Service Number 274 09 66
Birth Date June 26, 1911
From Medford, Oregon
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death October 24, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners
of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by
USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks John was born in Port Barre, Louisiana.
Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
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Arnaud was declared missing and ultimately declared dead on October 24, 1944. This occurred in or around Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action or lost at sea, Prisoner of War, under Japanese control".
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
Birth Date June 26, 1911
From Medford, Oregon
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death October 24, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners
of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by
USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks John was born in Port Barre, Louisiana.
Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
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Arnaud was declared missing and ultimately declared dead on October 24, 1944. This occurred in or around Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action or lost at sea, Prisoner of War, under Japanese control".
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
Service Number 274 09 66
Birth Date June 26, 1911
From Medford, Oregon
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death October 24, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners
of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by
USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks John was born in Port Barre, Louisiana.
Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
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Arnaud was declared missing and ultimately declared dead on October 24, 1944. This occurred in or around Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action or lost at sea, Prisoner of War, under Japanese control".
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
Birth Date June 26, 1911
From Medford, Oregon
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death October 24, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners
of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by
USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks John was born in Port Barre, Louisiana.
Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
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Arnaud was declared missing and ultimately declared dead on October 24, 1944. This occurred in or around Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action or lost at sea, Prisoner of War, under Japanese control".
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
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