Quinlen, Capt. Clinton D.
Capt. Clinton Dennis Quinlen was born on June 29, 1901, in Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin, to Irving Quinlen and Anna […]
Brazil Maru
Brazil Maru
14 January 1944 – 23 January 1945
Brazil Maru was a Japanese cargo ship requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II as a troop transport and prisoner of war (POW) transport ship.
Japanese POW transport ships are usually referred to as hell ships, due to the notoriously bad conditions aboard and the many deaths that occurred on the ships. The Japanese did not mark their prisoner transports, leading to numerous casualties from friendly fire attacks.[2]
On December 27, 1944 Brazil Maru, along with Enoura Maru, were enlisted to transport the survivors from such an attack, by American forces on Oryoku Maru in Subic Bay. Although both ships had been hauling livestock, no attempt had been made to clean out the manure prior to the boarding of the prisoners, nor was any food for the prisoners loaded.[3] They docked at Takao (now Kaohsiung) in Japanese Formosa on New Year’s Day 1945. Enoura Maru was bombed during an American air raid on Takao on January 9, and the surviving prisoners were loaded onto Brazil Maru. It departed on January 14 bound for Moji, where it arrived on January 29. An estimated 500 prisoners died aboard Brazil Maru during the voyage from Takao to Moji, although sources vary.[3]
Revak, Capt. Joseph A.
Capt. Joseph Anthony Revak was born on June 15, 1907, in Beaumont, Texas, to John Revak and Annie Wassell-Revak. He
Reynolds, Cpl. John B.
Cpl. John Bird Reynolds was born on August 11, 1911, in Martin County, Kentucky, to William J. Reynolds and Rebecca
Riedeman, Sgt. Harvey H.
Sgt. Harvey Herbert Riedeman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 17, 1918, to Erick A. and Selma Riedeman. With
Riley, 2nd Lt. Frank E.
Lt. Frank Edward Riley was born on June 13, 1918, to John C. Riley Sr. and Cora Frances Grooms-Riley. He,
Rue, 2nd Lt. Archibald B.
2nd Lt. Archibald Beaatricia Rue was born on January 2, 1916, to Insco and Lotta Forbes-Rue and was the couple’s
Ryan, Pvt. Robert J.
Pvt. Robert James Ryan the son of Michael and Marie Ryan was born on September 12, 1916, in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Schoeneck, 2nd Lt. Lawrence S.
2nd Lt. Lawrence Samuel Schoeneck was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, on July 11, 1913, to John S. Schoeneck and
Scoville, 2nd Lt. Leroy A.
2nd Lt. Leroy Arnold Scoville was born in Evansville, Wisconsin, on November 30, 1915. He was the son of Alvie
Spaulding, 1st Lt. Theodore I.
1st Lt. Theodore I. Spaulding was born September 28, 1913, in Sherwood, North Dakota to John I. Spaulding and Louisa
Wheeler, Pvt. Earl H.
Pvt. Earl Harrison Wheeler was born to Louis A. Wheeler and Mabel Dunsworth-Wheeler on February 25, 1915, in Colchester, Illinois.