Name/Title
Harrodsburg Tankers: Hezekiah SalleeEntry/Object ID
2024.8.42Description
Sergeant Hezakiah Franklin "Heze" Sallee enlisted in the Harrodsburg National Guard unit with his brother James at some point before the unit was activated in November 1940. He was taken prisoner on 9 April 1942 and survived the Death March. He was held at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan. He was put aboard the Hell Ship Clyde Maru and sent to Japan in August 1943. He was sent to Fukuoka #17 where he worked in a coal mine. He died on 6 June 1944 from a fractured skull he received in a coal mine accident.Collection
Harrodsburg TankersCreated By
dak@mcplib.infoCreate Date
July 31, 2024Updated By
dak@mcplib.infoUpdate Date
July 31, 2024
