July 2012 - Philippine Defenders Main

The Descendants Group and the American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor
Volume 68 Wellsburg, West Virginia - Summer 2012 Number 1
Back L., Houston Turner, Robert Rosenthal, Roy Ed Friese, Nicholas Hionedes, Bob Heer, Bill Elridge, Ralph Griffith.
Front L., Frank Stecklein, Cecil Forinash, Earl Szwabo, Harold Bergbower, Bill Overmier, Henry Cornellison.
3rd Annual Convention Report from Albuquerque
By Linda McDavitt and Nancy Kragh
What beautiful surroundings to have our 3rd annual convention.
This year’s convention once again featured exPOWs, wives,
widows, descendants born prior to the war, and added a new element
with the educational grant winners, a writing session, the
Roger Mansell Speaker, screening of documentary films, a session
providing information about the Guerilla fighters, a session providing
information on the development of Memorials in New Mexico,
awarding of medals by the Philippine Government and the commemoration
of the Fall of Corregidor and the Philippines.
The second “Peace, Friendship and Reconciliation trip to Japan”
session was provided by exPOWs Harold Bergbower, Ralph
Griffith and Ed Friese with a slide show of the event prepared by
Debra Bergbower. These trips are clearly transformational for the
participants and we were thrilled to hear their reactions and stories.
All the men and their wives or descendants that had accompanied
them were treated with respect and provided the royal treatment.
Kinue Tokudome, Yuka Ibuki and Shizu Maekawa were instrumental
in helping plan the trips to the POW camps and helped with all
the events while the exPOWs were there. It was announced during
the convention that there would be a third trip and those interested
in going should contact Lester Tenney.
The POW panels this year included participation from Cecil
Forinash, Robert Heer, Nicholas “Nick” Hionedes, Frank Stecklein,
(cont. on page 8)
Inside Inside This This Issue
Issue
President’s Message - 2
ADBC Memorial Society Board Listing, Info- 3
Correspondence-4
Editor’s Notes, Chaplain’s Message - 5
70th Commemoration and Cabanatuan Orchestra-7
ADBC Application Forms- 9
Convention Pictures -10
Memorial List and Quan Changes Information- 12
Philippine Awards and Attendee List-13
Deceased-14-17
Mukden Reunion; Philippine Revisited - 18
Grant Forms and Guidelines-19

The ADBC
Memorial Society
of of the
the
American
American
Defenders Defenders of
of
Bataan Bataan Bataan &
&
Corregidor
Corregidor
319 Charles Street
Wellsburg, WV 26070-0591
Phone 304-737-0946
thequan@comcast.net
J.W. George Wallace
Jane Kraina
Editors, The Quan
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The QUAN
Official publication of the
Descendants Group of
The The American American Defenders Defenders of of
of
Bataan Bataan and and Corregidor
Corregidor
Entered as NonProfit Standard Mail
at Pittsburgh, PA, 15290
USPS Nonprofit Auth Number 82202
President
Joe Vater, Jr.
535 Smithfield Ave
Suite 1300
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
JAV@muslaw.com
Vice President
Caroline Burkhart
2408 Elliot Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
carolineburkhart@yahoo.com
Treasurer
Judy Pruitt
23 Elwell Road
Jamaica Plain,
pruittja13@aol.com
Secretary
Jim Erickson
1102 Santa Rita Court
College Station, TX 77845
jwerickson@gmail.com
ADBC Memorial Society
Honoring the American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor
Dedicated to those persons both living and dead who fought
against overwhelming odds against the enemy at the outbreak of
World War Two.
ADBC Memorial Society Board Information 2012-2013
At Large Member
Kristin Dahlstrom
733A Luau Drive
Des Plains, IL 60016
bkonluau@comcast.net
At Large Member
Linda McDavitt
5201 McCormick Mountain
Austin, TX 78734
bandboat@yahoo.com
At Large Member
Patty Prickett
1008 West Kensington Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
patricia.p14@sbcglobal.net
Chaplain
Davis Ferrell
515 Nursery Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
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We Have a New Name
At the annual membership meeting in Albuquerque it was voted by our members to change
the name of our organization to the ADBC Memorial Society. Because the ADBC is no
longer an existing organization, having been disbanded in 2009, we can no longer logically
use the name Descendants Group, an Auxiliary of the American Defenders of Bataan and
Corregidor. This was the interim name that we were asked to use when the ADBC was
disbanding and the descendants were in the wings waiting to carry on the legacy under
our own banner. We are the same organization with the same mission, the same board, and
the same members but a new name. Our logo remains substantially the same with the
Descendants Group name changed to Memorial Society. We hope that the name is indicative
of what we hope to accomplish for the future and that more people will feel welcome
to join our group be they descendants, former POWS, wives, widows, guerillas, civilian
internees, researchers, former Philippine Scouts or Philippine Army members. We all share
a common goal through education and research to make sure that the heroes who fought
in the Pacific during the early days of WWII are not forgotten.
Credits This Issue
Photographs and Stories Contributed by - Jane Kraina, George Wallace,
Yukako Ibuki, Gloria Burkhardt, and Kevin Secor
Typesetting & Proofreading - Mary Kay Wallace
Printing & Mailing - TypeCraft Press, Pittsburgh, PA

President’s Message - From From Joe Joe Vater, Vater, Jr.
Jr.
I have been honored by the Board to be reelected to be the President of the ADBC Memorial Society, a new name but the same
organization and mission. This article of The Quan provides an opportunity for all those who attended the convention to relive some
wonderful memories. Those who were unable to attend will enjoy the pictures and the articles about this convention. I am forever grateful
to all of those who worked so hard leading up to the convention and to all those who made the convention so successful. The comments
that we received from the attendees, most especially those from the former POWs, their wives, or widows certainly make all of our efforts
worthwhile.
However, the convention was not without its challenges. On the eve of the convention, the number of individuals who registered was
substantially below the number that we had anticipated and had utilized in establishing guarantees with the hotel. Fortunately, a
substantial number of people registered onsite at the convention. This brought the number of attendees close to our anticipated count, but
only after decisions had to be made on the basis of the number of attendees who were preregistered.
We discussed this topic at the annual membership meeting and I asked those in attendance to think about possible changes to the
convention schedule that might make it easier for people to attend. One option was to reduce the length of the convention by one
day. Under this option, the convention would start on Thursday and conclude with the banquet on Saturday evening. Another
option would be to start the convention on Friday afternoon and continue through Sunday. The plans for the 2013 convention in
Norfolk have already been set, but the Board is working on the 2014 convention. It would certainly be helpful for the Board to have
your thoughts on whether either of these two options is more attractive than our current schedule.
In light of the success of the 2012 convention, the Board is working to make the 2013 convention even better. To that end, we request
that anyone interested in doing a session or presentation send a synopsis of the topic, time needed, and audio/visual equipment needed
so that it may be evaluated by the Program Committee. The information should be sent to me at 535 Smithfield Street, Suite 1300,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 by January 15, 2013 to be considered. We also hope again to have a room available for documentaries to be shown
with popcorn. If you are interested in showing your documentary, we are asking that the same basic information be forwarded to me along
with a copy of the documentary to be shown. I assure you that anyone who submits a proposal will be given serious consideration.
In order for this organization to continue to grow we must attract new members. In this issue of The Quan there are articles written by
two young people who attended the convention. I would recommend that any of you who have school age children or grandchildren,
nieces or nephews, or grandnieces or grandnephews share these articles with them. It might encourage them to become involved with our
organization and want to attend a convention. Introducing the history of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor to the public
in general and especially to school age children and young adults is an important way of carrying out our mission to preserve and
perpetuate the story of these brave men and women.
The ADBC Memorial Society has much work ahead of it. To get an idea of the challenges, look at the way World War II in the Pacific is
covered in your schools’ textbooks. However, listening to the curriculum that has been developed in part through our educational grants
and the programs at the conventions gives me great hope that we can succeed. Some of us have the opportunity to impact school
curriculum. Some have the opportunity to reach a wider audience through film or print but each of us has the ability to tell one person about
the heroism and suffering of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. What I know for sure is that the people with whom you
speak will be grateful to learn of the stories of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor and they will want to learn more.
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Correspondence
A new Generation Learns Lessons in History
It was such an honor being able
to go to the American Defenders of
Bataan and Corregidor convention
and learn more about our history.
We take for granted everything we
have and own, but without you soldiers
fighting for our liberties and
freedoms, we wouldn’t have any of
it. Going to the convention was a
chance of a lifetime experience and
an eye opener. There were eleven
Ex-POWS, and I got a chance to talk
to all of them and hear their stories.
