Melbourne Maru
14 January 1945 – 23 January 1945
POWs sailed to Formosa on the Hokusen Maru
Cpl. Thomas Jefferson Hicks was born in Elkins, West Virginia, on April 13, 1918, to Albert J. Hicks and Mattie Barlow-Hicks. He had three sisters
Cpl. Virgil Clarence Janes was the oldest of six sons born to Joseph H. Janes and Lavena J. Goode-Janes. He was born on January 29,
Sgt. Basil Blake Kester was born on November 16, 1924, in Wyoming, West Virginia, to Otis C. Kester and Bertha Marie Harmon-Kester. With his two
PFC William Lee Peavler was born on June 14, 1917, in a log cabin, to Willie J. Peavler and Omie Camden-Peavler in Washington County, Kentucky,
Pvt. Peter Henry Tschudi was born on January 30, 1915, in Detroit, Michigan, to Peter C. Tschudi and Millie Tessman-Tschudi. With his three sisters and
Pvt. Grover David Whittinghill was born on July 28, 1918, in Mercer County, Kentucky, to Lillian Hendren-Whittinghill and James Whittinghill. With his two brothers, he
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