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James Hollie Darling

James Hollie Darling

 Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 299 92 01
Birth Date June 2, 1917
From Butlerville, Indiana
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death December 15, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Oryoku Maru
Circumstances Died when Oryoku Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by US Navy planes from USS Hornet
Remarks James was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

Photo courtesy of Orletta Roth, niece. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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