July 2009 - Philippine Defenders Main

Volume 65 Wellsburg, West Virginia - July 2009 Number 1
Over 500 Celebrate Last Hurrah!
73 POW’s Attend Final Reunion - Group Picture Inside
Descendants
Group Takes Over
Last Muster - Final Standdown
- Fall Out!
Its all the same as the ADBC
strikes camp for the last time.
Seventy three POWs attended
the final reunion of comrades
who for over 63 years have
shared memories, tears and life
experiences as only those with
very unique ties can share.
With a solid commitment, the
Descendamts Group has
launched its determined intention
to keep the memories and
the POWs alive.
The board and committees are
working hard to arrange for the
next, very important reunion,
Reno2010!
Those not members of the DG
are urged to sign up - information
and forms inside this issue.
Join today!
The American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Descendants Group
Members of the Descendants Group Board above are Jim Wright, Caroline Burkhart, Linda McDavitt ,
Judy Pruitt, Jan Thompson, Nancy Kragh and Jim Ericson.
Photo - Robert Hudson
Photo Jane Kraina
Inside Inside This This Issue
Issue
Japan Ambassador Apology
ADBC Formally Disbanded After 63 Years
New Logo Introduced
Descendants Group Plans Annoounced
Reno Hotel - See It Here
Attendee List - San Antonio
DG Membership Form

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Counterclockwise, starting left, Peter
Wainwright, grandson of General
Wainwright;
Kinue Tokudome,Commander Lester
Tenney and Betty Tenney;
Rear Admiral Dan McKinnon of
Annandale, VA with Colonel John
Olson at the Descendants’ Brunch;
Anthony Zendejas, his mother Magot
Zendejas and Nancy Kragh;
Father Bob passes the cross to Deacon
Dave Ferrell:
and Camp 17 POW Bill Eldridge, Roy
Friese, Wayne Carringer with Linda
Dahl.

Ms Jan Thompson
President
3156 Myers Lane
Makanda, IL 62958-5200
janithompson@gmail.com
Jim Erickson,
Vice President
1102 Santa Rita Ct
College Station, TX 77845-
6427
Davis Ferrell
Chaplain
515 Nursery St.
Nevada City, CA 95959-2329
xcpodave@sbcglobal.net
Caroline Burkhart
Director
of Communications
2804 Elliott Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
Jim Wright
Director of Development
118 Scenic Drive,
Madison, AL 35758-8785
John Patterson
At large
721 N Quidnessett Road
N Kingstown, RI 02852
DESCENDANTS GROUP
Descendants’ Group President’s Message
Dear Friends,
The 2009 ADBC Convention in San Antonio was indeed a huge,
successful event. I had many first-time attendees remark what a terrific
experience they had. Many of us walked away not only exhilarated
but fired up to continue the legacy of the American Defenders
of Bataan & Corregidor. Kudos should be given to Joe Alexander, Ed
Jackfert and Paul Ropp for arranging and coordinating such a major
event. A hearty thanks goes to Anthony Zendejas for not only his
performance but also for the banner that he created and donated to
our organization. This banner will be hung at all future conventions
and events. Kris and Lee Dahlstrom organized over 26 DG members
into a fine working army at registration that helped register the 500
plus attendees. That was no small feat.
We also applaud Commander Tenney for his instrumental role in
bringing the Japanese Ambassador to the convention. The symbolism
of Ambassador Fujisaki’s apology has many layers that cannot
be ignored. The Executive Board of the Descendants Group believes
that the Ambassador’s gesture represents a significant start towards
reconciliation. We urge our membership to be ready and available to
push this to the next level. Reconciliation with Japan fits well within
the mission of the Descendants Group as this will help educate not
only Americans but also the Japanese people about the history of the
Defenders of the Philippines and the other Pacific islands.
Some highlights that occurred during the convention week:
*The Executive Board unanimously voted granting former POWs,
guerillas and their widows honorary lifetime membership to the Descendants
Group.
*After a lengthy and invigorating discussion at the Descendants
Group meeting the members voted on a new logo. The design by Joe
Kunkle was chosen. Joe lives in Murrieta, California with his wife of
25 years, Torrie K. He has one son, Joshua, and one daughter, Tandy.
A graphic designer as well as a writer and blogger, he was a U.S.
Marine during the Reagan administration. He also authored a book
Ms. Nancy Kragh
Secretary
51 Windrose Dr
Ludlow, WA 98365
nkragh@hotmail.com
Ms. Linda McDavitt
At-Large
5201 McCormick Mtn
Austin, TX 78734-1815
J.W. George Wallace
Editor, The Quan
319 Charles St.
Wellsburg, WV 26070-0591
Phone 304-737-0946
thequan@comcast.net
Mrs. JudyPruitt
Treasurer
25 Windsor Road,
Brookline, MA 02445-2110
Cel: 617-851-4387
pruittja13@aol.com
Paul Ropp
Executive Secretary
504-B North Thomas St.
