Marrs, Pvt. LD
Pvt. LD Marrs was born on March 28, 1917, in Taylor, Texas, to William Clarence and Bertha Ellen Cornell Marrs. […]
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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Marksberry, PFC Marvin
PFC Marvin Marksberry was one of six sons born to Lillie Mae and James Marksberry. He was born on April
Nakavich, Pvt. Peter
Pvt. Peter Nakavich was born on December 23, 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Thomas and Casimira Nakavich. With his two
17th Ordnance Company, Arisan Maru, Provisional Tank Group
Napier, Tec 4 Andrew J.
T/4 Andrew Jackson Napier was born on January 23, 1915, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, to Zachariah T. Napier and Lou
Naymick, Pvt. Albert P.
Pvt. Albert Paul Naymick was born on November 6, 1917, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Paul and Mary Naymick. With his
Newman, Pvt. Gordon M.
Pvt. Gordon Monroe Newman was born on January 6, 1919, in Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi, and was the son of
Nolan, Sgt. William F.
Sgt. William F. Nolan was born September 3, 1923, in Wisconsin, to William A. Nolan and Margaret Vail-Nolan, and was
Nordstrom, Pfc. Roy M.
Pfc. Roy Marton Nordstrom was born on January 16, 1919, to Arvid Nordstrom and Caroline Anderson-Nordstrom. He was one of
Norris, Pvt. Donald C.
Pvt. Donald Clifford Norris was born on December 5, 1910, in New London, Minnesota, to Nathan G. Norris and Eva
O’Connell, Sgt. Joseph H.
Sgt. Joseph Henry O’Connell was the son of William and Margaret O’Connell and was born on May 15, 1924, in
Odom, Pvt. Lawrence
Pvt. Lawrence Odom was born on November 21, 1917, in Kuttawa, Kentucky, to James G. Odom and Mamie Clemens-Odom. With
Oldaker, Pvt. William F.
Pvt. William Franklin Oldaker was born December 26, 1913, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Eliza M. Trotter-Oldaker and Archie B.