#OTD in 1944 my uncle Harm perished when #HellShip #Hofuku_Maru was torpedoed and sank off the Philippines by planes of US TF38. Of the 1289 #FEPOW on board, 242 survived this #disaster.

Het #zeemansgraf van mijn oom Harm, de #Hofuku_Maru, is gevonden. #RIP
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#hellships #SHSJZ #cofepow #knil #philippines #colateral_damage #US_TaskForce38 #KA27