1944 – Pagina 69 – ww2 Pacific

Adams Jr. , John Ernest

Rank/Name, Private First Class John Ernest Adams.

Unit/Placed in, 803rd Engineer Aviation Battlion.

The Japanese ship “Shinyo Maru” was loaded with 750 U.S. POW’s in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW’s were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.

John was born in 1921 in Little Creek, Sussex County, Delaware.

Father, J Ernest Adams.

Mother, Bertha E. (Moriss) Adams

John entered the service from Maryland with service number # 13000729.

John died in Japanese Captivity on board the Shinyo Maru when it got torpedoed on Sep 7, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

John is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59632 Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Algoe, Merlin D.

Agoe, Merlin D.

Rank and Name, Corporal Merlin D. Algoe.

Unit/Placed in, 28^th Bomber Squadron, 16^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

SHINYO MARU

The Shinyo Maru was a Hell Ships sunk on Sep. 7, 1944.

The Shinyo Maru, sailed from Manila on Sep. 7, 1944 for Japan. This ship was sunk by the American submarine,USS Paddle of the coast of Manao. There were 750 POWs aboard – 668 Allied prisoners of war were killed fighting their Japanese guards or killed when their ship, the SS Shinyō Maru was sunk. Survivors made it to the shores of Sindangan Bay, and they received aid from friendly Filipino guerrillas.

Merlin is born on Oct. 23, 1918 in Webster City, Iowa.

Father, James B. Algoe.

Mother, Susie (Goering) Algoe.

Brothers, Robert H. and Douglas W. Algoe.

Merlin enlisted the service in Iowa with service number # 6938090.

Merlin died on-board the “Hellship Shinyo Maru”(prob.) Torpedoed by the USS Paddle (friendly fire) on Sep. 7, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Merlin is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA.

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Allen, Joe Hammon

Rank and Name, Captain Joe Hammon Allen.

Unit/Placed in, HQ, 19^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

After the Japanese invasion at the Philippines on Dec. 8, 1941, he became a POW in Camp Davao, he was put on Transport to a POW Camp in Japan with the “Hellship“ Shinyo Maru on Aug.20,1944.

The Shinyo Maru was attacked by the USS Paddle, thinking it was carrying enemy soldiers, the sub Torpedoed the ship on Sep. 7, 1944 off the coast on Mindanao, Philippines with 750 POW on board, only 68 Survived.

Joe is born on Dec. 10, 1913 in Labette County, Kansas.

Parents and Siblings, No record available.

Joe enlisted the service in Kansas with service number # 0-023338.

Joe died on board the Shinyo Maru after being torpedoed on Sep. 7, 1944 off the Philipinnes Coast, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Joe is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Agne, George W.

Rank and Name, Private First Class George W. Agne.

Unit/Placed in on, Medical Department.

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The Members of the Medical Department were among American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Pfc. Agne became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp Cabanatuanl, He survived the Bataan Death March, but died on board the Hellship Oroyku Maru.

George is born in 1901 in, New York.

Father, Louis Agne.

Mother, Catharine J. (Gassman) Allen.

George enlisted the U.S.Army in California with service number # 6729057.

George died when the Oryoku Maru sunk at Subic Bay on Dec. 15, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

George is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Adleman, Max

Rank and Name, Technician Fourth Grade Max Adleman.

Unit/Placed in on, Headquarters Company, Philippine Department.

Bataan Death March

(April 9, 1942)

Max Adleman became a POW an walked (60 miles) the Bataan Death March (70.000 pow), Many walked this march and many died (aprox.600, lack of nutrition and water) to Prison Camps and was send to Camp biblid for Tansport to Japan.

Max was born in, 1919 in, New Jersey.

Father, Lewis Adleman.

Mother, Anna Adleman.

Max enlisted the U.S.Army in New Jersey with serial number # 12011969.

Max Adleman died on-board the “Hellship” Hokusen Maru, from wounds of attack by American Bombers on Oct.18, 1944 and he is honored with a P.O.W. Medal, American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Max is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila,
Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org

Allen Jr. , Henry Grady

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Henry Grady Allen Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 91th Bomber Squadron, 27^th Bomber Group (light).

Henry became a POW on Dec. 8, 1941 during the Japanese occupancy, and was imprisonment in Camp Las Pinas on the Philippine Islands.

Later he was on transport Oct. 3, 1944 with the Hellship Hokusen Maru to a Camp Takao in Taiwan, but he died of Pneumonia in Oct. 10, 1944.

Henry is born on Feb.23, 1920 in Geurgia.

Parents and Siblings, no record.

Henry enlisted the service in Georgia with service number # 6973616.

Henry died on board the “the Hellship Hokussen Maru”(cause Pheumonia) on Oct. 10, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW MedalAsiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Henry is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Henry also has a Memorial Grave at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington,

Wilkes County.

Thanks to http://www.topix.com/forum/city/cannon-afb-nm/TNVNHL5N1QF6EH17P/27th-bombardment-group-light-in-world-war-ii

Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

The 27th Bombardment Group was formed in February 1940. It was equipped with the A-24, and on 1 November 1941 set sail for the Philippines, where it was to form part of the aerial garrison. The ground echelons arrived in the Philippines on 20 November, but the ship carrying their aircraft, the Meigs, couldn’t be provided with a suitable escort for the stage from Hawaii until 24 November. The aircraft were thus nowhere near the Philippines when the Japanese attacked on 8 December, and it quickly became clear that it would be far to dangerous to try and sail to the islands. The convoy was diverted to Australia.

