Hokusen Maru
3 October 1944 – 11 November 1944
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:
Cpl. William Sherman Allen
Born: 8 August 1918 – Union Star, Missouri
Parents: William E. and Margaret Allen
Siblings: 2 sisters, 1 brother
Hometown: 6708 Kings Hill Avenue – Saint Joseph, Missouri
Education: Benton High School
– Class of 1936
PFC Harold Carl Becker on April 23, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, to Henry and Adeline Becker. With his two sisters and five brothers, one of which was his twin, he lived at 622 South Eleventh Avenue in Maywood, Illinois, and
Pvt. Harold Richard Beggs was the son of Carl L. Beggs and Lydia M. Ohlinger-Beggs and was born on September 26, 1920, in Port Clinton, Ohio. He was one of the couple’s four children. As a child, he grew up
PFC Patrick Francis Boone was born on November 19, 1916, in Grayson County, Kentucky, to Frank Boone and Mary Ann Lush-Boone. With his three sisters and two brothers, he lived on the family farm outside of Leitchfield, Kentucky. Like many
Cpl. Wade W. Chio was the son of Joseph Chio and Goldie Bodi-Chio. He was born on May 30, 1919, on the Howard Farms near Bond, Ohio, and was one of the couple’s eight children. His father was a farmer
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 Aaron Arnold Combs
Born: 1 July 1919 – Bloomfield, Indiana
Parents: Homer Combs and Grace Quillen-Combs
Siblings: 1 sister, 2 brothers
Hometown: Bloomfield, Indiana
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– 15 January 1938 -Cambridge, Ohio
– since he was in
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
Cpl. Albert Herman Cornils was born on September 15, 1916, in Downers Grove, Illinois, to Herman Cornils and Eva Bolsby-Cornils. With his brother, he lived at 5140 Benton Avenue in Downers Grove, Illinois, and attended Downers Grove High School. After
Pvt. Earl Terrance Covyeow
Born: 15 October 1913 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Father: John Covyeow and Florence J. Ferrin-Covyeow
– mother died when he was a child
Step-parents: Herman and Louise Mielitz
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother
Home: 1522 Hillside Avenue,
Cpl. George Emery Dravo was born on June 6, 1920, in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, to Eugene Dravo and Catherine Kreton-Dravo. The family moved to Maywood, Illinois, and as a child and lived at 1508 South Fourth Avenue and attended the