Annual Memorial Service Maywood Bataan Day

The Origins of Maywood Bataan Day and the Maywood Bataan Day Organization

They were barely more than kids, only in their teens and early twenties. Their buddies from Proviso High School called them "Weekend Warriors". They were members of the 33rd Tank Company, 33rd Infantry Division of the Illinois National Guard, based at the Armory in May- wood, Illinois. In September 1940, the Draft Act had been passed and selected National Guard Units were called into active duty to prepare for the possibility of en- tering the war in Europe. The 33rd Tank Company was organized May 3, 1929 at Maywood, Illinois and was in- ducted into active Federal service as Company “B” of 33rd Tank Company in training the 192nd Tank Battalion on November 25, 1940. That day, one hundred twenty-two of these men left the Armory at Madison Street and Greenwood Avenue in Maywood to board a Northwest- ern Railroad train, which took them to Fort Knox, Kentucky, where Company B joined Company A from Janesville, Wisconsin. Company C from Port Clinton, Ohio, and Com- pany D from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, to form the 192nd Tank Battalion. After further training and participating in Louisiana maneuvers, the 192nd Tankers were at Camp Polk, Louisiana, to be fully equipped for overseas shipping. In October of 1941, 89 men of the original Battalion group left the United States for the Philippine Islands. They arrived in Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands on November 20, 1941 — Thanksgiving Day. From the port area, they went to Clark Field on Luzon, 60 miles to the north of Manila. The Army had expected to give these young Americans additional military training and develop the fighting skills of the newly mobilized Philippine forces, but that training never happened. In less than three weeks, on December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked; six battleships went down to the bottom of the harbor. A few hours after the attack on the Hawaiian Base, Japanese bombs smashed into Clark Field and other bases on Luzon. Thereafter, Japan dominated both the air and the waters around Luzon. Japan’s next move was the actual invasion of the island, beach by beach. By Christmas Eve 1941, General Douglas A. MacArthur, Commander of all the Island Forces in the Philippines, knew his exhausted troops could not stop this Japanese invasion. He put into action plans, made much earlier, for a mass withdrawal of all Allied tank breaks through (Continued on page 3)

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Philippine and American forces into Bataan; nearly 80,000 hungry and battle-worn troops. The 192nd Tank Battalion was tasked with providing cover for these with- drawal operations — they would be the last defenders into Bataan. Clothing, barbed wire, gasoline, sand bags, medicine -- everything was in short supply. The scarcest commodity of all was food. By the end of January, after the forces had been only a month in Bataan, malaria, scurvy, and dysentery had reached epidemic proportions. Pilots without planes, cavalrymen without horses, gunners without tanks, and Filipinos without shoes all fought dog- gedly against the relentless tide of Japanese invaders and their unending artillery bombardment. In March,

Gen. Wainwright (L) and General Douglas A. Macarthur was ordered out of the Gen. MacArthur Philippines to Australia to assume command of all Far East forces. General Jonathan M. Wainwright III took command of the allied forces in the Philippines. After 3 months of bitter fighting, which delayed the Japanese forces long enough to prevent an invasion of Australia, Bataan surrendered on April 9, 1942. The following day, some 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers, as Japanese captives, all became victims of the greatest atrocity of the Pacific War: the Bataan Death March. A seeming- ly endless line of sick and starving men began their trip from the peninsula to Camp O'Donnell in central Luzon. The former Philippine cantonment was to have been an American airfield before the Japanese invasion, but had to be abandoned before com- pletion. The entire march to Camp O'Donnell was 112 kilome- ters (70 miles). Because of the deteriorated condition of these men and the brutal actions of their captors, no one knows how many died during that march. Probably 5,000 to 10,000 Filipinos and between 600 and 700 Americans lost their lives. What is known is that the dy- ing and suffering did not end when the men reached Camp O'Donnell; the "Death March" would not end for a long time. There would be more misery, more starvation, and more indignities, but most of all, there would be much, much Newspaper headline of surrender more death before freedom. Of the nearly 10,000 Ameri- cans taken prisoner at Bataan, between 6,000 and 7,000 died in Japanese prison camps during the three-and-one-half years of their cap- tivity. Of the 89 men of the 192nd who left the US in 1942, only 43 would return from the war.

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Today’s Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO) traces its roots back to the American Bataan Clan (ABC). This small group arose out of the anguish of mothers over the welfare of their sons, who were lost when Bataan fell. After suffering through just over four months of promises of military and supply relief, that was to be sent to the men fighting to slow or push back the invasion of Imperial Japan, these family members decided to take matters into their own hands. Death March Viola Heilig, mother of Sgt. Roger Heilig of Co. B of the 192nd Tank Battalion, was one of the founding mothers and also the first president. In the summer of 1942, the ABC registered itself as a char- itable foundation and set about collecting the items, that prisoners of war would need. They conducted food drives, collected clothing, and worked with the Red Cross to de- termine where to send the items. During the summer, little information came out about the fate of the captured troops, but some heavily censored letters from the prisoners confirmed that at least some of the men of the 192nd were still alive. On the second weekend of September, 1942, the ABC helped sponsor an incredible weekend of celebrations of the American spirit, just as America fully turned its efforts to the war effort. Recent victories in the Pacific Theater of the War led some to believe that the tide was turning. A parade through the streets of Maywood that weekend fea- tured hundreds of marching bands, floats, soldiers, and celebrities. Even Chicago’s Mayor Kelley was there. One of the featured speakers at an evening rally was Illinois Governor Green (1941 – 1949), who remarked, “...the heroism of the men who defended Bataan and Corregidor and our other outposts will endure forever, giving new inspiration and new courage to free men everywhere”. More than 30,000 people lined the parade route and jammed the grandstand area to hear the speakers. The families of the captured men had a place of honor on the reviewing stand. Senator Charles W. Brooks (1940 – 1949) said, “Maywood tonight exemplifies the true American spirit that will win the war.” That early optimism of a quick victory faded as the Japanese dug in and began a war of attrition across the Pacific. As the hopes for a swift return of their sons were dashed, the ABC turned its ef- forts from sending aid to their sons, husbands and fathers to becoming more of an advocacy group on their behalf here in America. While the troops in Bataan sang their ironic song about be- ing the “Battling Bastards of Bataan”, forgotten by everyone, including “Uncle Sam”, the ABC in- sured no one forgot about them.

