Taga Maru
Ship was also known as the Coral Maru
19 September 1943 – 8 October 1943
Pvt. Brenton Delisle LeBlanc was born on November 8, 1918, in Anaconda, Montana, to George D. LeBlanc and Rose Campbell-LeBlanc. With his two brothers, he
Sgt. Richard Thomas Leake was born on August 26, 1915, in Marion County, Kentucky, to John B. Leake and Mary Agnes Gootee-Leake. With his sister
Pvt. John Henry Read was born on June 11, 1919, Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, to Nick R. Read and Floy Haptostall-Read. With his two
Pvt. Arthur Harry Reed was born on December 12, 1916, in Alma, Texas, to Harry K. Reed and Fannie Davis-Reed. He had one sister and
PFC Charles Edmond Reed was born on February 14, 1919, to Charles Reed and Lanta Mae Sims-Reed in Cornishville, Kentucky. He had six brothers and
Capt. John Clifford Riley Jr. was born on October 24, 1915, in Saint Joseph, Missouri to John C. Riley Sr., and Cora F. Grooms-Riley. With
Pvt. Thomas Joseph Roche was born on May 18, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois, to Frederick W. Roche and Cecelia Wipperfurth-Roche. The family moved to Clarkston,
PFC Robert Conrad Kubly was born on March 31, 1913, in Monticello, Wisconsin, to Conrad Kubly and Emma J Warner-Kubly. With his four sisters, he
Pvt. John Franklin Ross was the son of Casper P. Ross Jr. and Elizabeth Green-Ross and was born on June 10, 1915, in Kaufman, Texas.
PFC Lawrence Henry Rotharmel was born on August 14, 1922, in Madera, California, to Gottlieb Rotharmel and Mary Karg-Rotharmel. With his sister and five brothers,
PFC William Joseph Kerins was the second son of James A. Kerins and Cecelia O’Leary-Kerins and was born on February 28, 1919. The family lived
PFC William Tandy Saunders was born on May 30, 1920, in Todd County, Kentucky, to Herbert T. Saunders and Lillian Vester-Saunders. He was known as
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