Norman Hulin (1916 - 1944)

Born 1916 in Minnesota, USA

Died 7 Sep 1944 at about age 28 in Philippines

1st LT Norman Hulin was Killed in Action during World War II.

Biography

1Lt Norman Hulin

Norman served as a First Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Aitken County, Minnesota prior to the war.

He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.

Norman was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".

He was awarded the "Bronze Star", Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

The Japanese ship "Shinyo Maru" was loaded with 750 U.S. POW's in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW's were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.

668 POW's died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors. 47 of 52 Japanese guards also died.

His remains were not recovered.

Sources

• United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-SSSL : 18 February 2016), Norman Hulin, 07 May 1942; citing Military Service, Japan, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Minnesota Will Records, 1849-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSPK-FYC : 11 February 2018), Norman Hulin, 1945; citing p. , volume Will Records Volume B 1937-1972, Aitkin 10-0051 County, Historical Society, St.Paul.

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