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ABC President A.C. McArthur, whose son, Sgt. Albert C. McArthur, Jr. was reported as having died in a Japanese prison camp in 1943, began to speak more and more fer- vently about the need to provide reinforce- ments to the forces fighting in the Pacific. For example, he openly advocated for addi- tional forces to be deployed in China to be ready for a final push into Japan to quickly free all prisoners. And the ABC never missed an opportunity to mark the passing th The Lido Theatre Bataan Mural of April 9 – the anniversary of the fall of the Philippines. Throughout the rest of the war, the ABC and another group in Illinois, the Bataan Relief Organization, acted on behalf of the prisoners whenever and wherever they could. And each September, they would have a bond drive and parade to mark those efforts. In 1946, the “Veterans Council” was organized from VFW, American Legion and ABC members—as well as returning survivors of the 192nd—but also other members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. On Bataan Day 1946, the returned heroes of Bataan, who were able, marched down Fifth Avenue in Maywood at the head of the Bataan Day Parade as honored guests of their hometown. On that same day the ABC helped dedicate a memorial in Maywood that featured a light tank, similar to the one that the men of the 192nd had used in the defense of Bataan. On May 17, 1959, at the conclusion of a special Armed Forces Day Parade, a bronze plaque was dedicated in front of the former National Guard Armory at Madison Street and Greenwood Avenue as a memorial to Co. B, 192nd Tank Battalion. The plaque and memorial installation was a donation from E. D. Coleman, President of E. D. Cole- man Instruments Co. The invocation was given by Fr. Benjamin R. Morin, former Lt. Morin (Co. B) Tank Commander and Bataan Death March survivor. Also serving on the Arrangement Committee was George E. Dravo, HQ Co. 192nd Tank Battalion and Bataan Death March survivor. The Veterans Council continued to mark Bataan Day in September, and the annual event became the larg- est community event in the western suburbs of Chica- go with a huge parade, banquets, guest speakers, and even a “Miss Bataan Day”. This tremendous outpour- ing of community and patriotic pride continued throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and well into the 1970s. Proviso High School Marching Band

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During 1964, the Veterans Council made a great effort to contact all men and women, who were POWs, to come and join Maywood in this event. One hundred thirty-eight former POWs came to the O’Hare Inn on September 12, 1964 as guests of honor. At this testimonial dinner, Congressman Harold Collier, Maywood’s Congressional Repre- sentative, was handed a resolution to make this day a National Day — Congressman Collier went on to introduce this bill (House Joint Resolution 165) in Congress. In June 1973, a number of concerned citizens of Maywood requested assistance from the Village Mayor, David E. White. With his help, and with the help of civic organiza- tions involved, the Veterans Council was reorganized as the Maywood Civic and Veter- ans Association for the Preservation of Bataan Day. Later, the name was changed to the Maywood Bataan Day Organization. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Bataan Death March, a gala banquet was held in September 1992 at the Terrace Restaurant in Lombard, Illinois. Memorial services con- tinued to be held each year on the second Sunday in September at the location of the tank in Maywood Park (4th Avenue and Oak Street). In January 1999, the Maywood Village Board of Trus- tees approved a proposal by the Maywood Bataan Day Organization to establish a Veterans Memorial in the southeast corner of Maywood Park (1st Avenue and Oak Street). The plan called for bringing together the major mementoes of Company “B” (the tank dedicated in 1946 and memorial plaques), as well as a World War Maywood Veterans Memorial Park I cannon, to ensure the continuing recognition and preservation of an important part of Maywood’s heritage. In March 1999, an historic photograph of Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, similar to one which hung in the lobby of the Lido Theatre in Maywood, was installed in the His- tory/Board Room on the 1st floor of the Carnegie Library (original wing) in Maywood. On Bataan Day, September 12, 1999, the newly created Veterans Memorial, including the relocated memorial plaques, tank, and cannon were dedicated. Speakers at the historic occasion included Brigadier General Edward J. Dyer, U.S. Army, Assistant Di- vision Commander for Maneuver, 24th Infantry Division (Mech) & Fort Riley, Brigadier General David Harris, 35th Adjutant General, State of Illinois, and the Honorable Emelinda Lee-Pineda, Consul General of the Philippines. Today, the MBDO continues to perpetuate the sacred honor of marking Maywood’s Bataan Day each year. Recognition has grown to include not only the local heroes of Maywood, but also their valiant brothers-in-arms – the men of Companies A, C and D, as well as the Headquarters Company and Medical Detachment of the 192nd. Another important aspect of the battle to defend Bataan has also grown in importance – the presence and support of the Chicago area Filipino-American community. Today, Filipi- no-Americans are an important part of the MBDO and through their efforts, and attend-

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(Origins of Maywood Bataan Day Continued from page 6) ance at the annual Maywood Bataan Day event, they are helping preserve not only the memory of the men of the 192nd, but also the incredible valor, sacrifice and brother- hood that the Filipinos showed in defending the Philippines, shoulder to shoulder with Americans. On September 14, 2014, during the 72nd Annual Bataan Day Memorial Service, the large plaque, newly renovated and refurbished, was rededicated on the 15th anniver- sary of the establishment of the Veterans Memorial. And on September 11, 2016, new monument stones were added near the tank to honor Sgt. George Dravo, 2nd Lt. Ben Morin, and Capt. Emmett Gibson. In 2017, to mark the 75th Anniversary of the first Maywood Bataan Day and the centennial of America’s entry into WWI, a Veterans Me- morial Wall was dedicated and the WWI cannon received an updated marker. As we move into the 21st century, the MBDO is well-positioned to perpetuate the memory of why Maywood marks Bataan Day on the second Sunday of September. Through the efforts of the MBDO, and the support of those who hold these memories as sacred as the MBDO does, no one will ever forget the sacrifice of these brave sol- diers in WWII – or the dedication and support of their families through their long captiv- ity.