Arlington, VA 22203-2488
703-527-6983
paulropp@verizon.net
about his friend Carlos
Montoya who served in the Hq
Co of the 200th CA Regt (AA).
The book is: Carlos: A Tale of
Survival by J.L. Kunkle.
*Davis Ferrell has graciously
agreed to serve as our new Chaplain
for the organization. Deacon
Dave has been heavily involved
with the 4 th Marines. His father
was Harold Ferrell of the 4 th Marines
and a survivor of the hell
ship Oryoku Maru.
This past year the Executive
Board of the Descendants Group has been busy creating a framework
and structure on which to build the organization’s future.
This coming year we plan to move forward on several areas of our
mission: education and public awareness. Among this year’s goals
are: to create a website; begin the creation of educational materials
free to universities and schools; and launch a nation-wide campaign
for National POW Day via media public service announcements.
We have had some people volunteer to help in these areas
and we will be contacting you. Our three standing committees are
fundraising; education and website.
The 2010 Convention will be held in Reno April 6-10. The program
is in the final stages of approval but will be similar in many
ways to past conventions. The Widows Brunch will be free to the
widows attending. However, we will be trying to move into some
new territories, for instance, we hope to have the website up soon
for on-line registration.
Please See Descendants
Group Message Page 12
July 2009 - Page 3

“Conduct Under Fire” by John
A, Glusman -
Published by Viking May 2005
588 pages | 16 pages of b&w
photos |Amazon.com, Barnes
andNoble.com, Booksense.com
(local independents)
“Oh, God, Where Are You?”-
($22.95 inc. S & H) - by Abie
Abraham
Order from Abie Abraham
142 Hoffman Lane
Renfrew, PA 26053-6136
http://ghostofbataan.com/
bataan/book.html
“POW 152”- Andy Andrews
by Austin Andrews & Austin
Andrews, Jr.
Availble at Xlibris. com or directly
from Andy Andrews,
531 Flotilla Road, North Palm
Beach Florida 33408 561-848-
1190. The price of my book is
$25.00 plus $6.00 S&H. Total
coming to $31.00 even.
“Guerrilla Daughter” by
Ginger Hansen Holmes Available
from the Kent State University
Press. Publication of the
book is now scheduled for the
December-January timeframe.
" H o l m e s "
“Dawn of Darkness: A Novel”
(Paperback) by Lee Brandenburg
(Author), Matt Isaacs (Contributor)
A Higher Form of Killing tells
the hidden story behind the
greatest scandal of the Second
World War.
To be available at
Amazon.com again soon. It is
temporarily off the market while
some slight changes are being
made to the cover.
“Under the Rising Sun” - by
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Books Books Available
Available
Linda Goetz Holmes
Available from Barnes & Noble
bookstores, or W.S.Konecky
Assoc., Inc.
72 Ryers Point Rd.
Old Saybrook, CT86475
860-388-8878 FAX 860-388-
0273
“Claw of the Tiger” - by G.
Thomson Fraser - Story of
Franklin "Porky" LaCoste
Available through Xlibris.com,
Amazon.com,
Barnes & Noble.com and
your local bookseller. (ISBN (Paperback)
978-1-4257-7483-7 and (Hardback)
978-1-4257-7492-9)
“Operation PLUM” by
Adrian R. Martin & Larry W.
Stephenson, M.D.
Available at a number of fine
bookstores, including:
Barnes & Nobles,
Amazon.com , Buy.com
Texas A&M University Press
- Use Discount code 2A for 20%
discount;
“Silent Tears.” by Stanley R.
Tokarz
Available at $25.00 per copy
form Stanley R. Tokarz, 70
Braiarwod Circle, Worcester, MA
01616
Code Name: High Pockets, True
story of Claire Phillips, an American
Mata Hari, and the WWII
Resistance Movement in the
Philippines" by Edna Binkowski.
Several used on bookfinder.com
- $50 to $55.00
Reno April 6-10, 2010
“Undaunted Valor: the Men of
Mukden” - by Shelley Zimbler
Book published here in
Kingston, NY, 09/ 20/ 08.
It retails for $29.00 + $3.50
USPO- only available at the current
time from local stores here
in Kingston or by contacting the
author. 845-339-9960
"No Ordinary Life" by Paula
Boswell Available on
Amazon.com or bn.com (Barnes
& Noble)
Or directly from
Paula Boswell, 145 Kuss Road,
Danville, Ca 94526
Phone 925-837-3743 or toll
free: 877-Dutch99
$ 14.95 per copy (Includes
S&H).
