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Survivors of Hiryu at Midway, Jun 1942

Caption     Survivors of Hiryu at Midway, Jun 1942 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-79984-28
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Photos on Same Day 10 Jun 1942
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 7 Sep 2006

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
15 Nov 2013 10:02:39 AM

ABANDONED AT MIDWAY: FOR THEM THE WAR IS OVER

Survivors of the carrier Hiryu were picked up by both Japanese and American ships. One group of the ships company, spent two weeks in a life boat until rescued by the US Navy.

LUCKY TO ESCAPE:

On June 9th the US Submarine USS Trout picked up two survivors from the Japanese Cruiser Mikuma they were transported to Pearl Harbor as POWs.

LIFEBOAT: LIVED TO TELL THE TALE

The USS Ballard picked up 35 survivors from the
Hiryu's engineering section, thay were left behind
when the carrier was abandoned, later took to a lifeboat before the ship sank on June 5th, 1942
Later sent to Pearl Harbor as POWs.
How many other sailors were never rescued and listed as missing in action, only to be left to die in the vast Pacific Ocean.

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