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Memorial unveiled for WWII soldiers from torpedoed ship

The memorial honors 26 Hawaii Island soldiers aboard the Royal T. Frank, where 14 were killed and 36 of 60 aboard survived the 1942 torpedo attack.

The Hawaii Army National Guard on Wednesday unveiled a memorial to honor the Hawaii-born soldiers who were on the U.S. Army Transport Royal T. Frank when it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on Jan. 28, 1942, in waters off North Kohala.

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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