It’s one thing to read in a textbook
about the events in World War II. It
only touches on a few of the major
battles and General MacArthur, but
that’s it. Most kids read about it and think that it was too bad it
occurred, but they can’t even comprehend what all happened. What
I received was first hand knowledge and the reality of the war from
the men who survived it and are still living. To hear and see the
emotions when they tell each of their stories, it is truly amazing and
mind blowing. It has truly been an honor meeting you and hearing
your stories. It has opened my eyes to see how the Japanese were
so mean, ruthless, and barbaric to other people. This is a part of
American history that needs to be preserved and passed on to my
generation and future generations. Freedom and liberty are precious,
and should never be taken for granted. All of you veterans
have touched and made a change in my life. Receiving the medals
for my great uncle Gerald Block links me to this part of history. It’s
an honor and humbling experience that I will cherish for the rest of
my life. I would like to give a heart-felt thank you to all the World
War II veterans for your efforts, so that we can have our liberties
With deepest respect, Erika Block, Jamestown, ND
Gerald Block and the Arisan Maru
Private Gerald Block was a Japanese Prisoner of war on the hell
ship, Arisan Maru consisting of approximately 1, 805 POW’s, 100
civilians and 200 Officers.
This hell ship of American prisoners left Manila, Bilibad prison
after loading supplies and rice at Pier 7 on the morning of October
11th, 1944. The ship headed for the open sea and anchored for 4 to
6 days along the western shore of Palawan Island and returned to
Manila on October 20th, 1944 and sailed the next day, October 21st.
The Arisan Maru, a Japanese transport ship was torpedoed and
sunk on October 24th, 1944 in the South China Sea at about 119
longitude and 23 latitude on a draft for Japan. The weather was cool
that late afternoon, rough waves with glistening whitecaps in icy
cold waters and the strong wind blowing towards the west.
The boat was torpedoed around 5:00 PM in Bashi Straits, off
Shoonay, north of the Philippines and about 200 miles from the
nearest land mass. It was reported that the Arisan Maru was torpedoed
by an American submarine, possibly one of two, the USS
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Shark or the USS Snook.
There were three torpedoes fired from a submarine,
the first two missed and the third one hit the No. 3 hold on
the starboard side. Although the ship
had buckled when hit, the forward half
of the ship remained afloat for a short
time while the rear part went down into
the water.
When the torpedo hit the boat it was
in an empty hold and it was reported
that no one was killed by the initial
explosion, although some men were
wounded by pieces of shrapnel.
Consequently, when the boat finally
sank, 95 percent of the men aboard
would have been trapped in the other holds. The whereabouts of
any Prisoners of War became unknown at this time as the result of
this disaster.
More information about Gerald Block’s biography at http://
philippine-defenders.lib.wv.us
The History in My Veins
I have always had a passion for learning about the Pacific Theatre
in World War II. I could have very well gotten this interest from
learning of the surrender and capture of my grandpa on my dad’s
side, or the oil and gas fueling bases set up in the Philippines done
by my granddaddy on my mother’s side of the family. But this isn’t
the only reason to have a passion to learn of the P.O.W.’s. I now
realize that the history of this event lies in my blood, and flows
through my veins. It is this blood that keeps me alive, and therefore,
I must keep the history alive. When I went to the annual conference
of the descendants of the P.O.W.’s, I was amazed at not only the
friendliness of the people there, but the astonishing facts I learned
that seemed to pile up as the hours quickly passed by. My family
and I live in Thornton, Colorado, and when we found out that the
conference was to be in the familiar town of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, my mother and I packed our bags and headed that way. In
the Colorado school systems, the teachers are required to teach the
students about the depressing details of the Holocaust, however
the students do not have to learn anything of the Philippines, and
the largest surrender in history of the United States soldiers. I was
determined to dig into the facts revealed at the conference. The
facts amazed me, and I am proud to say that I am so glad that I went.
When I got home, I corrected a misprinted brief paragraph of World
War II that had the wrong facts in my American History textbook. I
told my language arts teacher, and my social studies teacher of my
experience. I will try all my life to keep this important history alive,
and I am glad that others are trying to do the same.
Emma Lewis

Editor’s Notes.... By George
The ADBC Museum continues to attract large numbers of visitors
and the collection has grown to well over a half-million documents,
items and other precious memorabelia.
Displayed items rotate because of the limited space, and items
which are digitized and placed on the web site make up a virtual
museum and research center available to all, currently at no charge.
"Hits" (visits) to the web site should top one and a half million this
year as indicated by present usage.
When the ADBC was closed as an organization May 27, 2009,the
Quan was funded and seed money for the musuem and fund raising
was donated by the Executive Board.
The initial plans for a new building were very optimistic, but the
professional survey revealed that there was limited support for a
new building.
Having accepted the stewardship of the collection, we are determined
to provide a suitable place to continue the memories and
leagcy of the POWs. To that end we are looking at existing buildings
and possible funding sources, and will continue to do so.
The Quan must become self supporting and a subscription fee
will be charged beginning in 2013. To save on postage, those able
to accept the Quan by email will have a reduced subscription fee.
Preliminary details are set forth on page 12. Please respond so that
plans may be made to continue.
Mary Kay, Jane Kraina, the staff and I continue to work to establish
the museum as the largest testimony to the heroism of the
Defenders of the Philllipines in the world.
The Chaplain’s Corner -
It was so good
to have the reunion
back in
Albequerque
again. It was also
very obvious that
we as descendants
need to
continue to keep
the story alive. It is equally important
that we keep those men
and women and their spouses in
our prayers. I have just returned
from my annual week as chaplain
at the Episcopal summer at Lake
Tahoe. The campers this year
ranged from 3rd to 8th grade. At
the camp fire each night, during
my closing prayer I included the
Defenders of Bataan &
Corregidor. As soon as I said
amen the first night, I was surrounded
by inquisitive young
ByGeorge
faces who all wanted to
know who we just prayed
for and why. What better
way to start telling the
story. They seemed to eagerly
drink in whatever I
had to tell them. It was
great to see that and sad
to know how little they
knew about WW II.
I always include the, “defenders,”
and their spouses in both
my morning and evening prayers.
I do it not because God needs to
be reminded but I do. I also include
the names of those I know
about. I am sad to watch that list
grow shorter and shorter. This
leads me to my other job. As necrologist,
I collect information of
“defenders’ ” deaths to send to
the Freedom Foundation. That
is where I need your help. If you
Debbie and Mike sing Happy Birthday to their father Harold
Bergbower at the Quan Party Convention 2012
Rosters, back issues of the Quan and
biographies, a full first person report
on the reunion, and thousands of other
items of information, research and data
on the ADBC Museum web site:
http://philippine-defenders.lib.wv.us/
Davis Ferrell
know of a death, email that information
to me now. I recently received
an obituary from someone
who saw it in their newspaper.
My prayer for each of you is
that God’s love surround you and
keep you.
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ADBC Museum Programs, Donations
Donald Plata, producer, (left) Showed “Forgotten
Soldiers” at the ADBC Museum on April 28, and had
visitors from WV, Ohio, PA, and Washington to view the
movie. Reenactors Bill Burruss and Dan Evans brought
two WWII jeeps to the library.
On May 26, the ADBC Museum joined with the Wellsburg Elks to
hold a Memorial Day Ceremony. On June 14, the The Model A Club
of Penn Ohio drove 33 antique cars to the museum bringing 65
people to tour the museum. Jane Kraina presented the “Art of
Survival” prepared with a grant from the DG-(Memorial) Group.
Web Stats for Museum
For the web site: http://philippine-defenders.lib.wv.us, May web
hits reached an all time high of 124,139 for one month.
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Donations in April, May and June
Japanese Naval Dirk (knife) given to Officers when they graduated
from the Naval Academy from Carol Churchman, Board
Member of Brooke County Public Library, Commemorative Book
and Cup of 70 th Anniversary Bataan Commemoration
inWashington, DC. At the event the POWs signed a card inside
the packet--from Mindy Kotler, Japanese Flag with Japanese
writing donated by Lawrence Cribbs Jr. (given to him by
his father Lawrence Cribb Sr.) Oral History and Medals of Edward
Fisher, who played a large role in getting rights of Philippines
addressed. Edward Fisher previously donated many pictures
from Western Chapter Conventions and pictures from
the Philippines from George and Elaine Betros and Joyce Esber.
Japanese cigarettes in box by H.J. Cornellisson, numerous items
from Warren Jorgensen, many related to Iowa ADBC. Piece of
coal from camp, First Aid Packet-Carlisle model-with ring stored
inside, Radio Messages, photo of enlisted personnel 30th Bomb
Squadron, with names of who is in photo donated by Robert
Heer. “Song and Service Book for Ship and Field”--Army and,
Navy Helmet and Shrapnel given by DG Executive board. Song
book was given by Adrienne and Terry Du Sell, Photo of Abie’s
Abraham’s Arlington Burial from his wife Chris.
Biographies and Other Books
Military History of Alex Roderick McKay POW at Mitsui
from his son Alex R. McKay, Recollections of the Pacific War
And Japanese Prisoner of War Camps By James O. Gillespie,
Major General US Army, from Adrian Martin, Cecil Forinash
Biography from Cecil Forinash, Dr Marivallas biographical
sketch, from his son, Undefeated by Bill Sloan from Bill
Sloan
But He Dies Not, about “Lafleur, Lt. Ft. J.V. from Carrol and
Richard Lafleur.