commissioned, some were made available for war me- morials. Today, there are many of these pieces still on A British Cannon display, including in museums and other memorial In Maywood? parks. The cannon is now under the care of the Maywood Ba- taan Day Organization, and is regularly cleaned and repainted to minimize corrosion. One of the most striking memorials in Maywood Veter- ans Memorial Park is a large artillery piece—a World Special thanks to MBDO Board Member Micheal Dra- War I cannon. So far, we have not located any direct vo for his help in creating this article. Mr. Dravo is information on exactly when the cannon was dedicated. responsible for relocating all of the memorials to this We do know, however, where it was originally located. park as well as maintaining the memorials. Until Veterans Memorial Park was created in 1999, the cannon was located in front of the Maywood American Legion Post at 5th Ave and Legion St.

The cannon, perhaps surprisingly, is not American -- it's from Great Britain. It was one of the main artillery piec- es used during WWI by the British, and eventually American, soldiers. It is known as a BL 60 Pounder Mk. I. For the detail oriented, the BL 60-Pounder is mounted on a Mk II carriage with tractor wheels. This carriage was intended to be drawn by a vehicle, but could also be drawn by a team of horses. The cannon shot a 60 pound, 5 inch projectile as far as two miles.

After the end of WWI, many of these artillery pieces were in the United States, having been sent here for British troops learning how to operate the BL 60- training during the Great War. As the pieces were de- Pounder during World War One. 7 Annual Memorial Service Maywood Bataan Day

The Tank In The Park During World War I, the Maywood Illinois National Guard unit served in Europe as part of the 1st Division. On the battlefield, they served as part of the new Armored Cavalry units that include both horse and the latest technical advance in warfare—the Armored Car. Today, we know these armored cars as “tanks”. After the war, the men from Maywood returned home to their Armory and their weekend National Guard du- ties—as part of the 33rd Division. For the next twenty years, the 33rd Division unit in Maywood learned all about armor, as well as other skills of the Army man in their weekend drills.

Federalized in 1940, the men of the Maywood National Guard unit arrived at Ft. Knox, Kentucky in the fall of that year. There they were re-designated as a light tank company in the 192nd Tank Battalion. They would join 3 other states’ National Guard units in that role. At Ft. Knox, the Army’s new center of armor training, the men learned how to drive, main- tain and fight with the latest version of the Stuart Light Tank—the M2, nick- named the “Mae West” for a couple prominent reasons.

After working on their basic skills at Ft. Knox, the 192nd was sent to Camp Polk Louisiana to engage in the largest war games ever in the summer of 1941. Under the watchful eye of Gen. George S. Patton, the 192nd showed its mettle and its skill. By the early fall of 1941, they were deemed ready, and soon, they were on their way to San Francisco, along with their new tanks, the M3 Stuart Light Tank. This new tank had all the latest equip- ment. It was faster, had a more powerful cannon (the M5 37mm), and 5 machine guns. Together, men and tanks arrived in the Philippines at the end of November 1941. But almost before the turrets and cannons could be attached to the tanks, the Japanese had bombed Clark Field, and World War II was underway. Despite several missteps in the deployment of the tanks — they were not good on sand at the beaches, or in the rice paddies — the tanks proved invaluable in providing cover for the retreating troops in the Battle of Bataan and were more than a match for the Japanese tanks then in use.

In fact, the M3 Stuart was such a good tank that the Japanese re- paired many of them after the surrender, and continued to use them until the conquest of the Philippines by Gen. MacArthur in 1945. After the war, Capt. Emmett Gibson, who was a native son of May- wood and a Bataan survivor, contacted General Weaver who had commanded the 192nd in Bataan and asked if it would be possible to get a Stuart tank to use as a memorial to the men who fought and died on Bataan. Gen. Weaver was enthusiastic in his approval, saying that the men of Co. B fought bravely and to the end. With his support, an Pictured at the tank dedication are, (l - r) Louis Nelson, Capt. John Stefanek, Col. Theodore Wickord, Gov. Dwight H. Green, Fr. Muzik, (partially blocked), Brig. M3A3 Stuart Light Tank (the last model of the M3 Stuart line) was de- Gen. James Weaver, Sgt. Robert Peterson, Sgt. Jack Swinehamer, Capt. Emmett Gibson (Back to camera), and behind Gen. Weaver, Sgt. George Dravo. commissioned and transported to Maywood by train in the fall of 1946. After unloading, no one was sure how to get the tank to the park from the train station. At this point, the story becomes a little “murky”. What IS known is that one of the men form Co. B, who had experience as a tank driver, hopped in, fired it up, and drove it down 5th Avenue. What’s not completely clear is, who was it? There are two competing stories—one has Bob Peterson driving the tank, and the other has Jack Swinehamer at the controls. We may never know for sure who to properly credit, but we do know that on September 8, 1946, the tank was dedicated in Maywood to the honor and memory of the men who had fought and died on Bataan.

For more than seven decades, the tank has stood tall in the park, a daily reminder of the heroism of the men of Bataan, as well as a tribute to their fighting machines. 8

PFC George Dilboy Statue A Statue at Hines VA Hospital honors a Greek-American WWI hero awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

On May 24, 1942, on the grounds of Hines Hospital, near 1st Ave. and Roosevelt Rd., a group of national, state and local politicians and community leaders form the Greek community in Chicago and across America gathered to dedicate a statue. The statue installation had begun almost two years earlier, in the summer of 1940. An organization called the George Dilboy Memorial Foundation had received permission to erect a statue in honor of George Dilboy on the VA Hospital grounds.

