLERN Paul Woody	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20815885	SKINNER WALTER Sidney	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20814174	SLATE Garth Wallace	CPL	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
38060232	SLAVENS Charles Owen “Dusty”	PFC	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813384	SMALLWOOD P J   “Pete”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813145	SMITH Arthur Elisha Jr	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
O-85240	SMITH CHARLES Donovan 2nd	ENS	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3560259	SMITH HAROLD PECK	EM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3563069	SMITH JACK DALE	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3809931	SMITH JACK Leroy “Smitty”	WT1c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813727	SMITH Walter Odell	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3933449	SMITH WILBUR George	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Nayok
38018820	SNAKE Lawrence (nmi)	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3114172	SNYDER EARL Joseph “Joe”	SM1c	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3858087	SOULE IRVIN George T	GM3c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3562655	SPARKS RAYMOND LEROY	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38025593	SPEECE Jack Richard	PVT	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3114343	SPENCER MASON DALE	SM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3001075	SPRINKLE KENNETH	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
2915805	STANCZAK JOHN	MM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
38037025	STARNES Woodrow Leon   “Woody or Wolftoe”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3754805	STARR MELVIN Cecil “Pappy”	SM1c	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
2822710	STEFANEK JOHN Bartholomew	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38065137	STEPHENSON William Herman   “Steve”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
O-83317	STIVERS JOHN Bell	ENS	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
20812975	STOUT George Washington	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3599325	STRICKLAND H S “Black Jack”	MM3c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
5078480	SU MARCO	mess stwt 2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
38038137	SUMMERLIN Granville Thomas	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Bangkok
20813682	SUMMERS J L Jr                     “Jay”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Bangkok
20813728	SUMMERS Leonard Mark	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3001115	SUOMI SULO WALTER	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
3286675	SWANSON DORSEY GUY	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
2832702	TANBERG ALBERT Neal	BKR3c	Th-TBR-VN-dcd	Saigon
O-347962	TAYLOR Clark Lewis	CPT	Th-TBR	TH Bangkok
4134090	TEMPLEMAN EDWARD JOHN	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3161791	TERRY ARCHIE Harrison	CWT	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
2999431	TETTERTON WILLIAM Ellodius	MM3c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
O-200947	THARP Blucher Stanley	LTC	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Nayok
3603600	THOMAS CHARLEY LAWRENCE	SM2c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
20812976	THOMPSON Kyle Olonious  Jr	PFC	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Nayok
38038726	THOMPSON LLOYD D.	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
38038890	THORNTON Hartland Chester	PVT	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3213502	TIEFEL DALE JOSEPH	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
38051061	TIEMANN Elton William	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
20814115	TILGHMAN Marvin Edward	SGT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20813334	TIMS Roy Edwin	CPL	Th-TBR	TH tbr
38025657	TOALSON Elmer Carroll	PFC	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
37021996	TOPLE Emil Ferdinard “Fredie”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
36008820	TREMONTE Ted Joe	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3417221	TRIM DONALD PAUL	COX	Th-TBR-dcd	105 Kilo Camp, Burma
4976278	TSAO CHU LIN	mess stwt 1c	Th-TBR	TH CAMP 1
3822234	TUCKER WILLIAM EDWARD	MUSM2c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813731	UPPERMAN Max	SGT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3563334	USHER REXFORD DEMING	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
38025798	VALLEJO  Jose Fructoso	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
37081656	VOGE Warren Harding	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Ubon Thailand
3000518	VOGT LAVERNE WILLIAM “Bud”	SM2c	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
20813904	WALLING HAL C	CPL	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3721044	WARD FRANK Calvin	EM3c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
2999721	WARGOWSKY LAWRENCE Richard	EM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
3601119	WASHBURN CLAUDE William JR	SM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
20813732	WATERS Nelson H	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813021	WEBB Jesse Ernest	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20812998	WEBB Wade Hill “Hincus”	SGT	Th-TBR	TH Khao Din Thailand