70th Commemoration of Bataan and Corregidor Held in
Washington, DC on April 24 -25th, Five POWs Attend
Olive Rosen, Rabbi Herzfeld, Gen. Cesar Yano, Lester
Tenney, George Alexander, and Donald Versaw
watching the color guard at the wreath laying. Additonal
photos of the events and information can be viewed on
Facebook: Commemorating Bataan and Corregidor
Asia Policy Point, along with
other organizations, celebrated
the 70th Anniversary of Bataan
and Corregidor. POWs Joseph
Alexander, Ben Steele, Dr.
Lester Tenney, Roland Towery,
and Donald Versaw began arriving
in the area over the weekend
and Monday for a slate of
events to honor them.
On Tuesday, they first
toured the National Guard Museum
and enjoyed a box lunch.
In the afternoon they headed to
the Wreath Laying at the National
World War II Memorial
at the Bataan and Corregidor
Stone. Schoolchildren on
school tours came to shake
hands with the POWs, once
they learned of their sacrifice.
After the Wreath Laying the
men had meetings with Ambassador
Ichiro Fujisaka of Japan
at the Embassy of Japan. Next
they met with Assistant Secretary
of State Kurt Campbell for
East Asia and Pacific Affairs. In
the evening the VFW hosted a
Commemoration Dinner at the
Army and Navy Club. On the
Ben Steele shaking hands
with a student from
Alabama at World War II
Memorial
25th, a roundtable discussion
was held at the Rayburn House
Office Building. Timothy Ruse,
author of We Volunteered: A Biography
of Carl Robert Ruse,
(Tim’s grandfather), moderated
the event. The Disabled American
Veterans hosted a luncheon
for the men at the Heritage Foundation.
The POWs went to the Capitol
Visitor’s Center Room where they
met with representatives. Some
of the descendants came to the
events, Laura Gyordinia and her
husband, Timothy Ruse, Mary-
Blaine McCorts. Roland
Towery’s family accompanied him
to Washington, Olive Rosen, wife
of POW Colonel Melvin H.
Rosen, who died August 1, 2007,
participated in events. Ben
Steele’s wife and Lester Tenney’s
wife also joined their husbands.
Kinue Tukodome attended the
event and Kinue’s information
about the event at this website
at http://www.usjapandialogueonpows.org/
Bataan70thReport.htm.
Jane Kraina represented the
ADBC museum at the event and
has put pictures up on the
facebook page ADBC Museum
WWII.
Cabanutuan Orchestra and Art Players
by Scottie Kersta-Wilson
This time last year, I was preparing myself to attend a two-week
artist residency at Ragdale, a wonderful old property that nurtures
artists of all media. One of my residency goals was once and for all to
finally get a first draft transcription of my grandfather’s diary. Col.
Ovid O. “Zero” Wilson kept a small pencil-inscribed diary from the
day Pearl Harbor was bombed until he knew he would be leaving
Cabanatuan POW Camp in the Philippines. I was immersed for two
weeks, day and night, with Zero and war. At some point in my research,
to place documents in a context, I came across the Descendants
of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Web
site. While looking through the site, I came across the grant application
page and supporting materials.
Intrigued by the grant would be an understatement. But I wanted
a new take on the subject. Of course I’ve always known about Bataan,
but the idea that others had no clue about this event was novel. I
have always written and made art about war – mostly the unintended
consequences of war. Were there any in the Death March
and subsequent internment?
I looked around the studio at images I had pinned to the wall . . .
what would be a new and different way to look at war? Then I looked
at the photograph I’ve had forever of an orchestra, on a wooden
stage with a thatch roof over it, and men playing instruments. Oh my
God, there was music and theatre in the POWcamp. I mean, I’d always
known that Zero was the Chief Morale Officer and had started
an orchestra and theatre, but I’d never thought about how it could
happen.
While the “rest is history,” the journey from that day to Albuquerque
to Keystone Montessori School was my own march. I travelled
via email and phone from Maywood, IL to West Point to the Veterans
History Project to Billings, MT to Great Britain. What I discovered
was a wealth of information on Zero and on art,music, and
theatre in the Far East Prisoner of War Project (FEPOW). My goal
was to show that music and theatre could make POW camp somewhat
bearable while discovering the cooperation (however small)
from the prison guards to allow the entertainment to happen at all.
I chose a middle school curriculum because I like that age group
and I had previous experience working with the 4th through 8th
graders at Keystone Montessori. Their teacher, Helen Scott, is insistent
that the kids learn about events in the real world and not just
academic theory. What ensued was a workbook –one for each child.
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2012 Albuquerque Convention highlights (cont. from page 1)
Earl Szwabo, Bill Overmier, Robert Rosendahl, William “Bill” Eldridge,
and Houston “Lucky” Turner. Members of these two panels responded
to questions such as: how the POW experience affected
their lives after the war, what they learned about themselves, or a
memorable experience and how it affected them. Bob Heer told us
about a little known project where the Japanese had messages from
POWs sent by wireless radio to the US. Ham radio operators
picked up the messages and relayed them to the POWs’ family. His
family received 18 different letters from those hearing his message.
The men provided us with new thoughts and issues to ponder on
their capture and how it may have related to our family life as we
grew up.
The “Wives Tales” included wives and widows Jean Pruitt,
Lauretta Friese, Ann Overmier, Karen Heer and Marjean McGrew,
an animated panel that elicited questions and comments from the
audience. One important issue was the benefits that ex-POWS
could receive after their return. The most interesting point was that
some of the men received them immediately after the war while
others have recently learned about these benefits and are claiming
them now. What is always intriguing to me is that the POWs, wives
and widows in the audience are always ready to add to the discussion.
Thank you all, especially Robert Heer, Ralph and Mary Griffith
and Pauline Mefford who added greatly to the Q&A with their
knowledge. Our thanks and appreciation goes to all of the POWs,
wives and widows who generously shared their experiences with
us on the panels this year. Every year we are preserving their
history by building a video library of these panels’ talks. The
Descendants’ panel consisted of Jordan McDavitt, Nancy Brown,
Nancy Kragh and Gerry Schurtz. Jordan was the only one whose
father returned and his thoughts of growing up with a stranger
thrust into his life at age eight after no contact for four years was
enlightening. Nancy K. and Nancy B. had differing experiences
with their single moms and how they coped with their lives. Gerry
roused the audience with the New Mexico state song and life prior
to the war with his dad and then his struggle realizing his dad was
not coming home and he was the one that would be the man of the
house and what that meant for him.
A new feature was showing documentaries each afternoon with
popcorn included. Wednesday we viewed Aaron Wilson’s “A New
Mexico Story: the Bataan Death March to the Atomic Bomb”, Thursday,
Chris Schaeffer’s “Forgotten Soldiers”, and Saturday, Jan
Thompson’s “The Tragedy of Bataan”. All were well received and
both Aaron and Jan were able to answer questions about their
work. Other great sessions were: Ginger Hansen Holmes told
about her book “Guerilla’s Daughter” the family’s story of hiding
from the Japanese and her father and brother joining the Guerillas in
their effort to fight the war, Scott and Devo Rubenstein providing a
Not Too Early To Be Thinking About Norfolk 2013
The 2013 convention will be
held in Norfolk, Virginia, from
May 22 to 25 at the Sheraton
Norfolk Waterside Hotel.
The rate will be $99 plus tax.
Parking is included for those
with cars. Reservations can be
made by calling 800-627-8042 or
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757-622-6664 being sure to mention
ADBC Memorial Society to
attain our special rate. April 19,
2013 is the cutoff date for our
guaranteed rate. The hotel does
not have a shuttle service; therefore,
you will have to make your
own arrangements with the aptly
session in how to write the stories of our parents and their war
experience in an effort to continue saving the history of our POWs,
and Chris Schurtz’s talk about all the memorials of Bataan in New
Mexico whether it be an actual monument, park, school or another
creative way to remind the people about the historic events that had
such an impact upon their state.
To stress the importance of the educational grant program, we
had presentations from two of our grantees on the curriculum they
are developing to use in schools to teach the history of the POWs’
experience. Georgia and James Owens provided a presentation of
history for middle and high school students and will possibly be
required in New Mexico schools. Scottie Kersta-Wilson’s work is
for the elementary level and will focus on the fine arts in Cabanatuan
such as orchestras, plays, drawings and how they were able to do
this in the camps. Both of these curriculums will be available on our
website soon. Remember that to continue these grants we need
donations from our members and friends.
John Glusman was the Roger Mansell speaker. Major General
Delfin Lorenzana represented the Philippine Government in awarding
medals to several attendees. Captain Charles Florance III discussed
a number of lessons learned from the defense of the Philippine
Islands at the beginning of World War II.
A special moment was Sunday, May 6th, when the Fall of Corregidor
and the Philippines Commemorative Ceremony was held outside
under the arbor of the hotel. The ceremony included listening
to the “Last Telegram sent from Corregidor”, hearing the message
that Lt. General Wainwright sent to President Roosevelt and FDR’s
return message, the message sent to Major General Sharp concerning
shifting the leadership for the Islands, MacArthur’s response
and a recording of Wainwright’s surrender speech. Four of our
exPOWs, Ralph Griffith, Ed Friese, Bill Overmier and Frank Stecklein,
captured on Corregidor then told some of their thoughts and experiences
prior to, during and after the surrender that many of us had
not heard about. Several descendants of Corregidor survivors
helped put on this commemoration. Thanks to Michael Bergbower,
Alan Overmier, Richard Obenauf, Judy Massello, Lawrence and Jim
Erickson and many thanks to Jan Thompson for help in editing.