The story of PFC George Dilboy is phenomenal on several levels. Born in Greece in 1896, he emigrated to America in 1910 with his father. Later, he’d return to Greece to fight in the Balkan Wars. However, he returned to America where, in 1917, he volunteered to fight for America in World War I. While deployed in France as part of the 103rd Infantry Regiment, he acted heroically to save lives. Here is the citation that accompanied the Congressional Medal of Honor he was awarded for that action:

After his platoon had gained its objective along a railroad embankment, Pfc. Dilboy, accompanying his platoon leader to reconnoiter the ground be- yond, was suddenly fired upon by an enemy machine gun from 100 yards. From a standing position on the railroad track, fully exposed to view, he opened fire at once, but failing to silence the gun, rushed forward with his bayonet fixed, through a wheat field toward the gun emplacement, falling within 25 yards of the gun with his right leg nearly severed above the knee and with several bullet holes in his body. With undaunted courage he continued to fire into the emplacement from a prone position, killing 2 of the enemy and dispersing the rest of the crew.

PFC Dilboy died from the wounds he suffered in this action. He was first buried in a battlefield cemetery in France. Later, his remains were removed and given a hero’s welcome and tribute in Greece. However, during a later skirmish with Turkish soldiers during the Greco-Turkish wars in 1919-1922, his tomb was dese- crated. When US President Warren Harding heard of the desecration, he sent a US warship to recover the remains. Today PFC Dilboy’s remains rest in Arlington National Cemetery.

So, why was a statue erected of Dilboy at Hines Hospital in Maywood, Illinois? The Greek-born American doughboy never lived in, or even visited Chica- go. Simply because the Hellenic-American community in Chicago saw this as an opportunity to remind every soldier that their sacri- fice is valuable, regardless of their ethnic origin, their race, their religion. Our nation honors all those who give all in the support of freedom.

World War I Memorials in Maywood

 Maywood Public Library (WW1 Photo)  West Town Museum (Geo. Dilboy Memorial Scrapbook)  VFW Post (named in honor of John H. Shelton)  George Dilboy Monument (at Hines)  Cannon at Veterans Memorial Maywood Park Annual Memorial Service Maywood Bataan Day

Roll of Honor 192nd Tank Battalion Company A Sgt. Leroy Anderson 4 Pvt. Thomas E. Hurtt 4 Pvt. Boyd A. Riese 1 Pvt. Fay Baldon 4 Pvt. Vernon A. Johnson 1 Sgt. Orvis Rinehart 1 Cpl. Ray Baldon 6 Pvt. Cecil W. Kitchens 1 Cpl. Gilbert A. Ryman 6 Sgt. Robert W. Bartz 1 Sgt. Paul W. Klitzke 6 Pfc. Thomas H. Samek 8 Pvt. Horace Bennett 1 Pfc. Donald E. Knipshield 4 Sgt. Owen Sandmire 1 1st Lt. Kenneth B. Bloomfield 7 Sgt. Forrest K. Knox 1 Pvt. Glenn R. Schlingerman 6 Pvt. Elmer F. Blonien 6 2nd Lt. Henry Knox 1 Pvt. Emil O. Schmidt 1 Pvt. Robert E. Boehm 1 Tec 4 Fred Krug 6 Pfc. Kenneth E. Schoeberle 4 Cpl. Jack V. Bruce 6 Sgt. Robert C. Kubly 1 Pvt. Donald F. Schultz 1 Pvt. Earl O. Burchard 1 Sgt. Howard R. Lang 1 Sgt. James H. Schultz 4 Pvt. John F. Burke 4 1st/Sgt. Dale E. Lawton 1 2nd Lt. Leroy A. Scoville 4 Sgt. Delmon R. Bushaw 1 Pfc. Lloyd J. Lobdell Jr. 6 Sgt. Donald K. Semrow 6 Sgt. John F. Campbell 6 Pfc. Maurice E. Lustig 4 Pvt. Bernard K. Shea 6 Sgt. Willard H. Campbell 6 S/Sgt. Henry M. Luther 4 Pvt. Anthony J. Shrelnes 1 Sgt. Alva J. Chapman 1 Sgt. John P. Luther 4 Pvt. William H. Sommerlund 1 Pvt. William A. Curtis 1 Tec 4 Harold F. Madison 6 Pvt. John C. Spencer 1 Pvt. Edward L. DeGroot 1 Tec 4 Ralph A. Madison 8 Cpl. Kenneth C. Squire 4 Pvt. Albert DuBois 1 Pfc. James L. Manogue 6 Sgt. Arnold M. Steen 6 Sgt. Herbert A. Durner 1 S/Sgt. William M. McAuliffe 1 Cpl. Robert J. Stewart 1 Sgt. Wesley Elmer 1 Sgt. Neil B. McCage 4 Pvt. Daniel N. Stoudt 1 Pvt. Charles F. Erickson 6 Pvt. Emerson M. McCarter 1 Pvt. Vincent C. Sykora 4 Sgt. Wesley B. Fancher 6 Pfc. George M. McCarthy Jr. 1 Pvt. Walter W. Taipale 6 Pvt. James Finley 1 Pfc. Joseph F. McCrea 6 Sgt. Forrest F. Teal 4 Pvt. Alton K. Goff 6 Pfc. Jean H. McCrone 6 Sgt. Edward R. Trebs 1 Pvt. Eugene C. Greenfield 8 Pvt. Donald B. New 6 Pvt. Vendel Trinka Jr. 1 Pfc. Laurence H. Grim 6 Pfc. Carl N. Nickols 1 S/Sgt. Jesse E. Tubbs 6 Pfc. Robert J. Harrie 6 Pvt. Abel F. Ortega 1 Pvt. Ray C. Underwood 8 Pvt. Leonard M. Hart 1 Sgt. Philip Parish 1 Sgt. Stanley J Walsh 6 Pvt. Wando A. Hart 8 Pvt. Norman A. Paul 8 Sgt. Dewayne E. Wasson 6 Tec 4 Kenneth R. Hatlevig 6 Cpl. Marvel Peterson 4 Pvt. Miles Weech 6 Pvt. William J. Haviland 8 Pfc. Lewis R. Phillips 6 Pvt. Glen K. White 6 Pvt. Emmett E. Hensley 1 2nd Lt. William W. Read Jr. 2 Pvt. Glen E. Widener 6 Pvt. Raymond M. Hill 6 Pvt. Obie C. Richardson 1 Capt. Walter Write 2 Pfc. Robert R. Hubbard 8 Pvt. Lloyd J. Richter 1 Pvt. James H. Hurndon Jr. 4 Sgt. Harvey H. Riedeman 8

