Taihoku Prison
| Type | 130 Prison Camp | |
| Historical Name of Location | Taihoku, Taihoku, Taiwan | |
| Coordinates | 25.032306000, 121.525417000 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe Taihoku Prison in the city of Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan was a prison for ordinary criminals and not for prisoners of war, but this prison held 25 US Army and US Navy airmen during WW2, who were considered war criminals rather than prisoners of war because they had conducted bombing against civilians. 14 of them were executed in Jun 1945, while the remaining 11 would survive the war to return to the United States. The 14 executed were:
ww2dbaseUS Navy
- Harry Aldro
- J. C. Buchanan
- Delbert Carter
- Donald Hathaway
- James Langiotti
- Freddie McCreary
- Charles McVay
- John Parker
- Harwood Sharp
- Wayne Wilson
ww2dbaseUS Army Air Forces
- Ralph Hartley
- Bobby Lawrence
- Merlin Riggs
- Harry Spivey
ww2dbaseSources:
taiwanairpower.org
taiwanpow.org
Last Major Update: Nov 2014
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| 29 May 1945 | 14 of the 25 captured US Army and US Navy airmen imprisoned at the Taihoku Prison in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan were sentenced to death by firing squad; the execution was to be carried out on 19 Jun 1945 |
| 19 Jun 1945 | 14 US Army and US Navy airmen were executed at Taihoku Prison in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan in the early morning. They were found guilty of "indiscriminate bombing" of civilians of Taiwan. Their remains were cremated and their ashes placed a local shrine. |
| 19 Jun 2005 | A ceremony was held at the site of the former Taihoku Prison in Taipei, Taiwan to remember the 14 US Army and US Navy airmen executed by the Japanese on 19 Jun 1945. |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
16 Feb 2019 12:03:57 PM
Looking for any record of Harry J. Spivey.He was executed June 19,1945 for war crimes against the people of Japan.
26 Nov 2019 02:00:22 PM
I'm looking for information on Harry J. Spivey. I believe that he might be my great uncle. If this is the case, I think my father has letters that Harry sent while he was a POW.
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Taihoku, Taihoku, Taiwan |
| Lat/Long | 25.0323, 121.5254 |
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George Patton, 31 May 1944
20 Jun 2017 04:32:28 PM
Gross hypocrisy, considering Japanese atrocities. I notice that the Japanese people surrendered rather than commit suicide, the trait they most despised in their enemies.
They have neither compensated nor apologised for their barbaric conduct.