In coordaination with the
purpose of the Descendant's
Group to foster the education
of the POW experience I will
dothe followin: Any public
library, private or public
school who will request the
book, FATHER FOUND, Life
and Death as a Prisoner of
Hello,
My husband, Ronald Myers,
was talking about a guy he used
to work with that was a survivor
of Bataan. This gentleman
worked for Burlington-Northern
or Frisco railroad in southern
Missouri. My husband worked
for Frisco (which then became
BNSF) from 1970 to 1990, out of
Thayer, Missouri, as a trainman/
conductor. He's unable to remember
the man's name and I thought
you might be able to help him
out. To quote my husband, "He
was a helluva nice guy."
My husband got hurt and
“Finding Your Father’s War: A
Practical Guide to Researching
and Understanding Service in
the World War II U.S. Army” (Paperback)
by: Jonathan Gawne
ISBN 1932033149
www.fatherswar.com
Link on Amazon books: http://
www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-
Fathers-War-Understanding/dp/
1932033149
The book includes detailed
appendices, bibliography, color
illustrations. 256 pages, 9.4"x
6.6", softcover.
“Tears In The Darkness: The
Story of The Bataan Death
March and Its Aftermath” - by
Michael Norman and Elizabeth
M. Norman, will be published by
Farrar, Straus and Giroux in June
2009
Judith Heisinger to Donate Books
the Japanese in World War II
by Duane Heisinger (ISBN 1-
591604-98-2) shall be sent the
book free of charge by writing:
Judith Heisinger,
7401 Bull Run Drive
Centreville, VA 20121
‘Army Brat’ Seeks Bataan Vet
hasn't worked for the railroad
since 1990, so hasn't been able
to stay in touch with many of his
past acquaintances. If anyone
has an idea of whom he speaks
of, and whether or not the gentleman
is alive, etc., we would appreciate
the information.
Thank you very much and a
salute to all military and their
families, past, present and future!
(I'm an Army brat, myself.)
Vicki Chritton-Myers
5928 County Road 1750
West Plains, Missouri USA
Ph: 417.293.3434

Editor’s Notes.... By George
An open letter to the ADBC Executive Board
and membership:
Dear friends:
Mary Kay and I want to express our deep appreciation for the
wonderful awards we received at the Final Banquet in San Antonio
and for the financial support received from the closing of the ADBC
accounts. (A full report on page 12)
We humbly accept both on behalf of the ADBC Museum. the staff
and its board of directors.
Since getting involved with the American Defenders of Bataan
and Corregidor, we have believed that we are stewards of something
of great importance. We also know that we have been blessed to
meet and know some of America's greatest heroes.
We often hear from those who attend the reunions for the first time
- people who may or may not have a relative connection - and their
emotional response is so similar to our own. At our first reunion in
Pheonix, I wanted to grab the strangers strolling about the hotel and
demand of them "Don't you know what heroes these former POWs
are? Don't you know our American freedom was won on their sacrifice,
courage and death-defying experiences?"
Of course they don't.
We were, like them, ignorant, thanks to an America which aban-
The Chaplain’s Corner - “Goodbye and Hello”
It has been wonderful,
but...
Meet your new
Chaplain
The writer of the Book of
Ecclesiastes wrote that “To everything
there is a season. A time
for every purpose under
Heaven”. We have heeded
those words; there was a time
for the ADBC to meet and work
together; now is our time to pass
the torch to a younger generation
The “DG” have picked up the
torch and, I have no doubt, will
carry it higher than we did. I rejoice
to introduce you to The
Rev. Dave Ferrell, who will be
your new Chaplain. Dave is an
ordained minister, a Deacon, in
the Episcopal Church. He has
helped me for a couple of years
and I am delighted that he has
responded to the call from the
DG to serve as their Chaplain.
He is fully
trained to fill
this role and I
praise God for
raising him up
to serve this
way.
Thanks,
Deacon Dave,
and welcome among us as our
Chaplain!
In the Faith,
(The Rev.Fr.) Robert W.
Phillips, SSC
National Chaplain, ADBC
frphillips@sprintmail.com
doned the POWs and kept us in the dark; a government and school
systems complicit in hiding the facts.
Our goal- our purpose is to light what light we can to tell the truth
and to keep them alive despite the many pages in the Quan we fill
with their final stories.
We suffer with each obit, feeling as if we have lost someone close.
And even with those whom we never met - we have.
MaryKay and George
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/
Deacon Dave
I was honored and humbled to be
asked by Father Bob to consider becoming
chaplain for the ADBC Descendants
Group. By way of introduction, my name
is Dave Ferrell. My father was Harold
“Gunner” Ferrell who served with D Co.
4th Marines. Dad died in December 2006
two weeks short of his 98th birthday. I
am an ordained Deacon in the Episcopal
Church. I was the chief probation officer in Nevada County, California
when I retired 12 years ago. I have served as the chaplain for the
4th Marines for the past 8 years.
My wife, Dett, and I live in Nevada City, California where we
have resided for over 40 years. We have 3 sons, a daughter-in-law,
and 2 grandchildren. All live in this area.
