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Arthun, Herbert

Rank and Name, Sergeant Herbert Arthun.

Unit/Placed in, 30th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Camp Davao

Davao – Small port city on southeast coast of Mindanao. The POW camp was located some ten miles northwest of the port. Camp was closed in 1944 and the POWS were sent first to Cebu on the Yashu Maru. In Cebu, they were transferred to the Singoto Maru and moved to Manila and into Bilibid.

Shinyo Maru

The Hell Ships Shinyo Maru left Manila for Japan.

On Sep. 7, 1944 the ship was hit by 2 Torpedoes from the American Submarine USS Paddle off the Mindanao Coast.

Presumed of the 750 POW onboard, 668 were killed by the Japanese guards and impact of the torpedoes and sinking of the ship.

 

Herbert is born approx. on 8 April, 1919 in Absarokee, Montana.

Father, John C. Arthun.

Mother, Retsina (Vinningland) Artjun.

Sister(s), Volga T. Glays J. Helen an Infant?? Arthun.

Brother(s), Curtiss and John C. Arthun Jr.

 

Herbert enlisted the service in Montana with service number # 6577846.

 

Herbert died was KIA when the Shinyo Maru was Torpedoed, he tried to escape and the Japanese guards shot and he drowned him on Sep. 7, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Herbert 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, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

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

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

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

Website,

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

POW Camp Davao
Death March
Shinyo Maru
His rank Sergeant
P.O.W. Medal