fowler

Born: 1 January 1917 - Washington County, Kentucky

Parents: Clifton & Myrtle Fowler

Siblings: 1 sister

Hometown: Willisburg, Kentucky

Enlisted: Kentucky National Guard

Inducted: U. S. Army - 25 November 1940

Training:

Fort Knox, Kentucky

Camp Polk, Louisiana

Overseas Duty: Philippine Islands

Engagements:

Northern Luzon

Battle of Bataan

- escaped to Corregidor - 8 April 1942

Battle of Corregidor

Prisoner of War:

6 May 1942

POW Camps:

Philippine Islands:

- Cabanatuan

- 5 October 1942 – POWs left Cabanatuan for Manila

- housed in warehouse on Pier 7

- Bilibid Prison

Manchuria:

Shenyang Sub-Camp

Hell Ship:

- Tottori Maru

- 1961 POWs put on ship

- 500 in front hold and 1461 in rear hold

- 7 October 1942 – POWs boarded onto Tottori Maru

- Sailed: Manila – 8 October 1942

- Note: 9 October 1942 - American submarine fired two

torpedoes at ship

- ship passes a mine laid by an American submarine

- Arrived: Takao, Formosa - 12 October 1942

- Sailed: 16 October 1942

- returned to Takao

- Sailed: 18 October 1942

- Arrived: Pescadores Islands

- anchored off the Pescadores Islands – same day

- remained anchored for several days

- two POWs died – buried at sea

- Sailed: 27 October 1942

- Arrived: Takao - 27 October 1942

- 28 October 1942 – POWs taken ashore and bathed

- Sailed: 30 October 1942

- Arrived: 30 October 1942 - Makou, Pescadores Islands

- Sailed: 31 October 1942

- Arrived: Fusan, Korea - 7 November 1942

- 8 November 1942 – POWs disembarked ship

- sick POWs left behind at Fusan

- those who recovered came to Mukden at later date

- white boxes contained the ashes of POWs who died

- 11 November 1942 – arrived Mukden

Liberated: September 1945 - Russians

Discharged: 16 May 1946

Died: 14 April 2007 - Burgin, Kentucky