James M. Newton was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to Osaka Main Camp Chikko near Osaka, Japan where 4,123 other American POWs were held. James' capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on July 8, 1943. Based on these two reports, he was imprisoned for at least 427 days (1 year and ~3 months). The average duration of imprisonment was 363 days. James died while in Prisoner of War status.
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