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CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION  

Survivors, historians, and next of kin of the casualties have tried for years to obtain information surrounding the bombing and sinking of the ROHNA. A search through libraries, history books, books on naval disasters, sinkings etc. produced virtually no information. It seemed to many as if the disaster never occurred and that the ROHNA never existed. Some survivors found it hard to convince friends, and even family members that they had actually had a part in this incredible historical event, especially when there was no evidence of it anywhere in printed form. No one ever heard of it, even though it at least equaled in scope the tragedy of the Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Many gave up trying to tell their story.

During the last few years, however, more information has been forthcoming, articles have been written, and books are now appearing on the subject. And, government documentation was finally released and is available. Whether all of the government documentation has been released is still open to conjecture by many of the survivors.

Visitors to our web-site are invited to learn more about this incredible historical event. The following bibliography will be helpful to that end.

THE ARTICLE THAT GOT THINGS STARTED

          John P. Fievet, "World War II's Secret Disaster," American History Magazine, August 1,1993

BOOKS IN ORDER OF PUBLICATION

            Carlton Jackson, Allied Secret - The Sinking of HMT Rohna, University of Oklahoma Press, 1997

            Don Fortune, Sinking Of The Rohna, America's Worst Troopship Loss of World War II, Sonoma, CA, Don Fortune, 1997.

            James G. Bennett, The Rohna Disaster, WWII's Secret Tragedy. 1998, Xlibris Corporation, 663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200 ,       Bloomington, IN 47403       1-888-795-4274

            Michael Walsh, Rohna Memories: Eyewitness to Tragedy  universe,. 2005 A compilation of first-hand stories plus photographs. 

DVDS AND VIDEOS

            Rohna Survivors Memorial Association Video of Memorial Dedication at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.

            The History Channel DVD - THE ROHNA DISASTER, WW II'S SECRET TRAGEDY - Based on book with same title.

Click HERE to order

NATIONAL ARCHIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C.

  Record Group 407, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917 Contains approximately 600 pages.

  Record Group 165, Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Operations Division, OPD. 12 Pages regarding units involved in the ROHNA sinking.

  AG Files 704, Numerous records, ship's logs, casualty reports etc.

 

NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER

   9700 Page Avenue

St. Louis Missouri 63132-5100

314-801-0800

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

1-800-827-1000

 

MEMORIAL PROGRAMS SERVICE (403)

  Department of Veterans Affairs

810 Vermont Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20420-0001

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

  US Total Army Personnel

Alexandria, VA 22332-0471

 

MILITARY AWARDS BRANCH

  200 Stovall Street, Suite 3S67

Alexandria, VA 22332-0471

 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

  Regional Office

Federal Building

11000 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles Ca 90024

310-478-3711

NAVAL HISTORICAL BRANCH, Ministry Of Defence

          Empress State Building, London, England, SW6 1TR

            Documents and Reports of Ship's Officers, London, England, SW6 1TR

NORTH AFRICA AMERICAN CEMETERY

          Carthage, Tunisia, Africa

          L.F. Berloth, Superintendent

  Records of Burials and listings of Names on the Wall of the Missing

http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/na.php

CBIVA SOUND-OFF

          P.O. Box 190374

          St. Louis, MO 63119,

          David Dale, Editor

  This is a quarterly publication for veterans, family and friends of the China-Burma-India Veterans Association. From time to time they have published articles about the Rohna sinking. For web visitors new to this story, Sound-Off provides good background to the ultimate mission the troops on Board the Rohna who were destined for  the China Burma India Theater.

WWII WAR MEMORIAL

          Camden County, N.J.

            THE ROHNA DISASTER

There are numerous newspaper articles written in the past few years. Most of them contain interviews with survivors. Most library systems are able to locate sources for anyone interested.

There are also many other excellent unpublished articles and essays written by Rohna survivors that are not included here at this time. Later we hope to list them as well. Authors of unpublished articles may request inclusion on this page.

Members of the Association are invited to submit any pertinent reading or reference suggestions for inclusion here.

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