Hicks, Cpl. Thomas J.
Cpl. Thomas Jefferson Hicks was born in Elkins, West Virginia, on April 13, 1918, to Albert J. Hicks and Mattie […]
Melbourne Maru
Melbourne Maru
14 January 1945 – 23 January 1945
POWs sailed to Formosa on the Hokusen Maru
Janes, Cpl. Virgil C.
Cpl. Virgil Clarence Janes was the oldest of six sons born to Joseph H. Janes and Lavena J. Goode-Janes. He
Kester, Sgt. Basil B.
Sgt. Basil Blake Kester was born on November 16, 1924, in Wyoming, West Virginia, to Otis C. Kester and Bertha
Peavler, PFC William L.
PFC William Lee Peavler was born on June 14, 1917, in a log cabin, to Willie J. Peavler and Omie
Tschudi, PFC Peter H.
PFC Peter Henry Tschudi was born on January 30, 1915, in Detroit, Michigan, to Peter C. Tschudi and Millie Tessman-Tschudi.
Whittinghill, Pvt. Grover D.
Pvt. Grover David Whittinghill was born on July 28, 1918, in Mercer County, Kentucky, to Lillian Hendren-Whittinghill and James D.