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- Japanese prisoners of war on board USS Ballard (AVD-10) after being rescued from a lifeboat two weeks after the Battle of Midway. They were members of the aircraft carrier Hiryu 's engineering force, left behind when she was abandoned on 5 June 1942, and had escaped in one of her boats just as she sank.
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Japanese prisoners of war under guard on Midway, following their rescue from an open lifeboat by USS Ballard (AVD-10) on 19 June 1942. They were survivors of the sunken aircraft carrier Hiryu.
Japanese prisoners of war, survivors of the aircraft carrier IJNS Hiryu, are brought ashore at Midway following their rescue from an open lifeboat by USS Ballard (AVD-10), 19 June 1942. After being held for a few days on Midway, they were sent on to Pearl Harbor on 23 June.
With the entrance of the United States into World War II, Ballard steamed to Pearl Harbor where she arrived 28 January 1942. Ballard performed picket duty during the Battle of Midway , and on 14 June 1942 rescued 35 Japanese seaman from the carrier Hiryū who had been adrift since their ship sank on 5 June. [ 4 ]
Jun 28, 2005 · They were the last survivors of the Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, sunk three days earlier by U.S. carrier planes. Trout took them to Pearl Harbor, adding to the very small population of Japanese prisoners of war.
Feb 5, 2024 · Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Hiryu during builder‘s trials. She was commissioned on July 5, 1939, operating in Japanese waters as part of Carrier Division 2 under the command of Captain Tomeo Kaku. She was part of the First Air Fleet‘s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Aug 14, 2015 · Tens of thousands of British servicemen endured the brutalities of Japan's prisoner of war camps during World War Two. Theirs was a remarkable story of survival and courage, write Clare...
Japanese prisoners of war on board USS Ballard (AVD-10) after being rescued from a lifeboat two weeks after the Battle of Midway. They were members of the aircraft carrier Hiryu's engineering force, left behind when she was abandoned on 5 June 1942, and had escaped in one of her boats just as she sank.
