Hellship KIA PH to S1C USS Canopus

[scottplen]

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.

[scottplen]

Air raid PI in which Canopus was Damaged !

[scottplen]

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

[scottplen]

USS Shark

[scottplen]

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

[army historian]

Wow! great and sad story.

[medalworld]

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.

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