Allen, Cpl. John J.
Cpl. John Jay Allen was born on October 24, 1921, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Hiram Allen and Maybelle Shrelrue-Allen. The […]
Hell Ship
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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Allen, 2nd Lt. John H. Jr.
2nd Lt. John Henry Allen was born on June 28, 1917, in Minnesota to John H. Allen Sr. and Rose
Allen, Cpl. Fred J.
Cpl. Fred Joseph Allen was born on April 17, 1920, in Kentucky to Lawrence J. Allen Sr. and Sadie Belle
Allen, PFC Floyd T.
PFC Floyd Thomas Allen was born on December 23, 1919, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, to Charles Allen and Myrtle H.
Allen, Sgt. Albert L. Jr.
Sgt. Albert Leroy Allen Jr. was born on February 26, 1920, in Mansfield, Ohio, and was the son of Albert
Aldred, Pvt. John B.
Pvt. John Byrne Aldred was born on June 20, 1918, to Alfred R. Aldred and Kathleen Byrne-Aldred in Louisville, Kentucky,
Albert, PFC Robert J.
PFC Robert John Albert was born on August 22, 1918, in Sault St. Marie, Michigan. His mother was Angeline Anderson
Alberg, Sgt. Lawrence R.
Sgt. Lawrence Robert Alberg was born on October 21, 1918, in Brainerd, Minnesota, to Emil R. Alberg and Clara Tollefson-Alberg
Ainsworth, PFC Robert S.
PFC Robert Sterling Ainsworth was born in Columbus, Ohio, on September 21, 1918, and was one of two sons of
Aikin, Pvt. James T.
Pvt. James Taylor Aikin was born on December 11, 1925, in Garnettsville, Kentucky, to Samuel B. Aikin Sr. and Minola
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.
Whittinghill, Pvt. Grover D.
Pvt. Grover David Whittinghill was born on July 28, 1918, in Mercer County, Kentucky, to Lillian Hendren-Whittinghill and James D.