Special thanks to Georgia Berrenberg and Gretchen Obenauf for
their help in getting the “on the ground” issues taken care of in
Albuquerque. Having the Bataan Military Academy provide the
color presentation at the banquet, then eat and speak with the POWs
was an added bonus for both. In our quest to keep our POWs
history alive, the gathering of the descendants, friends, researchers,
POWs, wives and widows to the annual convention is the key.
We hope to see you in Norfolk Convention next year. Keep checking
out our website.
named Airport Shuttle Service.
Norfolk is a lovely city with
many things to do. The
MacArthur Memorial Museum,
one of the world’s largest Naval
bases, Chrysler Museum of Art
and Hampton Roads Naval Museum
are a few.
NOTE: Books will
return next month at
$10 charge for
publication
******************

The workbook told the story in
episodes of Zero from just prior
to Pearl Harbor to after he had
facilitated The Mighty
Cabanatuan Orchestra and Art
Players. The workbook contains
the narrative, actual photographs
of Bataan, pages from
Zero’s diary, drawings from wartime
artists, and pages that are
blank for the students to write
their thoughts along the way.
The book is fully referenced
and resourced so that teachers,
other adults, and the students
themselves can delve as deeply
into the information as they
would like. There are interactive
questions and activities for each
of the episodes; the teacher has
the freedom to choose as many
or few as he or she has time for.
There is a supply list as well as a
list of resources I consulted. The
workbook is meant as an inclusive
curriculum for this moment
in this period of time. It is not
written as a scholarly document.
Then it was time to present
my grant results in Albuquerque.
I had corresponded with some
of you, but some of you had
been studying this period in our
history for so many years. Of
course I was intimidated; some
of you had lived what I was only
writing about, some had been
studying this period of history
for many years. What I found
was another family--a group of
people who knew my story without
having to explain it. It was
warm and wonderful and awe aspiring.
I’d love to say that the
intimidation factor ceased after
that, but 25 10- through 13-yearolds
are far more intimidating.
What if they hated me or were
bored?
I had two consecutive afternoons,
2 hours each day, and a
workbook for each kid. I had a
projector and Power Point and
lots of extra curricular supplies.
The first afternoon was spent
talking a little about the history
The Orchestra at Cabanatuan (cont. from page 7)
of World War II and the Pacific
front. These kids can sequence
DNA, but their knowledge of history
is sketchy. I had decided to
take them from the beginning of
the workbook up to just before
Zero organized the entertainment.
I presented a map of the world
with Allies and Axis powers
highlighted. I asked questions
about their own military background,
if any. Many of the students
had grandfathers who had
been in the military. Of course
my context was my grandfather,
so was theirs – however, their
grandfathers are my age. I tried
not to act too startled. I began
the main portion by playing the
Morse code/translation surrender
of Corregidor; at the end of
the class period, I left them with
an actual Morse code machine
for them to experiment with.
We spent a lot of time talking
about those last days before the
surrender – just how hungry the
men were. I had a can of beans
and a handful of rice that measured
19 ounces, the daily ration.
I had a WWII canteen; they
found that once the soldier had
finished clean water, he had to
refill from buffalo wallows. I
passed around a Musette bag to
show how little the men could
take with them on the March. We
talked about the Japanese incomprehension
of surrender and
the utter disdain and disregard
for their prisoners. I walked a
fine line between brutality and
truth. This is an age group that
already sees their share of bullying
and pejorative terms. I tried
to be accurate without being
inciteful.
We discussed the drudgery of
camp life, nothing but work and
bahays, the cruelness of the
guards, the underground that
brought some extra food into the
camp. We looked at Zero’s diary
to see the cost of groceries versus
a haircut. We talked about
the imbalance of power within
the camp – like being on a playground
surrounded by bullies.
The most interactive portion
of the curriculum asked the kids
to form an orchestra and theatre
group, and perform a song and a
scene from a play. This was the
basis of Day Two. I had spoken
to friends with children to find
an appropriate song and play/
movie for the kids to perform. I
decided on Taylor Swift You Belong
with Me and a scene from
any Harry Potter movie. For the
orchestra, I had percussion (including
empty cat litter plastic
containers), drums, and
GarageBand, which allowed the
use of any instrument from the
computer. For the art players, a
big bag of dress-up clothes sufficed.
The kids had 30 minutes
to agree upon a Master of Ceremonies,
divide themselves into
two groups, decide which instruments
they would use, and which
scene from Harry Potter they
would perform.
Everyone immediately agreed
on a 6th grader to be the Mistress
of Ceremonies. I had to do
a little cajoling to divide the two
groups evenly, although the orchestra
was entirely female. I left
them singing and drumming and
went to check on the art players.
What I found was absolute
chaos dressed in costume. The
teacher had to permanently timeout
two 4th graders before I
could restore some order. The art
players wisely chose a scene
from the Tri-wizard Tournament
in Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire –there were only two
lines of dialogue! Professor
Dumbledore proclaims, “Let the
games begin.” And because the
scene took place underwater,
there was only a mermaid, er
merman to say in a Darth Vaderlike
voice, “You can only choose
one.”
We invited the younger group
into watch the performance. I ex-
plained a little about what we had
been studying and what they
would see. The Tri-wizard group
went first. The kids were amazingly
creative, particularly with
costumes and acting. The best
costume award, had there been
one, would have gone to an 8th
grader who put a tiny tutu
around his ankles to mimic a
merman’s tail. The ladies then
performed Taylor Swift, complete
with one “bad ass” drummer
who rocked the show! Everyone
in the audience was singing
along.
After cleanup, one of the
moms, a PhD who teaches the
kids science, helped debrief what
we had covered. Each student
was asked to report on something
new they had learned
about World War II, beginning
with the 4th graders. It was really
cool to see what had stuck
in their minds. For example, the
size of the rail cars that transported
prisoners, the buffalo wallows
used for drinking water, and
the small amount of food the soldiers
had.
I’ll revise the book this month
and publish on Amazon by the
first part of July. I plan on sending
copies to all teachers that I
know as well as administration
in several schools. Thank you
again for this opportunity!
We’ll Meet Again - words & music
Ross Parker & Hughie Charles
We’ll meet again, don’t know
where, don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some
sunny day
Keep smiling through, just like
you always do
Till the blue skies chase the dark
clouds far away
Now, won’t you please say
“Hello” to the folks that I know
Tell them it won’t be long
‘cause they’d be happy to know
that when you saw I was singing
this song
We’ll meet again, don’t know
where, don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some
sunny day
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Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Convention
Convention
2012
2012
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Nicholas and Theresa Hionedes
The 2013 Board of the
ADBC Memorial Society
L. to R. Jim Ericson, Sec..
Kris Dahlstrom, M., (At
Large Member) Patty
Prickett, (At Large
Member), Judith Pruitt,
Treas., Caroline Burkhart,
Vice Pres., Linda McDavitt,
(At Large Member) and Joe
Vater, Jr. Pres. (behind
Linda)
Bill Eldridge and Robert Heer fold the flag at the Memorial Service.
A list of the POWS is on page 12.
Never
Too
Old
to
Cut
The
Rug
Karen and Bob Heer

WV Governor Earl Ray Tomblin Visits ADBC Museum
Mary Kay Wallace points out artifacts brought back from Japan by Roy Wommack
McCotter, a popular collection in the museum.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin
stopped to view the
museum. Other local
dignitaries stopped in to
meet the governor. L. to
R. is, Roy Givens, former
State delegate, Governor
Tomblin, WV Senator Jack
Yost, Brooke County
Commissioner Tim Ennis,
Magistrate Robin Hukill
Snyder, former West
Virginia Senator Ed
Bowman, Wellsburg
Mayor, Sue Simonetti, WV
Delegate Phil Diserio, and
Wellsburg City Manager
Mark Henne.
Above is a page from the
Quan book Roy kept
explaining the concept of
quan as something like the
term “thing a ma bob.” He
said for the prisoners it was
mainly used in relation to
food and could serve as a
verb, or noun or adjective
such as, “I am quaning
quan in this quan pot over
this quan fire.”
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Memorial
Service
A Memorial service was
held at the 2012
DGADBC Convention
and the Following POWs
were remembered
Abie Abraham
Malcolm Amos
Austin “Andy” Andrews
Andrew Joseph Aquila
Ernest J. Bales
Arthur G. Beale, PNC
James Bogart
Loren Brantley
Dr. Albert Brown
Leslie L. Brown
Gilbert “Gib” Cox
Luke G. Culanag
James Downey, Jr.
Joseph Duncan
Frank Dunlap
Stanley Durgin
James O. “J.O.” Faulkner
Richard Francies
Hulen Vaughn Goodnight
Roy “Gabby” Hayes
Walter B. Helbowski
Charlie F. James
Agustin Lacao
Frank J. “Nappy”
Napolean
Scott O. Neal
John Perlowski
Joe Peters
Nick Pozarich
Samuel Quiwa
Ralph H. Rapp
William Seward
Talmadge Smithey
Robert Thompson
Quance Urbano
Henry R. Vada
Clifford G. Vose
Alfred R. Young
Herbert Zincke
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Important Changes in Quan Delivery
On May 27, 2009 the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Inc. provided funds to
continue the publication of The Quan for a three year period. By reducing the number of issues,
George has extended that initial time frame. However, the costs of printing and postage continue
to rise and the Board of the ADBC Memorial Society and George are in agreement that costs must
be reduced and an annual subscription fee must be implemented.