LEGEND 1. Rescued 6. Died in prison camp 2. Killed In Action 7. Died on Death March 3. Missing In Action 8. Died as Japanese slave 4. Died on board Hell Ship labor 5. Burnt alive at Palawan

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Roll of Honor 192nd Tank Battalion

Company B

Pvt. Elkoney A. Allison 6 Pvt. Carl E. Garr 8 Cpl. John Massimino 1 Pvt. Andrew J. Aquila 1 Pvt. J. C. Garrett 1 Pvt. Francis I. McGuire 1 Pvt. John Avila 4 Cpl. Erwin A. Glassnapp 1 2nd Lt. Ben R. Morin 1 Sgt. James A. Bainbridge, Jr 6 Tec. 4 Frank Goldstein 1 Pvt. Alexander Mueller 6 S/Sgt. John E. Ball 6 Sgt. Norman W. Goodman 1 Pvt. Orrie T. Mulholland 1 Pvt. Zenon R. Bardowski 1 Pvt. Alexander Gorr 4 Pvt. Harry J. Noworul 1 Sgt. James P. Bashleben 1 Pvt. Richard W. Graff 2 Pvt. William E. Oldaker 1 Pvt. Harold C. Becker 1 Sgt. James W. Griffin 6 Pvt. Robert V. Parr 1 2nd Lt. Donald R. Bertrand 4 1st Lt. Willie S. Heard Jr. 4 Pvt. Elmore W. Pattison 1 2nd Lt. Daniel J. Beyer 1 1st Sgt. Roger Heilig 4 Pvt. Clemath S. Peppers 2 Pvt. James A. Bird 1 Pvt. Kenneth A. Heinrich 1 Tec. 5 Charles A. Peterson 6 2nd Lt. Harry B. Black 8 Pvt. Joseph P. Henderson 5 S/Sgt. Robert E. Peterson 1 Pvt. Daniel J. Boni 4 Tec. 4 Andrew Hepburn 6 Pvt. John M. Pimperal 1 Sgt. Robert E. Bronge 6 Pvt. Charles A. Heuel 2 Pvt. Edward F. Plodzien 1 Cpl. LaPrade D. Brown, Jr 6 S/Sgt. Warren Hildebrandt 4 Pvt. Henry A. Rusch 1 Pfc. Frank A. Byars 2 2nd Lt. Arthur A. Holland 4 Pvt. Lawrence M. Sears 1 Cpl. James A. Cahill 2 Pvt. Quincey A. Humphries 2 Pvt. Ralph R. Shaffer 1 Cpl. John P. Cahill 1 2nd Lt. Harvey A. Jennings 6 Pvt. Edrow F. Singletary 6 Pvt. Charles A. Carter 1 Sgt. Willard Jennings 6 2nd Lt. William H. Slicer 1 Sgt. Walter F. Cigoi 8 Pvt. Bernard W. Johnson 4 Pvt. Earl M. Squyres 6 Pvt. Wallace H. Coats 1 Sgt. Lawrence J. Jordan 1 Pvt. John T. Strompolis 1 Cpl. Albert Cornils 1 Pvt. William J. Kerins 1 Pvt. Michael Swartz 6 Tec. 5 Charles R. Corr 6 Sgt. William A. Kindell 1 Pvt. Rogers L. Taylor 1 Pvt. Harley W. Coulter 4 Pvt. Herbert J. Kirchhoff, Jr 1 Pvt. Lester I. Tennenberg 1 2nd Lt. Richard E. Danca 4 Sgt. Steve Kodaj 1 Pvt. Joseph P. Twa 1 Pfc. Henry J. Deckert 2 Tec. 4 Joseph S. Kwiatkowski 6 Tec. 5 Arthur G. Van Pelt 4 Cpl. Edward G. Depa 1 Pvt. Joseph D. Lajzer 1 Sgt. Raymond J. Vandenbroucke 1 Tec. 5 Donald A. Dettmer 6 Pvt. Harold D Lane 1 Cpl. Paul H. Vetter 1 S/Sgt. Albert T Edwards 4 Pvt. Raymond R. Lorenz 1 Sgt. Willard W. Von Bergen 6 Pvt. James E. Edwards 1 2nd Lt. Matthew S. MacDowell 1 Pvt. Louie L. Webb 1 Pfc. Clyde D. Ehrhardt 4 Pfc. Carl A. Maggio 1 Pvt. Michael Wepsiec 1 Pvt. P. Z. Eldridge 6 Pvt. L. D. Marrs 1 2nd Lt. Edward G. Winger 2 Pvt. Felix Flores 8 Pvt. Wallace R. Marston 1 Pvt. Joseph L. Wisniowski 6 Sgt. Nicholas F. Fryziuk 1 Cpl. J. Robert Martin 1 Pvt. Louis Zelis 1 Pfc. Steve G. Gados, Jr 1 Pvt. Carmelo Martinez 1 Pvt. Thomas H. Garland 1 Sgt. Raymond P. Mason 2

LEGEND

1. Rescued 6. Died in prison camp 2. Killed In Action 7. Died on Death March 3. Missing In Action 8. Died as Japanese slave 4. Died on board Hell Ship labor 5. Burnt alive at Palawan

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Roll of Honor 192nd Tank Battalion