In addition, to my duties on Sunday mornings my ministry falls
into 3 general areas. These are in outreach ministry, ministry with
high school students through out northern California, and a healing
ministry.
As chaplain, I want to be available to everyone in whatever
way I can be of service. To help facilitate that my email address is
xcpodave@sbcglobal.net, my address is 515 Nursery Street, Nevada
City, Ca. 95959, and my phone number is 530-265-5542. I hope
to see you all in Reno next April.
In Christ's Love,
Deacon Dave
July 2009 - Page5

Registration
Helpers Lauded
“Many hands make light work” may be a
cliché but it became a truism during the very
meaningful and historic San Antonio convention.
Nearly 30 people stepped up to the
plate to help make registration at the 64th
and final ADBC meeting a rousing success.
“The crew of volunteers that answered
my call for help is what made it possible to
register the 500 plus people who attended
without a hitch,” said Kristin Dahlstrom who
headed the registration process. “Without
them it would have been a disaster. Please
convey my sincere and heartfelt thank you
to each of them.”
The registration crew included Kristin’s
husband, Lee Dahlstrom, Steve and Barb
Blakeslee, Nancy Brown, Caroline Burkart,
Linda Dahl, Terry and Dawne Clay, Kathleen
Garcia, Debra Grunewald, Pat Holder, Nancy
Kragh, Sarah Leonard, John and Fran Lewis,
Gene and Rebecca Louder, Judy Macomber,
Nancy Mathews, Linda McDavitt, Jim
Nelson, Nancy Ortega, Patty Prickett, Carl
Prutch, Bernice Reamer, Pat Scandrani,
Nancy Schnitker, Glenda Sutton, Rick and
Gloria Szczepanski, Joe Vater, Jr., Pat and Ao
Wang, Bill and Patty Wells, Daniel Wells,
John Whitehurst, Jane Wilson, Nancy and
Mike Wood, Al Wright, and Jim and Ruth
Wright.
Kristin Dahlstrom
Philippine Scouts
Documentary
Being Made
Many of you may be aware that producer
Donald Plata is working on a documentary
movie about the Philippine Scouts. A new
"trailer" is available, and can be seen on
YouTube by clicking this address: h
ttp://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=cJAOqCNQXdc
Chris Schaefer
Public Relations Officer
Philippine Scouts Heritage Society
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Judith Heisinger Thanks
Descendants Group
Dear Descendants Group,
Thank you for the plaque honoring
Duane's effort in establishing the Descendants
Group. He had some very strong
thoughts about how this group would HELP
the ADBCxPOWs, never take away from it.
He and John Lewis marched in lock step regarding
their vision for a Descendants Group.
It is so satisfying to see the group become a
reality; he would be so proud of your resolve
to continue to support and honor the
xPOWs. Again, thank you for the plaque
and for all your hard work creating a group
we can work together in to foster these goals.
Judith Heisinger
Fisher House Support Neeeded
Thank you and the members of the American Defenders
of Bataan and Corregidor for your service to our country. I
am honored to correspond with you. I hope that your association
can join the Lynn Mara Foundation in helping to
raise funds to assist our service men and women and their
families heal.
Fisher House is one of the most compelling charities that
the Lynn Mara Foundation supports. A Fisher House "is a
home away from home" for families of patients tm receiving
ADBC Memorial Book to
Stay Open at the
Freedoms Foundation
The ADBC Board of Directors voted
unanimously to make a contribution of $1,000
to the Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania. The donation, in the tradition
of ADBC's annual contributions to the
Freedoms Foundation, will help defray the
cost of maintaining and displaying the ADBC
Memorial Book, which contains the names
of our deceased members. The action and
vote follow up on discussions at the 2009
meeting of the Executive Board on ways to
insure that this important memorial continues
and on correspondence between Rev.
Bob Phillips and the Freedoms Foundation.
The Memorial Book is on display and available
for viewing at the Freedoms Foundation
National Headquarters in Valley Forge.
It helps insure that ADBC's ex-POW's will
be remembered.
Reno April
6-10, 2010
medical care at major military and Veteran Administration
medical centers. The homes are typically located within walking
distance of the treatment facility. There are presently 43
Fisher Houses located on 18 military and 12 VA medical centers.
We want to contribute to building more Fisher Houses and need your help. By purchasing
a print of the American flag (shown) you and your members can help provide urgently
needed support for Fisher House, et al. Please go to lynnmara.com to buy a print and for
complete information on the Imagine Peace Project.
We would be deeply appreciative if you would forward this email on to your members so
that they can join us in supporting Fisher House, et al. Please feel free to call me if you have
any questions.
May God bless you and the United States of America.
With deepest gratitude.
Susan Samora
Lynn Mara Foundation
(914) 674-8684

Correspondence
New Information on Col John Olson
Hello Father Phillips -
My father, Colonel John E. Olson, is a member of your organization
(ADBC) and listed on your website. I have a couple of things I'd like to call to your
attention.
