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Sgt. Aaron Clyde Hopper |
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25 January 1918 - Carroll County, Tennessee
Hometown: Jackson, Tennessee Parents: Allen & Effie Hopper Nickname: Clyde Inducted: U. S. Army - 11 March 1941 - Louisville Training: - Fort Knox, Kentucky - Camp Polk, Louisiana - Job: Supply Sergeant for D Company Overseas Duty: Philippine Islands Engagements: - Battle of Bataan - Battle of Corregidor - sent to Ft. Drum Prisoner of War: 6 May 1942 - escaped to Corregidor when Bataan was surrendered POW Camps: Philippine Islands: - Cabanatuan Manchuria: Hell Ship: - Tottori Maru - 1961 POWs put on ship - 500 in front hold and 1461 in rear hold - 5 October 1942 – POWs left Cabanatuan for Manila - housed in warehouse on Pier 7 - 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 - Note: POWs took a two day train trip to Mukden, Manchuria Liberated: 18 August 1945 - Russian Army - 29 August 1945 - American Recovery Team enters camp - POWs taken by train to Darien, China - taken by ship to Okinawa Promoted: Staff Sergeant Discharged: 8 March 1946 Medals: - Purple Heart - Bronze Star Died: 11 January 2000 |
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