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Pvt. Edrew Hansel Duckworth 7th Cem (Avn) Chemical Warfare Service Edrew Duckworth was held at POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan. His name is on the Clyde Maru POW roster containing the names of the 500 Americans sent from Manila to Moji, Japan, aboard the Clyde Maru from 23rd of July to 9th of August 1943. The men were transported by train from Moji station to camp Fukuoka 17 at Omuta, Kyushu, arriving on the 10th of August 1943.
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Pvt. Albert J. DuBois Co. A 192nd Tank Batt. In the Philippines, Albert's battalion was housed in tents between Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg. On December 8, 1941, Albert DuBois lived through the Japanese bombing of Clark Field. He would next be sent out to engage the Japanese after they landed troops on Luzon. He took part in many of the engagements involving A Company. This included the Battle of Toul Pocket which wiped out Japanese troops who had been landed behind the main battle lines.
On the 9th of April 1942, Albert and the other tank crews of A Company were ordered to destroy their equipment. They had been surrendered to the Japanese. The members of A Company made their way to Mariveles at the southern tip of Bataan. It was from there that Albert began what would become known as the Bataan Death March. He was a survivor of the Clyde Maru and a POW in Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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S/Sgt. Robert Leroy Aldrich HQ 2nd Bty. 200th AA Coast Regiment Robert Aldrich was held in POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Pvt. Edrew Hansel Duckworth 7th Cem (Avn) Chemical Warfare Service Edrew Duckworth was held at POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan. His name is on the Clyde Maru POW roster containing the names of the 500 Americans sent from Manila to Moji, Japan, aboard the Clyde Maru from 23rd of July to 9th of August 1943. The men were transported by train from Moji station to camp Fukuoka 17 at Omuta, Kyushu, arriving on the 10th of August 1943.
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Pvt. Albert J. DuBois Co. A 192nd Tank Batt. In the Philippines, Albert's battalion was housed in tents between Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg. On December 8, 1941, Albert DuBois lived through the Japanese bombing of Clark Field. He would next be sent out to engage the Japanese after they landed troops on Luzon. He took part in many of the engagements involving A Company. This included the Battle of Toul Pocket which wiped out Japanese troops who had been landed behind the main battle lines.
On the 9th of April 1942, Albert and the other tank crews of A Company were ordered to destroy their equipment. They had been surrendered to the Japanese. The members of A Company made their way to Mariveles at the southern tip of Bataan. It was from there that Albert began what would become known as the Bataan Death March. He was a survivor of the Clyde Maru and a POW in Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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S/Sgt. Robert Leroy Aldrich HQ 2nd Bty. 200th AA Coast Regiment Robert Aldrich was held in POW Camp Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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