Willis T. Geisman
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Service # 0-006066
School: University of California at Berkeley
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Awards: Purple Heart
Photo from University of California at Berkeley taken about 1934.
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Below courtesy of JimO (#46874118)
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Major WIllis T. Geisman was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship’s holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Enoura Maru which sailed on December 27th and reached Takao, Formosa, by the New Year. Maj. Geisman died on the ship before it reached Formosa. His body was thrown into the sea.
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Service # 0-006066
School: University of California at Berkeley
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Awards: Purple Heart
Photo from University of California at Berkeley taken about 1934.
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Below courtesy of JimO (#46874118)
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Major WIllis T. Geisman was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship’s holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Enoura Maru which sailed on December 27th and reached Takao, Formosa, by the New Year. Maj. Geisman died on the ship before it reached Formosa. His body was thrown into the sea.
Willis T. Geisman
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Service # 0-006066
School: University of California at Berkeley
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Awards: Purple Heart
Photo from University of California at Berkeley taken about 1934.
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Below courtesy of JimO (#46874118)
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Major WIllis T. Geisman was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship’s holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Enoura Maru which sailed on December 27th and reached Takao, Formosa, by the New Year. Maj. Geisman died on the ship before it reached Formosa. His body was thrown into the sea.
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Service # 0-006066
School: University of California at Berkeley
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Awards: Purple Heart
Photo from University of California at Berkeley taken about 1934.
==========================================
Below courtesy of JimO (#46874118)
==========================================
Major WIllis T. Geisman was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. When the pilots saw the large number of men climbing from the ship’s holds, they realized the ship was carrying POWs and called off the attack. After the POWs were off the ship, the attack resumed and the ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Enoura Maru which sailed on December 27th and reached Takao, Formosa, by the New Year. Maj. Geisman died on the ship before it reached Formosa. His body was thrown into the sea.
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