World War II
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POW
POW
Goodrich, ND
County:
Sheridan
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
194th Tank Battalion
Circumstances:
Died while in POW status on the Japanese ship "Arisan Maru", when it was sunk by an American submarine in the South China Sea. There were 1,803 POWs on the ship, only 9 of which survived the sinking.
Biography:
Memorialized at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.