World War II Reginald Heber Ridgely Jr. (August 18, 1902 – June 28, 1979) was a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General.

On May 24, the prisoners were loaded onto landing barges and transported to Manila, where they were forced to march in a Japanese "Victory Parade" through the city.

[3][4] Ridgely and 1,600 other prisoners of war were sent by hellships to Japan in December 1944, while the United States was fighting to retake the Philippines.

The first ship Ridgely was traveling in, Ōryoku Maru, was sunk just two days after departing Manila Bay by American aircraft.

[1][4][5] A third ship, Brazil Maru, delivered Major Ridgely and the surviving prisoners to Japan by the end of January.

[1][4][5] Following the war, Ridgely served as the commanding officer of the 8th Marine Regiment & Fleet Force in the Mediterranean from 1947 to 1948.