Allen, Morris

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Morris Allen.

Unit/Placed in, Quartermaster Corps.

Arisan Maru

The Arisan Maru was a Hell Ship (former Cargo, used for Transport POW’s to other Camps) sunk on Oct. 24, 1944.

The Arisan Maru, sailed from Manila on October 10, 1944 for Japan. This ship was sunk by the American submarine,USS Snook (Shark?) with three torpedoes, east of Hong Kong, on October 24, 1944. There were 1800 POWs aboard – 1793 died. Eight men survived the sinking. Two days later, five of the survivors were rescued by a Chinese fishing junk. The Chinese helped them reach American Air Corps forces. Other survivors were recaptured by a Japanese destroyer and taken to Formosa.

This Hell Ship sank in the South China Sea making it the worst naval dis-aster in the history of the United States.

Morris is born 1916 in Los Angeles, Caifornia.

Father, William Allen.

Mother, Celia Allen.

Both parents born in Russia.

Morris enlisted the service in California with service number # 6694029.

Morris died when the “Hellship Arisan Maru” was torpedoed and Sunk on Oct. 24, 1944, he is honored with a POW Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Morris is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.us-japandialogueonpows.org/Bowen.htm Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov

P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html AirForce, Rolland Swank NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org

Philippine Scouts Heritage Society,http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/

Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org

Hendriks Webdesign, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Adams, Harry Edward

Rank, Name, Seaman First Class Harry Edward Adams.

Unit/placed in on, USS Canopus AS-9 Tender, United States Navy.

Arisan Maru

The Arisan Maru was a Hell Ship (POW-Transport) sunk on Oct. 24, 1944.

The Arisan Maru, sailed from Manila on October 10, 1944 for Japan. This ship was sunk by the American submarine,USS Snook (Shark?) with three torpedoes, east of Hong Kong, on October 24, 1944. There were 1800 POWs aboard – 1793 died. Eight men survived this sinking. Two days later, five of the survivors were rescued by a Chinese fishing junk. The Chinese helped them reach American Air Corps forces. Other survivors were recaptured by a Japanese destroyer and taken to Formosa.

This Hell Ship sank in the South China Sea making it the worst naval disaster in the history of the United States.

Harry was born on Oct. 30, 1921 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio.

Father, Harry S. Adams.

Mother, Ethel H. Adams.

Harry enlisted the U.S.Army in Ohio with service number # 2796782.

Harry died on board the Arisan Maru when it was Torpedoed on Oct. 24, 1944, is honored with a Purple Hear, Combat Action Ribbon, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Harry is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.us-japandialogueonpows.org/Bowen.htm Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

A submarine tender is a type of ship that supplies and supports submarines. Submarines are small compared to most oceangoing vessels, and generally do not have the ability to carry large amounts of food, fuel, torpedoes, and other supplies, nor to carry a full array of maintenance equipment and personnel.

Akin, Earl Kenneth

Rank and Name,Private Earl Kenneth Akin.

Unit/Placed in,60th Coast Artillery Regiment.

Arisan Maru

The Arisan Maru was a Hell Ships sunk on Oct. 24, 1944.

The Arisan Maru, sailed from Manila on October 10, 1944 for Japan. This ship was sunk by the American submarine,USS Snook (Shark?) with three torpedoes, east of Hong Kong, on October 24, 1944. There were 1800 POWs aboard – 1793 died. Eight men survived this sinking. Two days later, five of the survivors were rescued by a Chinese fishing junk. The Chinese helped them reach American Air Corps forces. Other survivors were recaptured by a Japanese destroyer and taken to Formosa.

This Hell Ship sank in the South China Sea making it the worst naval disaster in the history of the United States.

Earl is born on May 26, 1920 in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Father, Robert J. Akin.

Mother, Bertha A. (French) Akin.

Sister, Mabel F. Akin.

Earl enlisted the U.S.Army in Oregon with service number # 19020628.

Earl died as a Pow onboard the Arisan Maru when it Sunk on Oct. 24, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Earl is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?57991 ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org , Jean Louis Vijgen , Familysearch.com https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Sean Cojenos, Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org, Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. : http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider, Armand Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Allen, Daniel Dale

Rank and Name, Private Daniel Dale Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 698^th Ordnance Company, Aviation.

Arisan Maru

The Arisan Maru was a Hell Ship (former Cargo, used for Transport POW’s to other Camps) sunk on Oct. 24, 1944.

The Arisan Maru, sailed from Manila on October 10, 1944 for Japan. This ship was sunk by the American Submarine USS Snook (Shark?) with three torpedoes, east of Hong Kong, on October 24, 1944. There were 1800 POWs aboard – 1793 died. Eight men survived this sinking. Two days later, five of the survivors were rescued by a Chinese fishing junk. The Chinese helped them reach American Air Corps forces. Other survivors were recaptured by a Japanese destroyer and taken to Formosa.

This Hell Ship sank in the South China Sea making it the worst naval dis-aster in the history of the United States.

Daniel is born 1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Father, Albert E. Allen.

Mother, Mary I. Allen.

Sister, Patricia A. Allen.

Brothers, Thomas E. and Robert E. Allen.

Daniel enlisted the service in Minnesota with service number # 19056551.

Daniel died as a POW onboard the Arisan Maru on Oct. 24, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Daniel is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/