1 HIS EMAIL ADDRESS - The address you have listed is no longer active for him. We
would appreciate it if you would change it to the following address: jeousma39@yahoo.com
2 WIKIPEDIA PAGE - I have been working, along with Bill Gisler in San Antonio, with
him for the past couple months, and we have managed to put together a Wikipedia page
which tells the life story of my father, which is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Olson
It would be really great if you could possibly post this anywhere appropriate on your
website, or perhaps add it to any relevant newsletters. I just think your community would
appreciate knowing of this resource for him.
Hope these two items make sense, and please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you very much,
Randy Olson Bill Gisler
Seeking William Robert Porche
I am seeking any info I can get about my
uncle, who came from China to the Philippines.
I know he was on the Arisan Maru.
My family and I have been seeking closure
but cannot get any info from the government.
Thank you.
NAME : William Robert Porche
SERVICE #: 00279872
PFC/USMC
F Co 2 nd Bn.; 4th Marines
FRON: New Orleans, LA.
I would appreciate it if I could know where
to go to get his medals, his discharge certificate,
how and when he died, and any other
other info
Thanking you in advance
Alfred A Porche { Usmc 1953-1958 }
107 Apollo Court
Foley, Al. 36535
Phone : 251-948-5275
E-mail : Purplehaze@ Gulftel.com
Looking for
Someone?
Send your request to the
Quan, 319 Charles Street,
Wellsburg, WV 26070 or
thequan@comcast.net
Natioal Commander Lester Tenney
Les,
I do want to thank you and other ADBC
officers for the great honor of receiving that
plaque of appreciation which arrived in the
mail the other day. What a surprise when I
first heard about it. How I wish I could have
been there in person to receive it and to express
my deep gratitude to all. I count it an
immense privilege to have helped in some
small way to remembering all our POW
friends and keeping their memories alive in
the minds of many world-wide.
Please forward this email of thanks to others
who may have been involved in this process
of selecting me for this award. You all
are truly something else!
Wes Injerd
Our group is now official. We need your participation to make this
a viable organization. Please consider joining today by completing
this form and mailing in with your dues.
Membership Form
the Descendants’ Group
an Auxiliary of the American Defenders
of Bataan & Corregidor
Please complete this form and submit to become a member of the Descendants’ Group
Name (Please print)_________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________
City _______________________________ State _____ Zip code _________
Telephone________________mail ____________________________________
POW/ Relative//Friend & Rank ________________________________________
Service Unit (if known) ______________________________________________
Do you want to be included on DG email list? Yes No
Annual dues: $25 (made payable to Descendants’ Group)
Send dues to: Judy Pruitt, 25 Windsor Road, Brookline, MA 02445-2110
July 2009 - Page 7

Seeking Hanna
I am a relative of Pvt. John M.
Hanna Battery A 60th CAC who
died in Nagoya POW Camp #3,
Funatsu on February 3, 1945.
The National Archives AAD
web site gives the same date of
death.
His Serial Number was
18048917. Is there any way to
get in touch with someone who
might have known him or known
of him?
Thanks
Barry Hanna
gmh28@rcn.com
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Correspondence
American War Library
Seeking
James Shea
We are looking for any information
you might have regarding
my wife, Ann Jane Kerins’
cousin, James Shea, who probably
was in an Army unit from
the Maywood, IL, area.
We did find out about his
cousin William Kerins who was
in the 192nd tank batallion also
from the Maywood, IL, area.
Thank you in advance for any
information.
Sincerely,
Bill Smyth
whytcat01@yahoo.com
Reno
April 6-10, 2010
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‘Surviving Bataan’
Steele Illustrations Featured in Article
Dear Editor;
I don't know how many of
your readers get the "American
Heritage" magazine but there is
a story about "Surviving Bataan"
in Vol. 59 No. 2. It was written by
Michael and Elizabeth Norman
but illustrated by Ben Steele. The
subtitle says, "After living
through America's worst defeat
in World War II and the infamous
death march, Army Private Ben
Steele started drawing pictures
of the images that haunted him."
My husband (now deceased)
had been stationed at Clark Field
when the war started. He was in
a similar march before being
shipped to Japan so I know from
some of his stories how brutal
the Bataan Death March was and
how badly he was treated.
Anyway, I thought I would
mention the article in case any
one wants to read it.
Virginia Peterson
Seeking Robert Lee Dunlap Sr.
I am searching for Robert Lee Dunlap Sr. enlistment in the New
Mexico National Guard Unit. Born: 22 Aug 1919; Crosby County,
Texas.
Wife: Peggy Louise Watson Dunlap (deceased).
Children: Robert Earl Dunlap Jr. and Cynthia Ann Dunlap Bath.
Died: 02 Aug 1997.
Life Member American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor.
Member: D.A.V.
