scottplen Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Here is a trade item i just recieved Lost when Hellship Arisan Maru carrying 1800 POWs was Torpedoed by the USS Shark Oct 14 1944 Tinker was a member of the crew of the USS Canopus Subtender THe Japanese tried to sink the ship in Dec 1941 but this brave ship kept on going By faking Dead with smudge pots burning by day at nite coming to life repairing and resupplying The Battling Bastards of Bataan ! in April 1942 orders were giving to scuttle the brave ship ! The crew sent to the bottom the ship that would not sink ! The crew served with 4th Marines on beach defences at Monkey point Corrigador Most being taken POW on the beaches fighting to the end ! After the Fall of corrigador the crew sent to a variaty of POW camps Tinker was sent to Bilibod Camp around May 24th then to Cabanatuan a short time later ! Then on Oct 14 1944 sent on Arisan Maru to be shipped to Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 Air raid PI in which Canopus was Damaged ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 USS Canopus an ugly duckling but a Valiant Ship and crew And the Fall of Corrigador May 1942 The Hellship Arisan Maru the enemy locked the POWs down in the holds so they could not escape ! only 8 out of 1800 survived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 USS Shark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Recieved Confirmation today He was transfered to 1/4 Marines and fought at the tail of corrigador on the beaches Taken Prisoner at Malanta Tunnel on May 7 or 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army historian Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Wow! great and sad story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalworld Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 A sad story indeed. At least his medal and related information will be preserved for those of us who care to know and remember it. Changing topics...if any medal collector should find himself in the Los Angeles area on the last Sunday of any month, please join us at a meeting of the Southern Calif. Orders & Medals Society, for a few hours of fun medal chat and always impressive show & tell segments. Contact me at fdraskovic@hotmail.com for further info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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