D.J. Olinger was one of 82 American Prisoners of war who survived the sinking of the unmarked Shinyo Maru transporting the POW's which was sunk September 7, 1944 near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao.
This web site tells the story of the sinking in greater detail: http://www.submarinesailor.com/history/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru/
Other Prisoners of War who were rescued along with D. J. Olinger that can be found on Findagrave are:
Verle D. Cutter
Ray E. Billick
Eugene R. Dale
Robert J. Kirker
Bill J. Lorton
Cecil H. McClure
O. Ephraim Radcliff
George R. Robinette
Murray M. Sneddon
Calvin E. Latham
Harry J. Skinner
Paul S. Snowden
John Stymelski
Edward S. Treski Sr.
John R. Bennett
William E. Biddle
Lawrence P. Ingley
Omar A. Schoenborne
Marco A. Caputo
Theodore L. Pflueger
Robert B. Blakeslee
Joseph P. Coe Jr.
Harvey T. Denson
Donald F. Gillin
Isaac B. Hagins
Roy J. Hughes
Lyle G. Knudson
Charles A. Steinhauser
William S. Horabin
Francis E. Leclear
D. J. Olinger
Michael Pulice
Denver R. Rose
Morris L. Shoss
Lawrence Tipton
James D. Donlon Jr.
Fredweick J. Gallager
Willard L. Haskell
Victor L. Mapes
James F. McComas
John C. Playter
Information thanks to: John Dowdy
Father: Maye Olinger, born in Greensburg, Kiowa, Kansas, USA on 30 Oct 1884. Maye married Willa Belle Bennett and had 6 children. He passed away on 2 Dec 1964 in Gardena, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mother: Willa Belle Bennett
Born in Wise, Texas, USA on 20 Sep 1886 to Richard Levi Bennett and Martha Elizabeth Combs. She passed away on 8 Sep 1958 in Lamar, Colorado, USA.
This web site tells the story of the sinking in greater detail: http://www.submarinesailor.com/history/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru/
Other Prisoners of War who were rescued along with D. J. Olinger that can be found on Findagrave are:
Verle D. Cutter
Ray E. Billick
Eugene R. Dale
Robert J. Kirker
Bill J. Lorton
Cecil H. McClure
O. Ephraim Radcliff
George R. Robinette
Murray M. Sneddon
Calvin E. Latham
Harry J. Skinner
Paul S. Snowden
John Stymelski
Edward S. Treski Sr.
John R. Bennett
William E. Biddle
Lawrence P. Ingley
Omar A. Schoenborne
Marco A. Caputo
Theodore L. Pflueger
Robert B. Blakeslee
Joseph P. Coe Jr.
Harvey T. Denson
Donald F. Gillin
Isaac B. Hagins
Roy J. Hughes
Lyle G. Knudson
Charles A. Steinhauser
William S. Horabin
Francis E. Leclear
D. J. Olinger
Michael Pulice
Denver R. Rose
Morris L. Shoss
Lawrence Tipton
James D. Donlon Jr.
Fredweick J. Gallager
Willard L. Haskell
Victor L. Mapes
James F. McComas
John C. Playter
Information thanks to: John Dowdy
Father: Maye Olinger, born in Greensburg, Kiowa, Kansas, USA on 30 Oct 1884. Maye married Willa Belle Bennett and had 6 children. He passed away on 2 Dec 1964 in Gardena, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mother: Willa Belle Bennett
Born in Wise, Texas, USA on 20 Sep 1886 to Richard Levi Bennett and Martha Elizabeth Combs. She passed away on 8 Sep 1958 in Lamar, Colorado, USA.
D.J. Olinger was one of 82 American Prisoners of war who survived the sinking of the unmarked Shinyo Maru transporting the POW's which was sunk September 7, 1944 near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao.
This web site tells the story of the sinking in greater detail: http://www.submarinesailor.com/history/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru/
Other Prisoners of War who were rescued along with D. J. Olinger that can be found on Findagrave are:
Verle D. Cutter
Ray E. Billick
Eugene R. Dale
Robert J. Kirker
Bill J. Lorton
Cecil H. McClure
O. Ephraim Radcliff
George R. Robinette
Murray M. Sneddon
Calvin E. Latham
Harry J. Skinner
Paul S. Snowden
John Stymelski
Edward S. Treski Sr.
John R. Bennett
William E. Biddle
Lawrence P. Ingley
Omar A. Schoenborne
Marco A. Caputo
Theodore L. Pflueger
Robert B. Blakeslee
Joseph P. Coe Jr.
Harvey T. Denson
Donald F. Gillin
Isaac B. Hagins
Roy J. Hughes
Lyle G. Knudson
Charles A. Steinhauser
William S. Horabin
Francis E. Leclear
D. J. Olinger
Michael Pulice
Denver R. Rose
Morris L. Shoss
Lawrence Tipton
James D. Donlon Jr.
Fredweick J. Gallager
Willard L. Haskell
Victor L. Mapes
James F. McComas
John C. Playter
Information thanks to: John Dowdy
Father: Maye Olinger, born in Greensburg, Kiowa, Kansas, USA on 30 Oct 1884. Maye married Willa Belle Bennett and had 6 children. He passed away on 2 Dec 1964 in Gardena, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mother: Willa Belle Bennett
Born in Wise, Texas, USA on 20 Sep 1886 to Richard Levi Bennett and Martha Elizabeth Combs. She passed away on 8 Sep 1958 in Lamar, Colorado, USA.
This web site tells the story of the sinking in greater detail: http://www.submarinesailor.com/history/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru/
Other Prisoners of War who were rescued along with D. J. Olinger that can be found on Findagrave are:
Verle D. Cutter
Ray E. Billick
Eugene R. Dale
Robert J. Kirker
Bill J. Lorton
Cecil H. McClure
O. Ephraim Radcliff
George R. Robinette
Murray M. Sneddon
Calvin E. Latham
Harry J. Skinner
Paul S. Snowden
John Stymelski
Edward S. Treski Sr.
John R. Bennett
William E. Biddle
Lawrence P. Ingley
Omar A. Schoenborne
Marco A. Caputo
Theodore L. Pflueger
Robert B. Blakeslee
Joseph P. Coe Jr.
Harvey T. Denson
Donald F. Gillin
Isaac B. Hagins
Roy J. Hughes
Lyle G. Knudson
Charles A. Steinhauser
William S. Horabin
Francis E. Leclear
D. J. Olinger
Michael Pulice
Denver R. Rose
Morris L. Shoss
Lawrence Tipton
James D. Donlon Jr.
Fredweick J. Gallager
Willard L. Haskell
Victor L. Mapes
James F. McComas
John C. Playter
Information thanks to: John Dowdy
Father: Maye Olinger, born in Greensburg, Kiowa, Kansas, USA on 30 Oct 1884. Maye married Willa Belle Bennett and had 6 children. He passed away on 2 Dec 1964 in Gardena, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mother: Willa Belle Bennett
Born in Wise, Texas, USA on 20 Sep 1886 to Richard Levi Bennett and Martha Elizabeth Combs. She passed away on 8 Sep 1958 in Lamar, Colorado, USA.
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