He resided in Crosby County, Texas; Lubbock, Texas and
Scottsdale, Arizona.
He enlisted in the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment (AA), which
was a New Mexico National Guard outfit when activated in 1941,
and arrived in the Philippines, in September 1941. This anti-aircraft
unit was assigned to USAFFE and ordered to provide air defenses
for Clark Field - the name for Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines,
during 1919-1948 when it was under U.S. Army jurisdiction.
His name is included on the walls of the Bataan-Corregidor Memorial
in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the inscription shows that he
was a member of F Battery of the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment
(AA).
If you have any information concerning Robert Lee Dunlap Sr.
concerning his military career, his Bataan Death March experience,
his slave labor in Japan, and, or his autobiography, please contact:
John Tydlaska Jr.
653-325-6-7234
patriot1219@suddenlink.net
NOTE:
Items for publication in the Quan may be
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Final ADBC Executive Board Meeting Report
Executive Board Meeting, May 27, 2009 - Overview (revised)
The ADBC Executive Board convened its last formal meeting on
10:05 AM on May 27, 2009, at the San Antonio Omni Hotel. Officers
present were: National Commander Les Tenney, Senior Vice Commander
Joe Alexander, Treasurer Ed Jackfert, Adjutant John Oliver,
Chaplain Robert Phillips, Joe Vater (PNC), Everett Reamer (PNC),
Harold Bergbower (PNC), Ralph Levenberg (PNC), and Charles
Dragich, Investment Committee. Paul Ropp, Executive Secretary,
was also present.
Jan Thompson and George Wallace reported on the status of the
Descendants Group and the Brooke County (ADBC) Museum.
The Descendants Group, with a membership of about 200, is focusing
on fundraising and outreach. Plans for the 2010 convention in
Reno are well underway. The museum continues to collect books,
documents, and memorabilia pertaining to the defense of the Philippines
and to ADBC. Plans call for a 10,000 square foot facility to
house them
The board confirmed George Wallace's role as editor-in-chief of
"The Quan."
Les Tenney gave the Commander's report. He discussed his
discussions with the Japanese ambassador in Washington and his
response to the ambassador on what ADBC wants from Japan:
--An apology from the Japanese Government--as opposed to a
personal statement by the ambassador--on the treatment of POWs
during World War II
--An apology from the companies that used and profited from
the use of POW's as slave labor
--Inclusion in Japan's Peace and Friendship Initiative
--Funding of travel for the next 10 years by POW's and their
immediate families to apan to visit POW camp sites with funds to be
administered by a Neutral trustee
Ed Jackfert gave the Treasurer's Report. It showed a balance of
$189,601.94. The amount did not include convention expenses.
Transfer of funds from a market account to a savings account in
mid-2008 helped preserve ADBC's funds.
Lester Tenney discussed his audit of ADBC’s financial records,
as ordered by Commander Reamer at the 2008 Board meeting. Commander
Tenney found the records to be outstanding and a complete
and proper recording of all income and expenses.
Tenney also commended Ed Jackfert and Joe Vater for their foresight
in withdrawing the ADBC funds invested and placing them in
a bank account. The action and its timing saved ADBC about $100,000
due to the stock value declining after selling.
To insure the smooth dissolution of ADBC, the board approved
the continuation of the existing slate of officers.
After discussion of proposed options, the board voted unanimously
to recommend to the general membership that ADBC funds
Reno 2010
after payment of all legitimate expenses, including those for the
convention, be divided as follows:
The Quan - $17,000 per year for three years or $51,000 to the
Brooke County (ADBC) Museum.
Descendants Group - 40 percent of the remainder after payment
of expenses and disbursement of funds for the Quan
Brooke County (ADBC) Museum - 40 percent of the remainder
after payment of expenses and disbursement of funds for the Quan
Museum of the Pacific War - 20 percent of the remainder after
payment of expenses and disbursement of funds for the Quan
The Board also approved the payment of the $100,000 donation
to the Brooke County (ADBC) Museum. The vote was a follow up
to the 2007 Board decision to set aside these funds for the Museum.
The Commander noted ADBC will require a letter from the recipients
stating their tax status and the intended purpose for the funds
to insure that ADBC complies with the law and US Internal Revenue
Service regulations.
ADBC Web Site Changes
The ADBC Web Site lists many names, addresses, e-mail
addresses, phone numbers, etc. which enables members to locate
old friends and to send them e-mail messages, e-mails or
phone calls. If you want your name and/or address listed, contact
your ADBC National Chaplain for help. My e-mail address
is frphillips@sprintmail.com.
The URL for our ADBC Web Site is:
http://www.west-point.org/family/adbc/
We invite you to visit our Site at its new location, meet
some old friends, make some new ones, send us your biographical
sketch (digital photos welcome). Read about future conventions,
reunions and meetings; find out how you can find help
with your VA claim; many more things. Go there for names and
addresses of all of your elected and appointed officers. Send
us your e-mail address, etc. so we can post your name on the
Web Site.