These changes will not impact the former POWs who were members of the ADBC nor their
widows. They will continue to receive The Quan without any cost. George and the Board have
agreed that a subscription fee for hard copies of The Quan will be $12 for members. However,
electronic copies will be emailed to members for $6.
Non members will pay $10 (e mailed) and $20 U.S.Postal delivery.
Members of the ADBC Memorial Society who have paid their annual dues by February 28 of
2013 and by February 28 of subsequent years will receive The Quan as part of their memberships.
However, this applies only to members who receive The Quan by email. If you are a member and
wish to receive a hard copy of The Quan, the $12 subscription fee will apply.
Beginning in 2013, the current issue of The Quan will not be on the Museum website for at least
one year after distribution.
In order to receive The Quan for 2013, please complete the attached form and return it by mail to
the address listed on the form or complete the form and return it by email to thequan@comcast.net.
We ask that the former POWs and members of the ADBC and their widows return this form even
though there will be no charge for continuing The Quan subscription in order to ensure that we
have your correct address.
IF WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THIS FORM PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 28, 2013, YOU WILL NO
LONGER RECEIVE ANY ISSUES OF THE QUAN IN EITHER A HARD COPY OR AN ELEC-
TRONIC VERSION IN 2013 AND YOUR ADDRESS WILL BE PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM
THE MAILING LIST.
Both George and the Board are hopeful that by taking these steps we can continue the Quan.
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Abraham, Christine
Adams, Frank
Adams, Judy
Albitz, Karen Pruitt
Amos, Harold
Malcolm Jr.
Andrasek, Diane
Archibeque, Mark
Archibeque, Marcella
Archibeque, Olivia
Archibeque, David
Armijo, Jr., Peter
Augustine, Bill
Bergbower, Leslie
Bergbower, Greg
Bergbower, Harold
Bergbower, Michael
Bergbower-Grunwald,
Debra
Berrenberg, Karessa
Berrenberg, John
Berrenberg, Georgia
Bessra, Beatrice
Bigley, Nina
Bigley, Rick
Blair, Sarah W.
Blair, William P.
Block, Erika
Bridges, Rose H.
Bridges-Woodring,
Mona
Brown, Nancy T.
Brown, Joseph
Buckner, Goldie R.
Burkhardt, Gloria
Burkhart, Caroline
James T.Cooper,
James T.
Cooper, Sharon
Cooper, John
Cornellisson, Henry J.
Cornellisson, Joseph
Cornellisson, James
Cummins, Lora
Dahlstrom, Kristin
Ellis
Davis, S. B.
Diaz, Gerald
Diaz, Carolyn
Ellis, Adrienne DuSell,
Eckert, Carol
Edenfiel, Nikki
Eldridge, William
Erickson, Leah
Erickson, Lawrence
Erickson, James W.
Ferrell, Dave
Florance III, Charles
Forbis, Jr., John
Forinash, Cecil
Friese, R. Edward
Friese, Lauretta
Garcia, Maria
Garcia, Margaret
Garcia, Marsha
Glusman, John A.
Gonzales, Danielle
Gonzales, Helen
Goulart, Brian
Goulart, Colleen
Griffith, Mary
Griffith, Ralph
Grunwald, Heinz
Harless, Kim
Heer, Karen C.
Heer, Robert B.
Hess, Alan J.
Hionedes, Ann
Hionedes, Teresa
Hionedes, Nicholas
Holder, Patricia
DeVivo
Holmes, Virginia
Hansen
Holmes, Linda
Ibuki, Yukako
2012 Convention Attendees
Jennings, Esther
Keralla, Brad
Kersta-Wilson,
Scottie
Kotler, Mindy
Kragh, Nancy
Kraina, Jane
Krempa, Tom
Krempa, Andrea
Lear, Danique
Lennartson, Shawn
Lewis, Emma
Lewis, Richard
Lewis, Susan
Lorenzana, Delfin N.
Lovato, Francisco
Macomber, Judith
Macomber, Roger
Maekawa, Shizu
Malikowski, Edward
Mallory, Mary Zealor
Maravillas, Rama,
Dr.Anthony
Marshall, Neil D.
Martinez, Jane
Massello, Judith
McClure, James
McCorts-Blaine, Mary
McDavitt, Jordan
McDavitt, Linda
McDavitt, Janice
McGrew, Marjean
Mefford, Pauline
Miller, Heather
Mirabal, Patricia F.
Mirabal, Michael H.
Myers, Gloria
Nakao, Tomoyo
Nelson, James
Nelson, Jean
Northern, Janet
Northern, Joe
Obenauf, Margaret
Frank Stecklein and Gerald
Block’s Family Accept Awards
L to R. Gen. Delfin Lorenzano,Head of
Veteran Affairs, Philippine Embassy, Linda
Ray, niece of Gerald Block. Gerald died after
the sinking of the Arisan Maru), Shawn
Lennartson, Frank Stecklein and wife Judith-
Alm, Gloria Burkhardt, Gerald’s niece, Erica
Block, great-niece of Gerald, (see letter to
editor). Awards received: Philippine Defense
Medal, Philippine Independence Medal,
Philippine Liberation Medal, Asia-Pacific
Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal,
Philippine Republic Unit Citation Badge
Obenauf, Richard
Szwabo., Mary E.
Szwabo, Earl
Thompson, Patricia
Thompson, Jan
Tokudome, Kinue
Topping, Jr., David
Torres, Deanna
Torres, Donielle
Torres, James
Trent, Pattie
Turner, Georgia
Turner, Wayne
Turner, Houston
Overmier, Rachel
Overmier, Richard
Overmier, Katelyn
Overmier, Alan
Overmier, Charles
Overmier, Ann
Overmier, William
Overmier, Cyndi
Owens, Georgia
Padilla, Connie
Patterson, John A.
Pearson, Jacob
Pearson, Ashley
Pearson, Richard
Pearson, Tracie
10 Color Guard Plus
2 Chaperones
Prickett, Patricia
Pruitt, Leigh
Pruitt, Judy
Pruitt, Jean
Pruitt, Kelly V.
Quintero, Leo
Ragan, Sally Stewart
Ray, Linda
Reichert, Lisa
Reichert, Keely Ann
Robert Rosendahl,
Robert
Rosendahl, Elizabeth
Rubenstein, Scott
Rubenstein, Devorah
Scandrani, Summer
Scandrani, Patricia
Scandrani, Leila
Schnitker, Mackenzie
Schnitker, Nanci
DeVivo
Seaman, Lisa E.
Sena, Esteban
Shively, John
Shively, Blythe
Silva, Michael
Silvan, Socorro
Smith, Karen Brady
Smith, Kelly
Smith, Karen
Stecklein, Frank
Judith Alm-Stecklein
Stewart, Edna
Straus, James
Sutton, Glenda
Szczepanski, Gloria
Szczepanski, Richard
Szwabo, Peggy
Tennant, Dorie
Van Skike, Linda
Vater, Jr., Joseph
Wallace, George
Wallace, Mary Kay
Wang, Ao
Wang, Pat
Weber, Margaret
West, Alison
West, William
West, Judith
Whitehurst, John C.
Ruth E. Wilber
James Wright
Ruth Wright
Summer, 2012 - Page 13

DEATHS-
DEATHS-
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This This This Issue
Issue
Abraham, Abie
Burns, Robert Glenn
Dennig, Richard (Dick)
Earnest, Malcolm (Mike)
Hayes, Roy (Gabby)
Huff, James Elwood
Iovino, Neil
Jones, Morgan
O’Neall, Scott
Russell, Marvin
Senna, Albert, PNC
Tannehill, Joe
Zincke, Herbert
Zubay, John
Abie
Abraham
A b i e
Abraham, 98,
of Renfrew,
PA, died
March 22,
2012, at the
Butler Memorial
Hospital.
He was born
July 31, 1913
in Lyndora,
PA, the son of the late Elias and Esther
(Thomson) Abraham. Abie, along with Ed
Jackfert and Joseph Vater helped establish
theADBC Museum at the Brooke County
Public Library. As a youth, he found his
way in the Guiness Book of World Records
for tree sitting in Alemeda Park. Abraham
enlisted in the US Navy and then joined the
Army in 1932. He served in the Philippines,
China, Germany and Panama where he became
a lightweight boxing champ and served
as a trainer. He endured the Bataan Death
March and after imprisonment in
Cabanatuan he was rescued in the “Great
Raid”. General Douglas MacArthur assigned
him to recover his comrades in the
Philippines, identifying and interring the
dead. He stayed 2 1/2 years. After his return
to the U.S., he served as an Army recruiter;
and then spent two years in Germany until
retiring with 30 years of service as a First
Sergeant. Back home, he worked as a bartender
and then served as foreman for the
Penn Dot and the Highway Dept. in the 1960s.
