Name/Title
Harrodsburg Tankers: Edwin RueEntry/Object ID
2024.8.6Secondary Title
Edwin Rue was one of the 66 Harrodsburg Tankers.Description
Edwin W. “Skip” Rue joined the 38th Tank Company in 1934 as a Private along with his brother Arch. Skip became an officer at Fort Knox. He began the Death March at Balanga in the south of Bataan. He was put onto a train at San Fernando to Capas for the walk to Camp O'Donnell arriving some five days after beginning the journey. He was transferred to Cabanatuan. Sent to Japan on the Nagato Maru. Held at Zentsuji in Japan and worked as a stevedore in the rail yards of the Port of Takamasu. In June 1945, was sent to Rokushi Camp. After he was liberated, he was promoted to Major and returned to Harrodsburg and ran his own business and eventually moving to Lexington. He died on November 28, 2004.Collection
Harrodsburg TankersCreated By
dak@mcplib.infoCreate Date
July 30, 2024Updated By
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July 30, 2024