For more information e-mail me at: frphillips@sprintmail.com
or other Committee members; we will make sure that our Web
Master, John Lewis, receives the information:
Martin Christie: ,
Warren Jorgenson: or
Don Versaw:
Special Special Notice
Notice
Address corrections should be mailed to:
Joe Vater, 18 Warbler Drive
McKees Rocks, PA 15136
July - 2009 - Page 9

* Abraham, Abie
Adams, Frank
Adams, Judy
Adams, Suzanne Weber
Albitz, Jessica
Albitz, Karen
Albitz, Kathryn
Albitz, Tom
Alexander, Chase
Alexander, Jeff
Alexander, Joe
* Alexander, Joseph L.
Alexander, Norma D.
Ames, Edna
* Amos, Harold M.
Amos, Jr., Harold “Mick”
Anderson, Daryl V.
Anderson, Dennis N.
* Andrews, Austin L.
Andrews, Jr., Austin L.
Avila, Christine Weber
Beauvais, David C.
* Bergbower, Harold A.
Bergbower, Leslie
Bergbower, Michael
Bergbower-Grunwald,
Debra
* Berger, Lawrence A.
Bergstrom, Oscar K.
* Beshears, James D
Biddle, Laurie D.
Binkowski, Edna
Bishop, Anne
Blakeslee, Barbara Lane
Blakeslee, Stephen P.
Bloskis, Annette L.
* Bogart, James H.
Bollich, Celia
* Bollich, James J.
Borland, Thomas R.
Bothe, Valerie
* Boushey, Hersheal C.
Boushey, Pat
Boyd, Shane K.
Bradford, Velma R.
Braham, Darren A.
Braham, Dena A.
Braham, Gary
Braham, Jody
Braham, Joshua P.
Braham, Kerisa N.
Braham, Kiera J.
Braham, Tami
Bramel, Brian
Bramel, Tara Pase
Brandenburg, Lee H.
Breneman, Betty
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2009 ADBC National Convention – List of Attendees
Brenner, Carlotta M.
Brenner, Harold
Brenner, Leann
* Brenner, William R.
Bridges, Deborah G.
Bridges, Rose H.
Brittan, Julia E.
Brittan, Robert
Brown, Nancy T.
Burkhart, Caroline E.
* Cape, Jack
* Carrarini, Harry V.
Carrarini, Lillian M.
Carrarini, Roy
Carrera, Adam
Carrera, Elizabeth
Carrera, Ellena
Carrera, Jaime
* Carringer, Wayne
Carringer, Willa Mae
Cavazos, Amalia
Cavazos, Raul
Cervi, Doug P.
Christie, Rosie
Clay, Dawne K.
Clay, Terry
Clemons, Jenny
Clemons, Rodger D.
Collins, Mary-Anne
Hansen
Compton, Chris
Cornellisson, Genie
* Cornellisson, Henry J.
* Corral, Mauro B.
Cromwell, Alicia
Cromwell, Rossana
Cromwell, Shannon
Cummins, Lora M.
Curley, Mary R.
Dahl, Linda
Dahlstrom, Kris E.
Dahlstrom, Lee
DeVivo, Doris M.
* DeVivo, Frank H.
Desy, Raymond T.
Desy, Sandra L.
Devine, Heidi
Difford, Dana G.
* Difford, Floramund A.
Difford, Mark E.
Difford, Jr., Wallace E.
Dodich, Nick
Dominguez, Kathy
Dominguez, Jr., Henry G.
Dragich, Ann
* Dragich, Charles
Dragich, Nichole
Dudley, Michael
Edwards, James T.
* Edwards, Randall S.
Edwards, Rose Mary
Elder, Nell
* Elder, Warren G.
* Eldridge, William L.
Elliott, Glenda M.
Erickson, Jim
Eslinger, Pam
* Farrens, Beverly P.
Farrens, David Scott
Farrens, Jim
Ferrell, Davis M.
Ferrell, Gail S.
Forbis, John
Forbis, Peggy Szwabo
Forbis, Jr., John
* Forinash, Cecil L.
Foster II, Kenneth A.
Freeman, Heidi R.
Friese, Laretta
* Friese, Roy Edward
Gable, Dale Omtvedt
Galbraith, Anne
Galbraith, Whitney H.
Galloway, Liberty S.
Garcia, Kathleen
Gardonyi, Laura Wade
Garner, Ann V.
Garner, Christopher P.
Garner, Steve
Garner, Victoria
Glusman, John A.
Gonzales, Renee Weber
Goulart, Brian
Goulart, Colleen
* Graham, Charles H.
Graydon, Jennifer
Graydon, Scot
Hancock, Dave
Hansen, Anne
Hansen, Hali
Hansen, Kevin
Hansen, Mila
Harding, Jac
Harding, Pat
Harding, Sandra
Harless, Kim L.
