Nakavich, Pvt. Peter
Pvt. Peter Nakavich was born on December 23, 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Thomas and Casimira Nakavich. With his two […]
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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.
Napier, Tec 4 Andrew J.
T/4 Andrew Jackson Napier was born on January 23, 1915, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, to Zachariah T. Napier and Lou
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Nordstrom, Pfc. Roy M.
Pfc. Roy Marton Nordstrom was born on January 16, 1919, to Arvid Nordstrom and Caroline Anderson-Nordstrom. He was one of
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Oliver, Cpl. Glenn S.
Cpl. Glenn Stuart Oliver was born on April 28, 1919, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Stuart and Erma Stewart-Oliver. With his
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Ortez, Pfc. Manuel F.
Pfc. Manuel Frank Ortez was born on October 8, 1918, in Huntington Park, California. It is known that his mother
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Paden, Pfc. Paul A.
Pfc. Paul A. Paden was the son of Samuel A. Paden and Eva L. Lofton-Paden. He was born on August
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Peterson, Cpl. Marvel V.
Cpl. Marvel V. Peterson was born on August 13, 1921, to Clarence A. Peterson and Orpha Flora-Peterson. With his three
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Pierotti, Cpl. Bruno J.
Cpl. Bruno Jacob Pierotti was born to Colombo and Odetta Pierotti and on October 30, 1914. With his brother and
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Rickman, Pvt. Howard E.
Pvt. Howard Edward Rickman was from Washington County, Oklahoma, and was born on October 1, 1917, in Pineville, Missouri, to
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Robertson, Tec 5 James H.
T/5 James Harry Robertson was born on July 19, 1918, in Bolivar, Missouri. He was the younger of two sons
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Russell, PFC Wilbur F. Jr
PFC Wilbur Forrest Russell Jr. was born on February 27, 1918, to Wilbur F. Russell Sr. and Charlotte Pannier-Russell in
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Russell, Sgt. Willard
Sgt. Willard Russell was from Russell County, Kentucky. He was born on March 5, 1917 to Bryan Russell and Eva
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