Heilig, 1st Sgt. Roger J.
1st/Sgt. Roger James Heilig was one of the three children of Oscar A. Heilig and Viola Strening-Heilig. He was born […]
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Arisan Maru
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.
Hickman, Capt. Harry S.
Captain Harry Samuel Hickman was born on January 15, 1913, in Winnipeg, Canada, to Frederick W. Hickman and Susan M.
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Hildebrandt, T/Sgt Warren A.
T/Sgt Warren A. Hildebrandt was the son of Cecil L. Hildebrandt and Marie Bergen-Hildebrandt and born on July 9, 1921,
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Holland, 2nd Lt. Arthur A.
2nd Lt. Arthur A. Holland was born on April 13, 1920, in Newark, New Jersey, to Joseph Holland and Molly
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Hurtt, Pvt. Thomas E.
Pvt. Thomas Everett Hurtt was born in Kemper County, Mississippi, on October 18, 1912. His mother died when he was
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James, Pvt. Edward A. Jr.
Pvt. Edward Arthur James Jr. was born on March 28, 1916, in Helper, Utah, to Edward A. James Sr. and
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Jardot, Pvt. William H.
Pvt. William Henry Jardot was born on April 18, 1916, in Hartford, Kentucky. He was the son of John P.
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Joyce, Pfc. Thomas S.
Pfc. Thomas Stephen Joyce was born on December 23, 1918, to John and Anne Joyce in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His
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Kissinger, Sgt. Hugh P.
Sgt. Hugh Patrick Kissinger was the son of Marion Kissinger and Anna Daughterty-Kissinger. He was born on April 20, 1914,
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Knipshield, PFC Donald E.
PFC Donald Eugene Knipshield was born on August 31, 1921, to Mae Loretta Conroy-Knipshield and William Isaac Knipshield in Janesville,
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Kopek, Pvt. Alexander R.
Pvt. Alexander Raymond Kopek was born on November 1, 1914, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was the son of Joseph
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Krause, Sgt. Leslie H.
Sgt. Leslie Herman Krause was one of the seven children of Herman F. Krause and Grace Wegner-Krause and was born
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