20813075	WEBSTER Oscar Charles	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
3755526	WEEKS ROY SANTOS	MM2c	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
3601116	WEISSINGER WILLIAM Jacob Jr	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3857757	WELFELT EDWARD Abraham	MM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
38037034	WESTERN Weldon Otis	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
2872040	WHALEY JOSEPH HOYT	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH tbr
20813002	WHATLEY Hiram Jefferson Jr  “HJ”	PVT	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
2741782	WHITE JAMES HENRY	SF1c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813861	WHITEHEAD Thomas Albert	CPL	Th-TBR	TH Ubon Thailand
2823123	WIDMEYER HARRY CLARK	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
3372799	WILDER ROBERT Lee	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3684794	WILKER MAX Wallentine	FC3c	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
3721746	WILKINSON EUGENE THOMAS	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3563026	WILLIAMS JOHN MARSHALL	SM1c	Th-TBR	TH tbr
3165015	WILLIAMS ROY OSCAR	GM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38027534	WILLIAMS Warren Alexander	PFC	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
20813733	WILLIAMSON Babe Ruth	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	TH Tha Makhan
20813022	WILLIAMSON Don Travis	SGT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
2916330	WILLIS DONNIS WAYNE	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
20813339	WILSON Edwin Paris	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	Burma Thanbyuzayat
34141125	WILSON Fred Oscar Jr “Fat Boy”	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
34140895	WINCHESTER Charles Hubert	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3285916	WITTKOP LAWRENCE HENRY	MM3c	Th-TBR	TH HenDaTai
3001577	WOLOS ALEXANDER JAMES	SM2c	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
20813194	WOLTZ Donald Glenn	PFC	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
2956806	WOODY STANLEY DORCH	SM2c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
38065142	WOOTAN Tom Clayton	CPL	Th-TBR-Jp	Fuk-24B-Emukae (Senryu)
38036548	WOOTEN Weldon Jackson	PVT	Th-TBR-VN	Saigon
20814105	WORTHINGTON Charles Edwin	SGT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
O-191366	WRIGHT Huddleston W “Hud”	CPT	Th-TBR	TH Phet Buri Thailand
3601106	WYNN MARVIN ANGLOUS	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3598365	YARBRO ROBERT LEE	GM1c	Th-TBR	Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail)
20813396	YARBROUGH William Edward	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Pathom hospital
3721278	YATES DONALD RALPH	MM3c	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
38036040	YELL Archie B	CPL	Th-TBR-dcd	80 Kilo Camp Apalaine Burma
38038976	YORK Bill	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nike #3 Camp
38038946	YORK Coy Denver	PVT	Th-TBR	TH Nakorn Nayok
3114650	YOUNG KENNETH ASA	SM1c	Th-TBR-dcd	100 Kilo Camp Burma
3283506	ZABLER WALLACE ERNEST	EM1c	Th-TBR	TH tbr
38052156	ZUMMO Vincent Paul  “Zip”	PVT	Th-TBR	TH tbr
O-06673	BARRETT EDWARD MILES	2Lt	Th-Sg	Changi
38050412	CARPENTER Albert Lewis “Buttercup”	CPL	Th-Sg	Changi
3416164	KELLEY ALBERT Manuel “Hap”	MUSM2c	Th-Sg	Changi
O-96613	LEVITT HERBERT Alfred “Moose”	ENS	Th-Sg-MUK	Mukden Manchuria
3599045	MARTIN ROBERT Irvin	SM1c	Th-Sg	Changi
38036050	MORRIS Herbert Raymond “Herbie”	PFC	Th-Sg	Changi
3720798	PAPISH PAUL Ernest	SK3c	Th-Sg	Changi
2794095	PORTER JOHN JOSEPH	MUS1c	Th-Sg	Changi
3418724	RHODES FRANK	WT2c	Th-Sg	Changi
3601782	RUSHING ROBERT CHARLES	SM1c	Th-Sg	Changi
6100143	SCHERTZ JOSEPH William Jr	SM1c	Th-Sg	Changi
20813388	STEWART Cleon	SGT	Th-Sg	Changi
2617572	CLARK DALLAS RHEA	MM1c	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH Khao Din Thailand
2832428	FLANIGAN GEORGE PORTMAN	SK2c	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH tbr
2622227	HAWKINS DEFOIX WILSON	SM1c	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH tbr
20813376	NIXON Francis Elton	PFC	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH Tarsao
38018872	RICKEL Audie Dilmus	PVT	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH Tarsao
20813386	SPANN Buster Homer	PVT	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH Nakorn Nayok
20813336	WEISS Earl  (nmi)	PVT	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH tbr
38038970	WILHITE Herman L	PVT	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH tbr
2916350	WILLIAMS DAVID MARVIN	SM1c	Th-Sg-TBR/F-dcd	TH Chung Kai
20812919	WISDOM Wiley Woodrow “Jack”	1SG	Th-Sg-TBR/F	TH Nakorn Nayok
3558804	BUSH ELMO Arnton  “Joe”	AOM2c	Th-Sg-TBR/H	Changi Jail
20812922	FICKLIN Frank Wilson	SSG	Th-Sg-TBR/H	Changi Jail
20813012	GORDON Crayton Robert  “Quaty”	SGT	Th-Sg-TBR/H	Changi Jail
20813188	MOORE GLEN Everett  “Cy” “Buddy”	PFC	Th-Sg-TBR/H	TH Th-Hintok ‘F & H’ Hospital Camp No 1
3372469	MORRIS RALPH Edgar	MUSM2c	Th-Sg-TBR/H2	Changi Jail
20813832	MORROW Adolphus Campbell  “Doc”	PFC	Th-Sg-TBR/H	Changi Jail
3214339	ROSZELL LYLE THOMAS	SM1c	Th-Sg-TBR/H1	TH Tarsoa
3561863	STEVENS NORMAN Eugene	FCM3c	Th-Sg-TBR/H	Changi Jail
20812978	WHITAKER Charles Winfield Jr	PVT	Th-Sg-TBR/H	Changi Jail
277559	WISECUP JOHN Herbert “Slapsy”	Pvt	Th-Sg-TBR/H	Changi Jail