He wrote “Ghost of Bataan Speaks,” and
then “Oh, God Where Are You” in 1971. Abie
had received numerous medals for his service,
including the Purple Heart, and received
the Ellis Island Family Heritage Award
in 2003; he was in documentaries on the Discovery
and History Channels. He was a life
member of the V.F.W., the American Legion,
the Purple Heart Combat/Infantry Organization,
the Ex-POW Organization, the Disabled
American Veterans, the ADBC, the Lyndora
Fire Department, and the PA Forest Warden.
He volunteered at the Butler VA Medical
Center logging over 38,000 hours, as he
loved helping other veterans. Surviving are
his wife, Christine (Vawryk) Abraham, whom
he married August 3, 2009, and three daughters,
11 grandchildren, a number of great
grandchildren. His first wife, Felicidad Fely
“Nancy” Abraham died in 1983, and two
sisters and eight brothers, preceded him in
death. He was buried in Arlington on April
25, 2012.
Robert Glenn Burns
Robert Burns, 90 died
Nov. 5, 2011. He was
born on May 1, 1921
to Henry and Tura in
Shreveport, Louisiana.
After attending
C.E. Byrd High
School, he enlisted in
the Army Air Corps
on December 14, 1939. He met his future
wife Tressie Mae while attending aircraft
school in Savannah, GA. Once in the Philippines,
Robert joined the 17th Bomb Squad,
and 27th Bomb Squad where he worked as
and airplane mechanic. After the destruction
of the planes, he became a rifleman fighting
in the Bataan peninsula. He fought until
surrender then joined the Death March. He
was eventually liberated from Honshu camp
in Japan. He received the Bronze Star, Purple
Heart, the distinguished unit citation award
amongst other medals. After the war, he
worked in construction partnering with B.E.
Nims. His skills in brick masonry led him to
be much in demand. He served in a prison
ministry also. He was preceded in death by
his parents, brothers Jessie and Charles, and
his sister Jewel Albert. He is survived by his
wife, and sons Hubert and his wife Donna,
Gary , and Ronald and his wife Paula. He
also left seven grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Richard (Dick) Dennig
Richard (Dick) Dennig, 91, died March 1, 2012
in his home, surrounded by his family and
loved ones. Dick was born January 21, 1921
in Jordan, Minnesota. Dick was a Prisoner of
War in Japan for three and a half years. He
was a hero and gave many speeches to share
his POW experience. Dick was a member of
VFW, American Legion, Ex POW’s DAV, Defenders
of Bataan and Corregidor, MOAA
and other military and civilian organizations
related to WWII. Dick was an active member
of St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Dick Dennig
is survived by wife of 66 years, Dorothy,
sons: Bill, John, Tony, Rick and daughter
Tina. He has ten grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death
by his father, mother, sister and grandson.
Dick was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather
and great-grandfather who was loved
by many and will be missed by all. Richard
Dennig will be buried in Arlington.
Malcolm “Mike” Earnest
Malcolm “Mike” Earnest, 95, died November
22, 2011. He was born to John and Ella Earnest,
the third of four sons in Tuscaloosa,
AL. After graduation from Gorgas HS, he
joined the Army Air Corps and the 27th Bombardier
Group at Barksdale Field and went
onto Hunter Field in Savannah, Georgia. He
arrived in the Philippine Islands, arriving on
Thanksgiving, 1941. After Gen. King surrendered
the troops, he was forced on the Bataan
Death March. He ended up in Mukden, Manchuria
(now China). Because of destroyed
rail trestles and having his ship hit a Pacific
mine he did not make it home until November
of 1945. He rejoined the Air Force in 1946,
serving in various stations including Puerto
Rico. After retiring from the service in 1962,

Deceased - continued
he worked for Gerlach Meat Co. in Shreveport,
LA. He had a son and daughter with
his first wife Dorothy who passed away. He
married Mary Sloan L'Herrison of Baton
Rouge in 2000. He held memberships in the
Haynes Avenue Baptist Church, McFarland
Post 14 American Legion, Gandy Brown Post
4588 and Post 2238 of the VFW. He had also
been a member of the ArkLa Tex Ex-POW
Chapter. He was preceded in death by his
parents, brothers, Hargrove, Grady, and
Belton, his wife Dorothy. Surviving are his
wife Mary, son Atwood “Woody,” his daughter
and her husband Dick, and granddaughter
Mandy Patterson.
Hayes, Roy Edgar “ Gabby”
Roy Edgar “Gabby” Hayes, 92, died March
8, 2012. In 1939, he signed up for the Marine
Corps and became part of the 4th Marines
sent from China to defend the Philippines.
After being captured on Corregidor, the Japanese
held him captive for three and a half
years. He took the “Mati Mati Maru” to
Japan. He received the Bronze Star with Oak
Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, Philippine Defense
Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal
and other medals and ribbons. He belonged
to the ADBC. His parents preceded him in
death along with five sisters, three brothers
and his son Roy Russell Hays. Surviving
are his wife Vera, daughter Annette Morgan
and her husband Neal, daughter-in-law,
grandchildren Tracy Kroll, Valerie Minor,
Michael and Robert Morgan and seven great
grandchildren. His sister Doris Dulaney and
nieces and nephews also survive him. He is
buried at Florida National Cemetery in
Bushnell.
James Elwood Huff
James Elwood Huff, 92 of Napoleon died May
31, 2012. He was born in Piedmont, Ohio on
May 26, 1920 to Harmon and Edna Huff. In
1935 the family moved to Johnstown, Ohio
and he graduated from Johnston High
School after playing three sports and never
missing a day of school in twelve years.In
1939 he joined the Army Air Corps, and went
to the Philippines, walking on the Death
March and working in Japan as a POW. For
his service, he received a Purple Heart and a
Bronze Star. He attended Ohio University and
Ohio State earning a degree in soil administration.
He worked with the US Dept. of Agriculture,
in various cities in Ohio. In 1954,
he moved to Napoleon and after retirement
from the USDA he worked for the Maumee
Valley Community District. He married
Anella. She survived him, along with sons
Greg Huff (Kathie), Michael Hoffman (Diane)
and daughters Carol Showers (Denny), Pat
Stoner, and Nancy Holmes (Scott). James
Huff served his community well as a member
of the St. Paul United Methodist Church and
the Lions Club. He supported the Henry
County Hospital, Kid’s Kingdom, the Napoleon
School System and other charities.
James was laid to rest in St. John’s United
Church of Christ Cemetery, Holgate, Ohio
with military honors.
Neil Iovino
Neil Iovino,
90, passed
away Oct. 4,
2008 in Highland
Park, IL.
Iovino was
born Jan. 3,
1918 in Chicago,
Illinois.
He worked
for the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad. He enlisted
in the Marine Corps in 1939, and joined the
Fourth Marines. He served as a chauffeur to
a general and helped protect the 25,000
Americans living in China. Once in the Philippines,
Neil became the first Marine
wounded defending the Olongapo Navy
Base. He credited his 1903 Springfield for
saving his life in an aerial bomb attack; he
used the rifle to break his fall. Shrapnel struck
his rifle and he was hit in the abdomen, and
knocked backward. Dr. Wade performed surgery
on Iovino saving his life. Even though
not healed, he still went on the Bataan Death
March. After ten miles, and he was thrown
in a boxcar and sent to Bilibid Prison for a
year and on to Cabanatuan. On a work detail
to Nichols Field his hip collapsed after loading
and pushing a truck , so he went back to
Cabanatuan until the 6th Rangers rescued
him. After Neil Iovino came back to the
states he helped promote the film “Back to
Bataan” with Anthony Quinn. Iovino and
the others at the end of the movie traveled
to the towns the movie was to be shown and
promoted the movie. He married childhood
friend Laura who helped him back to health.
In Knollwood, he bought a home and operated
a grocery store . He relocated to Lake
Bluff and to Highland Park, where he worked
as a postman and a printer for the Chicago
Daily News and next the Sun-Times. He also
worked for the Aon Corp. of Chicago for ten
years. He served as a proud member of Immaculate
Conception Parish (Highland Park),
the ADBC , American Ex-Prisoners of War,
American Legion Post 145, Disabled American
Veterans, Military Order of the Cooties,
Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 4737, Chicago Typographical
Union No. 16/CWA 14408. He was
preceded in death by his wife Laura, and his
son Dominic. He was survived by his children
Richetta, Linda, Anita, Regina.
Morgan Jones
Morgan Thomas
Jones, Jr., 95,
Death March Survivor,
died San
Rafael, Calif., on
Feb. 1, 2012. Morgan
was born in
Burlingame, Kansas
on July 15,
1916, to Morgan T.
Jones, Sr. and
Martha Iona Sinclair. He grew up in Clovis,
N.M., where his father worked for the Santa
Fe Railway. He enjoyed music and sports in
school. His 1934 Clovis High football team
won the New Mexico State Championship.
In 1938, he graduated from Texas Tech University.
