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.
What is known about 2nd Lt. Charles Edward Bennett is that he was from Louisville, Kentucky, and lived at 618 Randolph Avenue. Sometime around 1924,
Pvt. Daniel Joseph Boni was born to Daniel F. Boni and Phyllis Bronge-Boni on April 13, 1917. He grew up at 1419 North Broadway Avenue
Pvt. George Harmon Boyce was born on February 5, 1918, in Thomas, Dewey County, Oklahoma, and was the youngest of seven children born to Roy
M/Sgt. William Giles Boyd was born in 1904 in Tennessee and was the son of Hezekiah and Louise Pinkston-Giles-Boyd. It is known he had two
Pvt. Adam Thayer Boysen was the son of Alfred B. Boysen and Gladdis I. Thayer-Boysen. He was born on July 12, 1918, in Cedar Falls,
What is known about PFC Hubert Oris Brewer was that he was born on February 27, 1921, in Onia, Stone County, Arkansas. He was the
PFC Charles R. Brown was born on December 16, 1922, in New Martinsville, West Virginia. By 1930, he was living with his grandparents, Josiah and
Sgt. Vincent Russell Brown was born on November 19, 1917, in Greene County, Ohio. He was the son of Blaine Brown and Marie V. Condon-Brown.
PFC Melvin Emil Buggs was the son of Emil W. Buggs and Helen Ohi-Buggs and was born on September 11, 1919. Along with his brothers
Pvt. John Francis Burke was born on January 21, 1921, and was the second of seven children born to Peter J. Burke and Evelyn M.
Sgt. Vernon Harold Bussell was born on July 1, 1921, in Harlan County, Kentucky, to James D. Bussell and Clara Mae Peace-Bussell. He was one
PFC Martin Anthony Cahill was born on February 24, 1918, in San Francisco, California, to William and Lena Dorniede-Cahill. With his two brothers and two
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