Company C

Pvt. Leonard M. Adams 1 Pvt. Clifford W. Fusselman 8 Pvt. Joseph P. Pevey 4 Sgt. Albert L. Allen 1 Pfc. George S. Garman 1 Pvt. Lacy L Prater 1 1st Sgt. John R. Andrews 4 Pvt. Howard R. Gasaway 6 Pvt. Sidney M. Rattner 2 2nd Lt. Albert Bartz 1 1st Lt. William H. Gentry 1 Pvt. Samuel L. Raynes 6 S/Sgt. Joseph W. Beard 6 Pvt. Raymond F. Gheen 6 Pfc. George H. Reis 6 Pvt. Harold R. Beggs 1 Pvt. Charles J. Giamalva 1 Tec. 5 Paul E. Reutinger 6 2nd Lt. Donald R. Bertrand 4 Pvt. Melvin Giddens 4 Pvt. Forest E. Richeson 1 Sgt. Charles R. Boeshart 1 Pfc. James W. Gillespie 6 Pvt. Charles G. Riedmiller 1 Pvt. Ralph L. Boyle 1 Pvt. Paul A. Grassick 1 Pvt. Elmer M. Roberts 1 Pfc. Hubert O. Brewer 4 Pvt. Edward E. Grogg 2 Tec. 5 Walter L. Robey 6 Sgt. Vincent R. Brown 4 Pfc. Rollie C. Harger 6 Tec. 4 John E. Robinette 6 Pvt. William E. Brown 6 Pvt. Charles C. Harmon 1 Pvt. John F. Ross 1 Pvt. James M. Bryant 1 Cpl. Marvin C. Harris 1 Pfc. Robert A. Ruminski 6 Cpl. Charles P. Chaffin 1 2nd Lt. John F. Hay 6 Pfc. Wilbur F.Jr. Russell 4 Tec. 5 Earl L. Charles, Jr. 6 S/Sgt. Joseph J. Hrupcho 1 Pvt. John J. Sandor 1 Cpl. Wade W. Chio 1 Cpl. Virgil C. Janes 1 Sgt. Jacob A. Schmidt 6 2nd Lt. William L. Cockrum 8 Sgt. Elwin G. Jones 6 Sgt. John L. Short 1 Capt. Harold W. Collins 4 Pvt. Lewis H. Kirby 1 Sgt. Robert W. Shubert 6 Pvt. Burlin C. Cupp 1 Tec. 5 John Kovach, Jr. 6 Pvt. Allen F. Sills 6 Cpl. Thomas Davenport 6 Pfc. Silas B. LeGrow 1 Sgt. Elmer N. Smith 4 Tec. 4 Chester S. Decant 6 Pvt. Charles H. Looney 6 Sgt. Emerson P. Smith 2 Pvt. Vernor Deck 2 Pvt. Edward F. Martel 1 Capt. Robert S. Sorensen 8 Pvt. Cornell Dillon 6 Pvt. Raymond J. McCreanor 1 Pvt. Garold M. Stephen 6 Pvt. Alton M. Dodway 6 Pfc. Hobart C. McVay 6 Pvt. Carl D. Stuller 1 Pvt. Alva E. Doshier 6 Sgt. John Miklo 4 Sgt. Kenneth E. Thompson 1 Pvt. Jack D. Driver 6 Pvt. Merle L. Miller 1 Pvt. George M. Verba 1 Sgt. David H. Duff 6 Pvt. John D. Minier 1 Pvt. Lavern A. Weir 6 Pvt. Robert T. Duncan 7 Tec. 5 James T. Moran 6 S/Sgt. Joseph S. Wierzchon 4 Pvt. Jessie W. Durham 1 Sgt. John J. Morine 8 Pvt. Wilfred R. Willis 6 Pvt. Raymon O. Edens 6 Pvt. William M. Mullins 1 Cpl. Howard M. Wodrich 4 S/Sgt. Steve M. Eliyas 6 Pvt. Albert P. Naymick 1 Pvt. Robert L. Young 2 S/Sgt. Olen C. Elwell 4 Pvt. Billie M. Neal 6 Cpl. Joseph Zam 6 Pvt. Charles E. Everett 1 Pfc. James O'Brien 6 Pfc. George Zimmerman 4

LEGEND 1. Rescued 6. Died in prison camp 2. Killed In Action 7. Died on Death March 3. Missing In Action 8. Died as Japanese slave 4. Died on board Hell Ship labor 5. Burnt alive at Palawan

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Roll of Honor 192nd Tank Battalion