He served with the New Mexico
National Guard and then in the U.S. Army in
the 200 th Coast Artillery and 515 th CC in the
Philippines. He saw the bombing of the Clark
Air Base, and endured the Bataan Death
March. He also suffered in captivity at
O’Donnell, Cabanatuan and Las Pinas labor
camps. After a grueling hellship voyage he
ended up in Japan. He was liberated from a
forced labor mining camp near Kosaka. He
forgave one of his captors and returned to
the town as a guest of Sgt. Masakichi Ogata.
who valued the visit as the greatest moment
of his life. With his daughter-in-law’s help
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Morgan Jones recorded his experiences and
he went on to write two books. He had originally
kept notes in his Bible he carried in the
war. After the war, he returned to Clovis and
resumed his career with the Santa Fe and in
doing so “bumped” by seniority Marguerite
Coffey, originally of Crosbyton, Texas. They
married in 1946 and had two children. He retired
as the Santa Fe’s freight agent out of
Los Angeles, Calif. to Lake San Marcos, Calif.
and with Marguerite enjoyed happy years
of golfing, dancing, community life, and
travel across four continents. In 2011, Morgan
relocated to San Rafael to be near his
family. His wife died after they were married
52 years. His son Morgan T. Jones III and
daughter-in-law Ronna Reed survive him
along with daughter Denise Jones and her
husband Michael Haas of Eureka, Calif. He
and his wife are to be interred at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Scott O’Neal
Scott O'Neal, 93, of Solomons died June 1,
2011. He was born Nov. 26, 1917 in Cedar
Rapids, Ohio to Edward and Rose O'Neal.
He joined the service at 16, joining the Army
Cavalry. During WWII, he was captured and
became a POW of the Japanese for three and
a half years. For his service he received the
Silver Star, the Bronze Star with valor, Purple
Heart with two clusters, the Presidential
Unit Citation, Prisoner of War medal, Infantry
Combat Badge, Senior Airman Wings, Air
Force and Army Good Conduct Medal, Air
Defense Medal with three stars, Expert Rifleman
and Expert Pistol Medals. He stayed in
the service of the United States Air Force,
retiring as a Master Sergeant. After retiring
he worked for the Air Force as a civilian. He
had life membership in the Disabled American
Veterans, the Order of the Purple Heart
and the ADBC. He also joined the Asbury
Investment Club and the Computer Club.
His parents and wife Juanita preceded him
in death, as well as his grandchild Kelly
O'Brien. His son Patrick and daughter-inlaw
Barbara survive him. He is buried at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Marvin C. Russell
Marvin Russell, died June 28, 2004, 84 in
Green Forest , NM. He was taken prisoner
in WWII, and after the war was a member of
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the VFW. He married Laverne Palmer in 1950.
She survives Marvin along with a son, Gerald
and a daugter Sharon Manan Green, of Roby
Texas. and two brothers. Ferrell Russell of
San Antonio Texas, and a brother Tommy of
Green Forest. His sister Sylva Palmer also
survives him, along with four grandchildren,
and six great-grandchildren.
Albert
Senna, PNC
Albert Senna,
Past National
Commander of
ADBC 1950-1,
passed away on
March 14, 2011 at
the age of 94. He
was born on September
30, 1916 to Louis and Margaret Brady
Senna in Bound Brook, NJ. Albert graduated
from Bound Brook High School and
then went to study mapping and surveying
at Perth Amboy Junior College. After completion
of courses there he joined Bakelite Corp
and worked for Bound Brook Borough Hall
as a surveyor. In June 24, 1941 he volunteered
for military service and joined the
Army. As part of the 803 rd Engineer’s Air
Corps, he served as a private. He was in the
middle of building an airstrip when Pearl
Harbor was attacked. Albert endured the
Bataan Death March and spent 38 days on
the Haro Maru arriving in Takao, Formosa
Oct. 25, 1944. He departed Formosa January
1945 and arrived in Japan Feb. 12, 1945. He
was in Zero Ward at Cabanatuan in the
diptheria section. His afflictions had a lasting
effect on his vision and hearing. He had
lost his eyesight by the time he came out of
the service. After he recuperated at Valley
Forge Hospital, the town of Bound Brook
gave him a Welcome Home Parade. Albert
Senna married Helen Chapski and they were
together for 55 years until she died 2001. He
was devoted to his seven nieces and nine
nephews. After the war Albert worked at
Union Carbide for thirty five years. After
retirement, he and his wife ran a successful
ceramics studies in their home. With some
money he received in claims, he used the
money to start up a chinchilla breeding operation,
registering nationally. He was one
of the founders of Bound Brook Sons of
Italy and active in the ADBC becoming one
of their commanders. Albert Senna is interred
in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Joe Tannehill
Joe Tannehill, 94, of McAlester,OK, died
April 19, 2012, at his home. He was born Oct.
22, 1917 to Edgar Preston and Carrie Marie
Self Tannehill. Two years after graduating
from McAlester High School in 1938, he
joined the U.S. Army in 1940 and went to the
Philippines. He endured the Bataan Death
March after being captured by the Japanese.
After discharge in June 6, 1946, at Fort Sam
Houston and June 4, 1948 he married Deyne
Hobbs. After attending Southeastern State
College in Duran he worked for the U.S. Navy
Depot in the ordnance department, retiring
after 23 years. For his military service he
received the American Defense Service Ribbon
with Bronze Star, the Asiatic Pacific Theater
Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, the Philippine
Defense with one bronze star, two
Purple Hearts, the Oklahoma Cross of Valor
and the Prisoner of War Medal with one
Bronze Star. He was life member of the American
Legion Post No. 79, serving 20 years as
an honor guard, and South McAlester Masonic
Lodge No. 96, where he served a chaplain
and was a 32nd Degree Mason of the
Scottish Rite Consistory. He also held life
membership in the York Rites Masons, and
belonged to the Bedouin Shrine of
Muskogee. He was a longtime member of
the First Baptist Church of McAlester. Surviving
him are his wife, Deyne and son Mike
Tannehill. He is also survived by granddaughter
Brandee Michaelle Tannehill, of
Fort Worth; brothers Edwin Tannehill of
Hoxie, Ark., Vernon Tannehill, of McAlester,
and Dean Tannehill, of McAlester; sisters
and brother-in-law Vera and Wayne Greer, of
McAlester, and Jean Sullivan, of McAlester;
sisters-in-law Pauline Tannehill, of Tulsa,
and Edna Earl Tannehill, of McAlester;
mother of Brandee Michaelle Tannehill Patty
Fuller, of Fort Worth, Texas, and numerous
nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by his parents; a sister, Helen Tannehill
Roth, and brothers Carl Tannehill and James
Tannehill. After military honors and Masonic
services he was buried at Tannehill Cemetery
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Herbert Zincke
Herbert Zincke, 91,
died Dec 11, 2010.
He was born in New
City City on Feb. 24,
1919. His military
service began when
he was 18. In the
Philippines after the
Clark field bombing, he and other survivors
fled to the jungles and prepared a guerrilla
battle, but the Japanese surrounded them
and they were forced into surrender. Once
taken to Japan, Zincke worked at the Mitsui
Coal Co. shoveling coal and stacking lumber.
He stayed in the military after the war
becoming an Air Force Warrant Officer. In
1960 , he retired from the military and moved
to the Washington, DC area to become an
employee of a government contractor. He
kept that position until 1983. He was awarded
the Bronze Star Medal. He wrote a memoir
of his experiences, MITSUI MADHOUSE:
MEMOIR OF A U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS
POW IN WWII and also joined a group of
POWs who filed suit against the Japanese
companies, but it was not fruitful. He married
early, and divorced and then married
Maudenya Burns, and they were married for
41 yrs. Until her death in 1997. He is survived
by a stepson, five grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
John M. Zubay
John M. Zubay, died at the age of 92, on
September 30, 2011 in East Liverpool, Ohio.
He was born on September 26, 1919 in
Leechburg, Pennsylvania to John and Anna
Francis Huska Zubay. He survived the
Bataan Death March, and he received the
Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service.
He worked for TS& T Pottery and Crucible
Steel. Then he retired from the former
Patterson Foundry. He belonged to the
DAV, the American Legion Post 374, and
the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor.
His wife, Elizabeth “Liz” Mae
Zubay who passed away July 1, 1998, preceded
him in death. He also lost his son,
Chuck, and a grandson, Kristopher Allen
Zubay, a sister and three brothers. His three
daughters, Mona, Jean Judy of Austintown,
Patricia Wolfe, and Lisa Palmer and her husband
Gary both of East Liverpool survived
him along with two sons John M. Zubay, Jr.,
and David “Andy” Zubay and his fiancée
Nedra. He was buried in Columbiana County
Memorial Park and the Tri-State Veterans
Burial Group provided full military honors.
Visitation to Japan Trip
Approved for 2012
by Lester Tenney
The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
(MOFA) has approved another visitation
program for American Former POWs. Once
again the Japanese Embassy and the State
Dept. have asked me to obtain 7 POWs willing
to accept this invitation. Based on the
wait list I had from last year I began contacting
the POWs who had shown an interest in
going on the trip. I am close to getting the
list filled. Next year this program should
start including descendants to go on this
trip.