PVT LIVORIO HERRERA was the final Tharp-TBR death in Thailand on 7 MAY 44 when he died of dysentery at the Nakorn Pathom hospital.

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The majority of the men that Tharp had left behind in Singapore remained there for the remainder of their POW time. A few were added to the HINTOK Grp [see Section 28.5] and a handful were eventually reunited with their comrades when they traveled as part of the F Force.

I have also simplified this roster by designating those men who remained in the Kanchanaburi as TBR as opposed to those who were sent elsewhere. There were a fair number of camps that men moved in and out of. One of the more common destinations was the large hospital camp at nearby Nakorn Pathom. In the later weeks of the war, many of the officers were being separted and shifted to the Nakorn Nayok camp. LTC Tharp and his staff spent a short time there just before liberation. I have noted 2 men who were at the Petchburi camp to set them apart in that they were the only 2 American who successfully escaped captivity. With the help of local villagers (Seri Thai or sympathizers) they were linked up with OSS operatives and assisted them in data collection for a few weeks, until the war ended.

CPT Ira Fowler was the commander of the group that was sent from KAN to Saigon. His group consisted of men chosen from both the Tharp and Fitzsimmons Groups. At the end of the war, he quickly re-established with LTC Tharp in Bangkok and arranged for the Saigon group to be flown back and then on to Calcutta.

Reunited with Comrades

In conjunction with my intrepid researcher, Marianne, I have solved another small part of the US POW TBR puzzle. There was a small group of men whose journey seemed confusing in that their records indicated that they had been left behind in Singapore when the Tharp Party moved to Burma, but they were also recorded as being liberated from Kanchanaburi. It was unclear how they would have made their way there to reunite with their comrades. The only prior group that had traveled to and worked in Thailand was the H Force Hintok Group; they had all been returned to Singapore upon completion of the Railway.

