green_dragonfly_art
green_dragonfly_art t1_ixtdaec wrote
Reply to TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors. by Jupitair
My great-uncle was aboard that ship. He survived 2.5 years as a POW, and then died needlessly. My grandfather was devastated when he found out his younger brother was killed.
green_dragonfly_art t1_ixtdlhy wrote
Reply to comment by green_dragonfly_art in TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors. by Jupitair
I have my great-uncle's flag, along with the paperwork that states the "official" reason why he died.