Sallee, Pvt. James W.
Pvt. James William Sallee was the son of Hez Sallee and Sarah Cunningham-Sallee. He was born on May 18, 1916, […]
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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.
Schilling, PFC William
What is known about PFC William Schilling was that he was born on June 19, 1918, in New Nom, North
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Schoeberle, PFC Kenneth E.
PFC Kenneth Edward Schoeberle was the youngest of the three children of Edward Schoeberle and Agnes Higgins-Schoeberle and was born
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Smith, Pvt. Armand P.
Pvt. Armand P. Smith was born on May 15, 1919, in Santa Clara County, California. He was the son of
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Smith, Pvt. William J.
Pvt. William John Smith was born in 1922 to Durwood C. and Lucille E. Smith and raised at 309 Quince
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South, Cpl. Frank E.
Cpl. Frank Earl South was the son of Robert B. South and Allie N. Cornell-South and was born on December
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Spornitz, Sgt. John C.
Sgt. John Charlie Spornitz was born in 1916 in North Dakota to Walter E. Spornitz and Nancy Elizabeth Cockran-Spornitz. He
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Stickel, Cpl. Howard F.
Cpl. Howard Frank Stickel was born on October 2, 1917, in Columbus, Ohio, and was one of four sons born
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Talley, Pfc. Herman
Pfc. Herman Talley was born on June 26, 1922, in Fordsville, Kentucky, and was one of five children born to
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Wierzchon, S/Sgt. Joseph J. Jr.
S/Sgt. Joseph J. Wierzchon Jr. was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1915 to Joseph J. Wierzchon Sr. and Frances Wierzchon.
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Wodrich, Cpl. Howard M.
Cpl. Howard Milton Wodrich was one of four children born to Otto and Helen K. Wodrich. He was born on
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Zimmerman, PFC George
PFC George Zimmerman was born in Momrock, Yugoslavia on January 21, 1915, to Philip Zimmerman and Magdalene Elder-Zimmerman. He was
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