Norma,

Not knowing what information you may already have, here is information that I was able to find on the internet:

A lengthy description of the loss of STANVAC CALCUTTA and the fate of her survivors is found at http://www.armed-guard.com/panama.html#calc. Also see http://www.armed-guard.com/lvc.html, scroll about half-way down the page.

See also:
http://www.usmm.org/calcutta.html
http://www.axpow.org/muldrowjames.htm
http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/osaka/Zentsuji/hoytwilliams.html

Additional information appears in the book "Unsung Heroes: the Naval Armed Guard in World War II" by Justin F. Gleichauf, at pages 125-126, 130-134 and 163. See
http://books.google.com/books?id=TgFx3m0ySd8C&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=%22Stanvac+Calcutta%22&source=bl&ots=fpVhW6bs5L&sig=v6uthAx5udYAf0WS_7kV67-YsXc&hl=en&ei=I5jUSvvAO9LS8QaHw62QDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Stanvac%20Calcutta%22&f=false

Similar information is in the book "Heroes in Dungarees: The Story of the American Merchant Marine in World War II," by John Bunker, pages 143-148. See http://books.google.com/books?id=j7TV4KDPag8C&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=%22Stanvac+Calcutta%22&source=bl&ots=D2kmF1vahZ&sig=2Sg2qEEonjzOGGsJsxL4Sw2rbGE&hl=en&ei=Ip3USom4GIrf8Qb6sZyGDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=%22Stanvac%20Calcutta%22&f=false

Good luck.

Ron Carlson, Webmaster