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In May 1942 the Japanese began transferring POWs by sea. Similar to treatment on the Bataan Death March, prisoners were often crammed into cargo holds with little air, food or water for journeys that would last weeks. Many died due to asphyxia, starvation or dysentery. Some POWs became delirious and unresponsive in their environment of heat, humidity, and lack of oxygen, food, and water. These unmarked prisoner transports were targeted as enemy ships by Allied submarines and aircraft.
More than 20,000 Allied POWs died at sea when the transport ships carrying them were attacked by Allied submarines and aircraft. Although Allied headquarters often knew of the presence of POWs through radio interception and code breaking, the ships were sunk because interdiction of critical strategic materials was more important than the lives of prisoners-of-war, and because Allied leaders feared that a pattern of sparing POW ships might lead the Japanese to use prisoners as human shields on valuable targets.
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PFC James Melvin Carter was born on August 25, 1919, in Graves County, Kentucky, and was the son of Henry D. Carter and Regina Lois
Sgt. John Walter Wood Jr. was the son of John W. Wood Sr. and Bridget Dunlavey-Wood and was born on March 11, 1914, in Milton,
PFC George Hadley was born on June 1, 1902, in Brazil, Indiana, to George W. Hadley and Christina Hoag-Hadley, and had one sister. He left
Pvt. Harry John Noworul was born in Chicago on June 20, 1917. He was the son of Walter Noworul and Veronica Kaczmarczyk-Noworul and the brother
Lt. Col. Ernest Brumaghim Miller was born on September 15, 1898, in Gloversville, New York, to George J. Miller and Adelaide Brumaghim-Miller. With his sister,
Pvt. Joseph Alexander Mihok was born on September 7, 1917, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it is known he had a sister. In 1930, he was
Sgt. John Miklo was born on February 15, 1917, in Port Clinton, Ohio, to Andrew Miklo and Lena Cipka-Miklo. With his two sisters and one
Pvt. Dwight Emerson Miller was born on September 14, 1918, in Greenville, Ohio, to Roy G. Miller and Martha A. Olwine-Miller. With his sister, he
Pvt. Merle Lloyd Miller was born on August 7, 1919, in Hooker, Oklahoma, to John Miller and Living Sellars-Miller. With his two sisters and brother,
PFC Albin Maurice Milsten was born on September 4, 1914, in Fossum Township, Norman County, Minnesota, to Alfred J. Milsten and Maybell Paulsberg-Milsten, and he
PFC John Dale Minier was born on December 31, 1919, to Joseph E. Minier and Hattie E. Floro-Minier. With his parents, brother, and three sisters,
All that is known about the early life of PFC Robert Elmo Mitchell is that he was born on December 22, 1914, in Kentucky to
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