Seaman First Class Hans Heinrich Gerdes, United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after his ship, the U.S.S. POPE (DD-225), was sunk on 1 March 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
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Seaman First Class Hans Heinrich Gerdes, United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after his ship, the U.S.S. POPE (DD-225), was sunk on 1 March 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.