Hell Ship: Taikoku Maru

Taikoku Maru
24 March 1944 – 10 April 1944

Lundquist, Sgt. Gerald J.

Sgt. Gerald Jon Lundquist was born on March 2, 1915, in Madison, South Dakota to Clarence O. Lundquist and Naomi Westerdahl-Lundquist. The family resided at

Reno, Pvt. William C. Jr.

Pvt. William Charles Reno Jr. was born on July 17, 1917, in Oxnard, California, to William C. Reno Sr. and Sallie Mae Richardson-Reno. With his

Rose, Cpl. Willard

Cpl. Willard Rose was born on November 14, 1916, in Berry County, Kentucky, to Edd Rose and Elizabeth May Sellers-Rose. It is known he had

Shultz, Pvt. Robert I.

Pvt. Robert Irvin Shultz was born on September 9, 1916, in Cloverdale, Oregon, to Irvin J. Shultz and Emma F. Rosenthal-Shultz, and had a sister

Fancher, PFC John W.

PFC John Walter Fancher was born on July 11, 1912, in Swink, Colorado, to Eldoras E. Fancher and Octavia Allere-Fancher, and had two sisters and

Durr, Pvt. James W.

Pvt. James William Durr was born on April 2, 1919, in Mercer County, Kentucky, to Ernest Durr and Grace Drury-Durr, and with his three sisters

DeGottardi, PFC Edward C.

PFC Edward Clemente DeGottardi was born on August 14, 1909, in Santa Monica, California, to Patrick DeGottardi and Adelina Rossi-DeGottardi. When he was four, his

Ahlgrim, Pvt. Melvin D.

Pvt. Melvin Donald Ahlgrim was born on August 6, 1913, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Louis F. Ahlgrim and Alice Prentice-Ahlgrim. With his two sisters and

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