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. Noone ever heard of it, even though it at least equalled 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.

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

John P. Fievet, "World War II's Secret Disaster," American History Magazine, August 1994, 24.

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

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. X-libris Corporation, 123 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 1-888-795-42747, 1999.

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.

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

North Africa American Cemetery
Carthage, Tunisia, Africa
L.F. Berloth, Superintendent

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

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 were destined for.

Camden County, N.J. WWII Memorial

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 requested to submit any pertinent reading or reference suggestions for inclusion here.