Forsaken Forsaken Legion
Legion
Monument Dedicated in
Seattle Honors Bataan
Death March Survivors
Veterans Mariano Berano, 93, Rosenda
Luna, 96 and Gene Del Rosario sat in the
front row at the ceremony dedicating a
monument in Dr. Jose Rizal Park on Feb. 4.
U.S. Senator Jim McDermott and Seattle
Mayor Mike McGinn, along with members
of the the Filipino community, listened to
their stories and watched a color guard
honor their efforts.
The Association of Bataan and
Corregidor survivors comprised of veterans
from the state of Washington, made
the monument and marked their story of
their courage of this special breed of soldiers
who watched their friends die on the
march at the rate of about forty a day.
Mariano Berano was part of the Philippine
Scouts and escaped the March by pretending
to be dead. He then joined the
Philippine guerilla fighters.
Rosenda Luna placed a wreath near the
monument to honor the Filipino veterans.
He recalled the kindness of the Filipinos
who attempted to give food to the marchers,
even at the risk of being punished by
the Japanese.
Del Rosario of the Merchant Marines endured
having his ship bombed. Two survivors
could not make the ceremony: Nick
Golla anc John Abuan.
Great-great grandchildren attended the
event some of them learning of the history
seventy years ago for the first time.
Dan and Sylvie founders of Dreammaker Films are selling the DVD,
Forsaken Legion: The Bataan Death March for $24.95
Their address is Dreamkeeper Films, Inc., 1212 Bayside Circle,
Oxnard, CA 93035 (805-340-1891)
They have given 10 copies to the museum that will also sell for
$24.95 and the profits from those will go to the museum. Make
payment to the ADBC Museum, 945 Main St., Wellsburg, WV
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Mukden Reunion to be held October 2-6-2012
The annual Mukden Reunion will be held October 2-6 at the Hotel St. Marie, in New Orleans. It’s a beautiful old hotel in the heart of the
French Quarter with a lovely courtyard that can be used for a gathering area to chat or enjoy a beverage. From the hotel, it is easy walking
distance to shops, restaurants and Bourbon St.! A small block of rooms has been reserved at the special prices of $79.00 for a Deluxe room
on the nights of October 2, 3 and 4 and for $135.00 on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6. Rates do not include breakfast, but breakfast items
can be purchased at the hotel or one of the many places nearby.
Parking costs $31.36 a night. There are no “in and out” charges”. The hotel is about 25 miles from the airport and transportation to the
hotel is by cab. That cost is $33.00 for one or two people and $14.00 per person for three or more.
Registration is $70.00 per person and includes breakfast Friday morning at the business meeting, the banquet Saturdat evening, a jazz
cruise with lunch on the Mississippi River and transportation to tour sites.
Program tours are priced separately as follows:
Wednesday, October 3: We will spend the day at the WWII Museum and visit the galleries. We’ll go to the Victory Belles Show and
have lunch at the Stage Door Canteen and see the 3D film, Beyond All Boundaries, produced by Tom Hanks. Seniors (65+) pay $12.00 and
Adults pay $17.00 for the Museum Tour, or, when combined with the film,costs are $16.00 for seniors and $22.00 for Adults. There is no
charge for POWs to tour the Museum or see the movie. The Victory Belles show and lunch are $36.00 per person.
Thursday, October 4: A bus will take us to the Ursuline Convent for a Memorial Service and then 50 miles through Cajun country, first
to Houmas House Plantation. Houmas House is a beautifully restored plantation and has been the location of movies, TV shoots, and
commercials. Food may be purchased onsite. Cost for the tour is $20.00. Then on to a different, Cajun style plantation, nestled under
centuries old live oaks. It has one of the finest antique collections in the country. The cost is $12.00. We should be back at the hotel in time
for shopping, conversation in the courtyard or napping.
Friday, October 5: at 9:00 am, we’ll have breakfast (included in your registration fee) and a business meeting. Then, go by bus to the
Natchez Steamboat Landing for a two hour jazz cruise with lunch, on a paddle wheeler (included in your registration fee.) The bus then
takes us to the Mardi Gras Museum ($15.95) where Mardi Gras is literally made--the costumes, the floats, and the sculptures.
Saturday October 6: Saturday is free time for beignets and coffee at Cafe du Monde, shopping at the nearby French Market or people
watching at Jackson Square, until dinner at the hotel at 6:30, preceded by coctails in the courtyard at 5:30. Room reservations must be made
through the Hotel St. Marie, at 800-366-2748, before July 30. Be sure to say you’re with the Mukden Survivors Group. One check for the
registration fee should be made for $70.00 per person, payable to Mukden Survivors’ and Descendants Group. A second check for the
tours you select should also be made to the Mukden Survivors’ and Descendants’ Group. Both checks should be mailed to Ann Johnson,
52 Streamview Lane, Wynantskill, NY 12198, before July 31.
If you have any questions, please call Ann Johnson at 518-283-8062 (land line) before August 15th. After that, call 518-283-6280 (cell
phone). We are trying to contact and send information about the reunion to as many Muken survivors and descendants as possible. If you
know of anyone who might attend, please let us know.
See you in New Orleans Erwin and Ann Johnson
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POWs, Descendants Return to the Philippines
The first two weeks of April seven of us
(four-former POWs of the Japanese) were
invited to travel to the Philippines, all expenses
paid by the College of the Ozarks.
The College of the Ozarks is a small private
college, fewer than 3000 students. It is
a Christian college committed to not only
academics but also to character development,
self-reliance and patriotism.
We were to be involved in their “ Patriotic
Travel Program”.
Two students were assigned to each Veteran
to assist him; we are all in our late 80s or
early 90s and several are seriously disabled.
We were to provide the students with a background
of our experiences during combat
and as POWs as we visited the various
battlegrounds and monuments. We also had
meetings in which our assigned students
interviewed us. The students used this material
to produce their reports for credit. It
was a great experience, although, at times it
was a bit emotional…both sad and happy.
This old geezer shopping with a bunch of
college kids made me feel sixty years
younger. Of course, there were times when
memories came flooding back that were disturbing.
Overall it was a wonderful experience
and it provided a sense of closure.
Bob Ehrhart

ADBC Memorial Society
2013 Grant Guidelines
The Descendant’s Group of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor seeks to carry on the spirit of the ADBC and keep their
history/story from disappearing from contemporary history. Our emphasis is on continuing education about the WWII Japanese
invasion of the Philippines and the experiences of the men and women who subsequently became Japanese Prisoners of war.
In 2013 we will be opening our second grant application process that will include the following objectives/initiatives:
* Creative projects providing information about the story of the Japanese Invasion of the Philippines and other Pacific islands and the
POWs that were held there or moved to another location by the Japanese for slave labor.
* Development of curriculum that could be utilized in schools (middle school to high school level).
* Development of a play, video production, art display, civic monument, etc. that depicts the story of the experiences of the POWs of
the Pacific theatre in WWII.
Grants will be given for fixed duration projects, not for General Operating Support, Endowments, Debt Reduction, Fundraising Events
or Sponsorships.
For 2013 there will be approximately $5,000 in grant money available for a limited number of grants. To apply for a grant, complete the
Descendants Group of the ADBC Grant Application Form and submit according to the instructions on the form. To be eligible for
consideration, grant applications must be received on or before September 30, 2012. Envelopes postmarked prior to that date but
received after September 30 will not be considered. For questions, please contact Linda McDavitt at bandboat@yahoo.com or (512) 731-
6614.
Descendants Group of the ADBC Grant Application Form
Requester/Organization Name ____________________________________ Tax IDEIN__________________________
Contact Person_________________________________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number ____________________ E-Mail______________________________________________________
Project name __________________________________________________________________________________
Grant Amount Requested __________________________________Total Project Cost _________________________
Project Start Date ___________________Project Completion Date ________________________________________
Objective of the Project (What are you trying to accomplish?) ___________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Project description (no more than two pages):
* Who the project will reach?
* How it will effectively reach these people?
2. Provide a detailed project schedule with both intermediate (if any) and final deliverables. (What are your strategies for making this
happen?)
3. How will project results be measured?
4. Project budget including both revenue and expenses ?
If the project cost is above the grant request amount, how will you obtain the additional funds required to complete your project?
5. Would you be willing to provide a session at a future DG Convention to present your project? Financial support for transportation and
lodging would probably not be available for this event.
**If the grant is to an individual, it will be paid upon receipt of invoices for materials, etc. needed to complete the project and after
consultation and agreement on any other costs. **
To be eligible for consideration, grant applications must be received at the following address on or before September 30, 2012.
Envelopes postmarked prior to that date but received after September 30 will not be considered. All envelopes must have “DG-ADBC
Grant” written on the outside of the envelope. Send applications to:
Mr. Joseph Vater, Jr. Meyer, Unkovic & ScottLLP 1300 Oliver Building Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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Visit
Museum
West Virginia Governor
Earl Ray Tomblin visited the
ADBC Museum and joined
Mary Kay Wallace and
three Board Members at
right. Depicted with the
Governor are (front row) Dr.
Ruth Lewis, chairman, and
Carol Churchman, Trustee;
and (back row) Director
Mary Kay Wallace and Ann
Paull, secretary. Governor
Tomblin was accompanied
by numerous state, county
and local officials.
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