Enoshima Maru
25 January 1945 – 30 January 1945
The POWs Sailed to Formosa on the Hokusen Maru
PFC Robert J. Albert
Born: 22 August 1918 – Michigan
Mother: Angeline Estes
– mother apparently remarried while he was a POW
– Angeline Gagnon
Hometown: 1039 Clay Street – Detroit, Michigan
Siblings: Not Known
Employment: Unemployed
Selective Service Registration:
Pvt. Carlie Choate was born on June 13, 1919, in Bonnieville, Kentucky, to James R. Choate and Mille Meredith-Choate. Some records show his first name was James but that he was known as “Carlie” to his family and friends. His
PFC Earl Maurice Conover was the son of Wyatt Conover and Ila Epperson-Conover. He was born on September 17, 1917, in Columbia, Kentucky. With his two sisters, he grew up on Jamestown Street in Columbia, Kentucky, and was a 1935
Pvt. Jesse Willard Durham was born on August 11, 1916, in Jacksonville, Texas, to Lonnie L. Durham and Lillie Stuart-Durham. With his three sisters, he grew up in Cherokee County, Texas, and attended high school for one year. It appears
Pvt. Clifford Wayne Fusselman was born on May 19, 1919, in Copan, Washington County, Oklahoma, to Clifford R. Fusselman and Dona V. Price-Fusselman. With his two sisters and brother, he grew up in Jefferson, Oklahoma, and graduated high school. After
Pvt. Olen Jay Gilson was born on January 22, 1919, in East Liverpool, Ohio to Oscar Gilson and Delila Brown-Gilson. With his three brothers and four sisters, he grew up at 1731 Globe Street in East Liverpool. He graduated from
PFC Offutt Goble
Born: 24 April 1921 – John Davis County, Kentucky
Parents: Frank and Maggie Goble
Siblings: 4 sisters, 4 brothers
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– Date Unknown
– it is known he was in the army in April
Pvt. Lyle Robert Gravitt
Born: 19 December 1919 – Ames, Iowa
Parents: Joseph B. Gravitt & Letha M. Bates-Gravitt
– step-father: James M. Smith
Siblings: 3 sisters, 1 brother, 1 half-sister, 1 half-brother
Hometown: Union, Iowa
Education: 2 years of
PFC John Kinard
Born: 10 May 1916 – Brent, Alabama
Parents: Jasper and Eve Kinard
Siblings: 4 sisters
Education: not known
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– 4 January 1938
Trained:
– not known where he did his basic training
–
Sgt. Forrest Kinder Knox was born on November 29, 1917, in Monroe, Wisconsin, to Ross V. and Nina Knox. Along with his brothers, Henry and Ross, he was raised at 1408 Third Street, Janesville, and later he lived in Beloit,
Pvt. Camilo Martinez was born on July 18, 1918, in Jackson County, Texas, to Dubijeldo and Luisa Martinez. With his two sisters and two brothers, he grew up on the family farm in Gonzales County, Texas. He left school after
Cpl. John Louis Massimino was born July 8, 1915, in Akron, Ohio, and was the son of Frank and Mary Massimino. His family moved to Illinois where he lived at 640 Harrison Street in Oak Park, with his sister and