Nissyo Maru
17 July 1944 – 3 August 1944
Sgt. Lewis Harry Brittan was born on October 10, 1915, to Max and Fannie Brittan who were Russian immigrants. He and his brother were raised
PFC Michael W. Schlitz was born on December 3, 1919, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Nicholas J. Schlitz and Catherine A. Sayles-Schiltz, and had a
T/5 Norman August Paul was born on April 15, 1913, in Valders, Wisconsin, to Robert O. Paul and Mary Bremer-Paul and had two sisters and
PFC Carl Matthew Kramp was born on September 14, 1920, in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. He was the son of Charles M. Kramp and Grace C.
Pvt. Clayton Cameron Klein was born on November 13, 1919, in Arkansas to Otto P. Klein and Ethel McFarland-Klein, and had two sisters and a
Pvt. Paige Edison Sapp was born on June 23, 1914, in Kitzmiller, Maryland to Bruce Sapp and Mary McDonnell-Sapp. With his two sisters and six
Pvt. Vernon Alton Johnson was born on August 17, 1919, to John C. Johnson and Anna Lockert-Johnson in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. With his four brothers and
Pvt. Dexter Jackson Hollon was born on August 6, 1909, in Jeffersonville, Kentucky, to Curtis Hollon and Emma Lovely-Hollon, and had one brother. His mother
PFC William Allen Garrison was born on February 13, 1921, in Bakersfield, California, to Allen P. Garrison and Mary E. Foster-Garrison. With his two sisters,
PFC Cecil J. Sims was born on March 8, 1917, in Mercer County, Kentucky, to Finis J. Sims and Cora Mae Gritton-Sims. With his three
Sgt. Shelby Gerald Embry was born on October 25, 1920, in Brooklyn, Butler County, Kentucky, to James O. Embry and Lillie L. Embry. His mother’s
Cpl. Leo Hosner Dorsey was born May 11, 1919, to Herbert Dorsey and Stella Hosner-Dorsey of Syracuse, New York. At some point, the family moved
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