Company D Pvt. William E. Adams 1 Tec 5 Everett E. Ferguson 6 Pfc. Marvin Marksberry 1 Pvt. Eduardo R. Aguero 6 Pvt. Harold J. Ferguson 1 Pvt. Emmit A. McDow 6 Pvt. John B. Aldred 1 Pfc. Earl Fowler 1 Pvt. Martin W. McGrath 3 Pvt. Clarence L. Allen 6 Sgt. Edward T. French 2 S/Sgt. Joseph B. Million 5 Pfc. Crate D. Anderson 2 Sgt. Morgan French 1 Pvt. Lewis T. Nix Jr. 2 S/Sgt. Joe Anness, Jr. 1 Sgt. John A. Funk 6 Pvt. Lawrence Odom 1 Pvt. William L. Arnold 1 Cpl. Ernest Garcia 1 2nd Lt. Everett R. Preston 8 Pvt. John p. Babb 4 Pvt. Roy E. Goodpaster 8 Sgt. Charles R. Quinn 1 S/Sgt. Donald Barden 4 Sgt. Raymond J. Graham 6 Pfc. Charles E. Reed 1 Tec 5 Eber L. Boden 6 Pvt. James T. Groves 1 Pvt. Willard Rose 1 Pvt. Patrick F. Boone 1 Pvt. Jacob P. Henry 6 Pfc. Garratt G. Royalty 1 Pvt. George H. Boyce 4 Tec 5 Thomas P. Hickey 6 2nd Lt. Archibald B. Rue 4 Pvt. Robert H. Brooks 2 Pvt. George Holman 1 Sgt. John E. Sadler 1 Pfc. Thomas F. Brooks 6 Sgt. Aaron C. Hopper 1 Sgt. Heze F. Sallee 8 Pvt. Tansell E. Bruce 1 Pvt. Ervin D. Horttor 1 Pvt. Paige E. Sapp 1 Pfc. James M. Carter 4 Pvt. Kenneth M. Hourigan 1 Pvt. James W. Scaife 1 Pvt. Ross Casmo Jr. 1 Pvt. Abner L. Humphrey Jr. 1 Pvt. James C. Secrist 8 Sgt. Isaac H. Causey 6 Pfc. Wesley D. Hungate 6 Cpl. Edward P. Serpell 1 Pvt. Corlie Choate 1 Pvt. William H. Jardot 4 Sgt. Judson D. Simpson 1 Pvt. James L. Choate 5 Pvt. Ira L. Jefferies 1 Pvt. Jabe C. Smith 1 Sgt. George O. Christopher 1 Pvt. Otha Johnson 1 Sgt. William D. Sparrow 1 Pfc. George E. Chumley 1 Tec 5 James E. Jones 6 Sgt. Herbert C. Steel 6 Sgt. Morris S. Collier 1 Tec 5 Birchell Keeling 6 Pfc. Ralph L. Stine 1 Pvt. Sidney A. Coy 1 Tec 5 William C. Kent 6 1st/Sgt Yandell Terhune 6 Pvt. Maynard Cravens 1 2nd Lt. Henry R. LaFon Jr. 4 Pvt. James C. Thompson 1 Pvt. Woodrow W. Cravens 1 Sgt. Marcus A. Lawson 1 Cpl. Edward V. Trisler 6 Pvt. John O. Cunningham 6 Sgt. Richard T. Leake 1 Pvt. Peter H. Tschudi 1 Cpl. Oscar Dean 6 Pvt. Hugh J. Leonard 4 Pvt. Howard R. Williams 6 S/Sgt. Wallace Denny 6 Pvt. Willis E. Lewis 1 S/Sgt. Maurice E. Wilson 1 Sgt. Ben Devine 6 Sgt. Claude Likens 1 Cpl. Claude L. Yeast 1 Pvt. George R. Dietrich 1 Pvt. Woodrow P. Lofton 6 Pvt. David A. Dowell 1 Pvt. George W. Logan 1

LEGEND 1. Rescued 6. Died in prison camp 2. Killed In Action 7. Died on Death March 3. Missing In Action 8. Died as Japanese slave 4. Died on board Hell Ship labor 5. Burnt alive at Palawan

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Roll of Honor 192nd Tank Battalion HQ Company

Pfc. Robert S. Ainsworth 4 Pvt. Charles V. Crompton 6 Pvt. James C. Henson 8 T/Sgt. William C. Alford 1 Pfc. John L. Cummins 4 Tec 5 Ralph K. Hite 6 2nd Lt. John H. Allen 1 Pvt. John O. Cunningham 6 Sgt. John E. Hobbs Jr.1 Pvt. Joseph P. Angelone 4 Sgt. Albert E. DeCurtins 6 Sgt. John O. Hopple 6 Pvt. Elzie E. Anness 8 Sgt. Roger C. Dery 6 Pfc. Kent W. Hughes Jr. 6 S/Sgt. Richard Armato 1 Cpl. Leo H. Dorsey 1 Tec 4 William P. Hullihan 6 Pfc. Leon F. Atha 4 Pvt. George E. Dravo 1 Cpl. Fred A. Jannisch Jr. 6 Pfc. Frank L. Beaver 8 Pvt. James W. Durr 1 Sgt. Frank Jendrysik 6 2nd Lt. Charles E. Bennett 4 Pfc. Homer R. Dutt 4 Pfc. Harry Jerele 6 Cpl. Elmer J. Bensing Jr. 1 Pvt. John J. Eber 6 Pfc. Harold P. Keegan 6 Pvt. Donald R. Berger 6 Tec 5 Lyle Eesley 6 2nd Lt. Marshall H. Kennedy Jr. 8 Pvt. William E. Blacketer 1 Tec 4 Lloyd E. Ehrbar 6 Pfc. Philip E. Killinger 6 Pvt. Emery B. Boardman 7 Pvt. Ralph A. Ellis 4 Cpl. Harry King 6 T/Sgt. Johnnie Bottoms 6 Pvt. Kenneth W. Engel 6 Sgt. Ronald J. King 6 Cpl. Matthew B. Braun 1 Pvt. Elmer E. Engle 6 Sgt. Edward Lysle Kolb 6 Sgt. Lewis H. Brittan 1 Pvt. Harold G. Fanning 6 Cpl. John Koleczek 1 Sgt William C. P. Brown 6 Pvt. Samuel Fields 6 Sgt. John G. Kolesar Jr. 6 Pvt. Paul H. Bruce 1 Pvt. Roy Flippen 4 Sgt. Leslie Krause 4 Pvt. Grover C. Brummett 1 Pvt. Willard E. Foster 6 Pvt. Stanley H. Kyler 1 Capt. Fred T. Bruni 5 Tec. 5 John T. Fox 6 Pvt. James M. Langford 1 Pfc. Lester R. Buggs 1 Pvt. Laddio J. Gallia 6 Pvt. Alfred R. Langley 1 Pfc. Melvin E. Buggs 4 Cpl. Jack P. Gauthier 6 Pfc. Edward J. Lenio 6 Pfc. Wayne T. Buggs 1 Tec 5 Clifford L. Gibson 6 Pvt. Fred Leonard Jr. 6 Pfc. James R. Burden 6 1st. Lt. Emmett F. Gibson 1 Pvt. J. M. Lillard 1 Capt. Arthur V. Burholt 4 Pvt. Olen J. Gilson 1 Pvt. Harvey E. Logue 3 Cpl. William E. Burns Jr. 6 Pvt. Lonnie L. Gray 1 Pvt. Fred W. Lovering 6 1st. Lt. John F. A. Bushaw 6 Sgt. Jack J. Griswold 8 Pfc. Arthur G. Mahone 4 Sgt. Vernon H. Bussell 4 Pvt. Edward M. Haines 1 S/Sgt. Walter J. Mahr 6 Pvt. Lester C. Cale 4 M/Sgt. John Hando 1 Pvt. Nick Marchese 6 Pvt. Martin W. Camfferman 6 Capt. Donald L. Hanes 8 Pfc. Lawrence I. Martin 1 Pvt. Woodrow B. Carroll 6 Pvt. George C. Hardtke 6 Pvt. Clement F. Martini 4 Pvt. Albert J. Christ 6 Pvt. Lyle C. Harlow 1 Sgt. Joseph D. Matheny 1 Pfc. Robert V. Cloyd 4 Sgt. Howard L. Hasselkus 6 T/Sgt. Albert C. McArthur Jr. 6 Pvt. Dannie J. Courtney 1 Pvt. William A. Hauser 1 M/Sgt. Osborne McDonald 6 Pfc. Woodrow T. Cox 1 M/Sgt. Robert G. Havens 6 1st. Lt. Jacques V. Merrifield 1 Pfc. Ancel E. Crick 4 Tec. 5 Donald M. Heddleston 6 (Continued on page 15)