But a series of rosters that Marianne located helped explain — at least in part — how the journey of this other group of 10 proceeded. They are listed as having traveled by train to BanPong in APR 43. By the timing, this would likely have placed them in F Force. H Force did not arrive until MAY 43. Like H, F Force was a composite group of ‘replacements’ who were distributed at various camps beginning at about the Hintok area. Many of them went far into the Thai Highlands. There a British contingent suffered through a cholera outbreak that killed between 2 and 3 hundred of them. We cannot precisely place the US POWs as to the places they worked on the TBR.

We do know, however, that the Tharp Group was moved into the Thai Highlands after the completion of the TBR and worked there for some months cutting wood for train fuel until they were finally consolidated to Tamarkam. Given the fact that this small group who had arrived as part of F Force but were later liberated from the Tamarkam camp, we can only speculate that they were somehow reunited with their comrades. It would seem that the first opportunity for this to take place would have been at SongKurai. Both groups were known to have been in this area even though we do not know precisely when. Such a change of assigned groups was quite unusual. The IJA guards were quite fanatic about their numbers of assigned prisoners.

Whether the switch took place in the highlands or upon arrival at Tamarkam is unknown. But the available records indicate that they were reunited. The journey of one of them seems to confirm that. This group consisted of:

2617572	CLARK DALLAS RHEA	MM1c
2832428	FLANIGAN GEORGE PORTMAN	SK2c
2622227	HAWKINS DEFOIX WILSON	SM1c
20813376	NIXON Francis Elton	PFC
38018872	RICKEL Audie Dilmus	PVT
20813386	SPANN Buster Homer	PVT
20813336	WEISS Earl	PVT
38038970	WILHITE Herman L	PVT
20812919	WISDOM Wiley Woodrow	1SG
2916350	WILLIAMS DAVID MARVIN (deceased)	SM1c

According to the personal diary of Lt(jg) Hamlin, in DEC 1943 all but Seaman Williams (who had died in June) were transferred back to the Tharp Group to which they had originally been assigned but had been left in the hospital in Singapore when that Group departed in JAN 43.

The one man whose journey confirms the reuniting is BUSTER SPANN. We have two independent sources that state that he was liberated from the Officer’s Camp at Nakorn Nayok after he was selected by one of Tharp’s staff to act as his orderly (or batman as the British would call it). In OCT-NOV 42, The Tharp Group and the majority of E Battery were both transiting through Singapore. We know that they made contact but were never merged or reunited nor were any men shifted between them. But SPANN’s movement to Nakorn Nayok all but proves that these 10 men were indeed reincorporated into the Tharp Party.

There is also documentation that Dallas Clark was one of the 10 US personnel who worked at the Khao Din Railyard; so we know that he was present in KAN and did not return to Singapore as did the British and Australian survivors of F Force.

Survivor descriptions of F Force indicate that they were spread over a wide area in many camps in the Thai Highlands (Nike, Sonkurai for example) and that some may even have crossed over into Burma. Again, this would have been unusual since the Thai and Burmese sections of the Railway were separately administered. But since the F and H Forces technically remained attached to the Singapore command, I suppose that a cros border movement would heve been possible. The main purpose of F Force was to provide replacements to former camps as disease and malnutrition took a heavier and heavier toll. Un fortunately for both sides (POWs and IJA Engineers) the state of health of F Force by the time they reached the Highlands work camps was so poor that they became more of a burden than a benefit. This group was also the hardest hit by cholera that had begun to spread through these camps just before they arrived in the spring of 1943. One British F Force survivor describes how he accompanied a group of the sickest men from the SongKurai area to a hospital camp at Thabaya, Burma. This illustrates that although there were 2 separate Railway Regimental Commands, there was communication and ‘commerce’ between them. He goes on to state that some of the foodstuffs they received in the Thai Highlands came via Burma.

We will likely never know the circumstances that led to this cross-over from F Force to the Tharp Group, but it is now clear that there was a second small group of 10 who worked the TBR in the Thai sector rather than in Burma. They and those in the Hintok group arrived by train at the BanPong transit camp and made the trek on foot for well over 100 Kms from there to their eventual places of work.