Arisan Maru
10 October 1944 – 24 October 44
Arisan Maru was a 6,886 GRT Type 2A freighter constructed in 1944 during World War II and was one of Imperial Japan‘s hell ships. The vessel, named for a mountain on Formosa, was initially used as a troop transport. The vessel was then turned over for use for the transportation of prisoners of war (POWs) from the Philippines to Manchuria, China or Japan. On October 24, 1944 the ship was torpedoed by an American submarine and sank. Of the 1,781 POWs aboard, all of them escaped the sinking ship but were not rescued by the Japanese. In the end, only nine of the prisoners survived the sinking.
PFC Robert Sterling Ainsworth was born in Columbus, Ohio, on September 21, 1918, and was one of two sons of David W. Ainsworth and Virgie
Capt. Jack Cary Altman was born on April 21, 1911, in Pitsburg County, Oklahoma, to Abram Altman and Nellie Mumaw-Altman. His parents divorced and his
Sgt. Leroy Clark Anderson was the son of Erwin and Emma Anderson and was born on April 7, 1918. He was raised in a house,
1st Sgt. John Robert Andrews was born on January 2, 1919, in Ottawa County, Ohio, to John Andres and Mary Ondrik-Andres who were immigrants from
Pvt. Joseph Nicholas Angelone was born on February 23, 1915, in Rockaway Beach, New York City, New York, to Nicholas and Augusta Angelone. With his
PFC Leon Foster Atha was born on May 20, 1916, in Monterey, Kentucky. He was the son of Kelly B. Atha and Amanda Fitzgerald-Atha and
Pvt. John Barnett Babb was born on April 6, 1918, in Hopkins County, Kentucky. He was the son of Archie Babb and Minnie Lypcott-Babb and
Cpl. Ray Baldon was one of the twin sons of Ozro Boldon Sr. and Mabel Parrish-Boldon born in Wisconsin on May 6, 1919. Besides his
Pvt. Fay W. Baldon was born on May 6, 1919, in Wisconsin, to Ozro Boldon Sr. and Mabel Parrish-Boldon, in Wisconsin. Apparently, when he was
What is known about T/4 Joseph S. Bandych was born on July 30, 1921, to Bruno and Amelia Bandych who were Polish immigrants. His father
S/Sgt Donald McDonald Barden was born on February 22, 1920, in Richland County, South Carolina, to Joseph C. Barden and Clementina McDonald-Barden. He later resided
What is known about David Joseph Baugh is that he was born on May 31, 1919, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Joseph G. Baugh and Abby
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