LEGEND 1. Rescued 6. Died in prison camp 2. Killed In Action 7. Died on Death March 3. Missing In Action 8. Died as Japanese slave 4. Died on board Hell Ship labor 5. Burnt alive at Palawan

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HQ Company (Continued from page 14) Pfc. Field M. Reed Jr. 1 Cpl. Howard F. Stickel 4 Cpl. Robert W. Miller 6 Pfc. Harley G. Reeves 7 1st Sgt. William L. Swift 6 Pvt. Joseph Moczarny 8 Capt. Joseph A. Revak 1 Pvt. John D. Swinehamer 1 Pvt. August J. Moody 4 Pvt. Emerson S. Rex 1 Pvt. Marvin D. Taylor 1 Pvt. Albert B. Moore 1 Pvt. Howard E. Rickman 4 Pvt. Ralph N. Taylor 6 Tec. 5 Claude N. Moreland 6 Sgt. John Rowland 1 Capt. Russell C. Thorman 4 Maj. John C. Morley 4 Capt. Edwin W Rue 1 Pvt. Joseph P. Trlicik 6 Pvt. Thomas P. Motosko 1 Pvt. Campbell K. Sadler 1 Pfc. Walter Tucker 1 Pvt. Peter Nakavich 4 Pvt. James W. Sallee 4 1st. Lt. George A. Van Arsdall 4 Maj. Havelock D. Nelson 6 Pvt. Ernest L. Sampson Jr. 1 Pvt. Cecil R. Van Diver 1 Pvt. Gordon M. Newman 4 1st. Lt. Thomas S. Savage 1 Sgt. Edmund F. Van Galder 6 Sgt. William F. Nolan 1 Sgt. Jennings B. Scanlon 6 Cpl. Jimmy Vaughn 1 Cpl. Daniel Nugent 1 Capt. Ruben H. Schwass 8 Cpl. Russell Vertuno 6 Sgt. Joseph H. O'Connell 1 Pvt. Frederick G. Schweinsberg 7 Pvt. Albert K. Walker 1 Pvt. William Peavler 1 Pvt. Reid Shewmaker 1 Pvt. Lewis Mark Wallisch 1 Pfc. Vernon M. Pendley 6 Pvt. Russell D. Simon 6 T/Sgt. Ernest G. Walsh 6 Pvt. Edgar Peters 1 Pfc. Cecil J. Sims 1 Pvt. Lester O. Watson 1 Pvt. Dominick Piccolo 1 Maj. Maynard G. Snell 4 Pvt. Earl W. Whitney 1 Cpl. Bruno J. Pierotti 4 Pvt. Mitchell O. Spear 6 Pvt. Grover D. Whittinghill 1 Pvt. Peter P Pirnat 1 Pvt. Norman F. Spencer 6 Lt. Col. Theodore F. Wickord 1 Pvt. Earl L. Pratt 1 Pvt. John T. Stanton 6 Pvt. Edward G. Willis 6 M/Sgt. George A. Prueher Jr. 6 Pvt. Charlie H. Steel 1 Sgt. Ivan O. Wilmer 2 Pvt. Paul A. Ratay 6 Pfc. Gerald M. Stephen 6 Sgt. John W. Wood Jr.1 Pvt. John H Read 1 Pvt. Mayo G. Stephenson 1 Pvt. Lucian F. Yankey 1 Pvt. Arthur H. Reed 1 Tec 4 Gerald K. Sterken 6 Pvt. Willard R. Yeast 5

Medical Detachment

Pfc. Robert G. Gill Jr. 8 S/Sgt. Howard I. Massey Sr. 4 Capt. Alvin C. Poweleit M.D. 1 Pvt. Albert J. Graf 1 Pvt. J. B. Miller 1 Cpl. John B. Reynolds 8 Pvt. Marvin W. Jaeger 1 Pvt. Ira C. Morgan 1 Pvt. Robert J. Ryan 1 Pfc. Charles C. Jensen 1 Tec 5 Paul E. Moser III 4 Pfc. Ardell O. Schei 1 Pvt. Nick Kaplar 1 1st Lt. William D. Mosiman M.D.1 Pfc. Martin L. Wasserman 1 Pvt. Wilbur E. Linse 1 Pvt. Robert J. Nank 2 Pvt. Earl H. Wheeler 1 Pfc. Curtis Massey 6 Pvt. Donald C. Norris 1

LEGEND 1. Rescued 6. Died in prison camp 2. Killed In Action 7. Died on Death March 3. Missing In Action 8. Died as Japanese slave 4. Died on board Hell Ship labor 5. Burnt alive at Palawan

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