Hartmann, Al
Hartmann, Alora
Hartmann, Chad
Hartmann, Heidi
Hartmann, Irene
Hartmann, Lorraine
Hass, Maurie L.
Heer, Karen
* Heer, Robert B.
Hegerro, Louis
Heisinger, Judith E.
Henninger, Chad
Hoanna, Hoa
Holder, Bryan
Holder, Caleb
Holder, Pat
Holmes, Ginger Hansen
Holmes, Kent E.
Holmes, Linda Goetz
Howard, Jesse Ellis
Howenstine, Darren
Howenstine, Jan
Howenstine, Jayce
Hudson, Robert L.
Hulse, Cirra
Hutter, Josephine
* Jackfert, Edward
Jackfert, Henrietta
Jackfert, Janice L.
Jackfert, Jody L.
Jaggers, Mary A.
Jarosz, Stan
Jasinski, Mark
Jennings, Esther
Johnson, Beverly
* Johnson, Erwin R.
* Johnson, James W.
Johnson, Jean Ann
Jorgenson, Danielle E.
Jorgenson, Julie S.
Jorgenson, Loren R.
* Jorgenson, Warren G
Keeton, Alexander
Keeton, Andreas
Keeton, Deb
Kinkead, Peggy
Kirklen, Carolyn
Kirklen, Linda
Kleppick, Bob
Knolles, Kay Clemons
Knox, Bettye
Knox, Tommy
Koch, Jean
Kragh, Nancy
Kraina, Jane M.
Kreyssig, Anne
Kreyssig, Bill
* Kruger, Courtney T.
Lamkin, Ann W.
Lammert, Charles
Lammert, Courtney
Ledbetter, Marge
Ledbetter, Warren
* Ledbetter, Warren G.
Leith, Harold
Leith, Helen
Lennartson, Shawn A.
Leonard, Mary Ida
* Leonard, Oscar L.
Leonard, Sarah
Levenberg, Kathie
* Levenberg, Ralph
Lewis, Elna
Lewis, Fran
Lewis, John B.
Lewis, John L.
Lindsay, John
Lindsay, Tommy D.
Lindsay, William P.
Lipe, Frances W.
Livingston,
Linda Rae Rinas
Lontok, Jocelyn S.
Louder, Gene
Louder, Rebecca
Luna, Rolando R.
Lyon, Anna Keever
Lyon, Sarah
MacDonald, Kathryn
* Macey, Francis J.
* Macko, Alvin J.
Macko, Betty J.
Macomber, Judy C.
Mahlen, Jackie
Malikowski, Edward L.
Malikowski, John
Mandell, John
Marcus, Lauri
Marris, William C.
* Martindale, Robert R.
* Maselskis(Mason),
Frank W.
Matheny, Bill
Matheny, La Donna
* Matheny, Wilfred R.
Matheson, Candace J.
Matheson, Dennis C.
Matthews, Donald C.
Matthews, Horace F.
Matthews, Nancy L.
* Matthews, Thurman R.
Matthews II, Thurman R.
Mc Combs, Barbara Ann
Mc Combs, Winfred L.
McArdle, Dorothy C.
McCaffrey, Linda
McCorts-Blaine,
Mary Jane
McDavitt, Jan
McDavitt, Jordan
McDavitt, Linda
McDonald, Molly

McGrew, Marjean
McKinnon, Jr., Daniel W.
McMahon, Jr., Richard A.
Mefford, Pauline E.
Meilicke, Kristin
Meyer, Pat
Miller, Kaiee
Miller, Mike
Miller, Pamela
* Miller, Wayne I.
Miller, III, Andy
Mills, Charlie M.
Molesevich, Jeff
Molesevich, Mary V.
Montoya, Jerry
Montoya, Juanita C.
Montoya, Peggy
* Montoya, Tony B.
Morogov, Alexander
Moseley, Janie Angell
* Moseley, John J.
Mossner, Barbara A.
Murphy, Amy L.
* Murphy, James T.
Murphy, Kenneth B.
Murphy, Nancy A.
Murphy, Susan D.
Murphy, Jr., James T.
Musshafen, Tammy
Nagasawa, Nori
Nagel, Krista
Nakao, Tomoyo
Nelson, James L.
Nishisato,
Fuyuko Yamashita
Northern, Janet A.
Oliver, Dawn M.
Oliver, Jack O.
Oliver, Jeffery W.
* Oliver, John H.
Olsen, Peter C.
* Olson, John E.
Omtvedt, Diane J.
Omtvedt, Florence J.
* Ortega, Abel F.
Ortega, Naomi
Ortega, Jr., Abel
Overmier, Anna Lee
* Overmier, William C.
Parazo, Abraham
Parazo, Alana
Parazo, Andrea
Parazo, Anita
Parazo, Erica
Parazo, Justice S.
* Parazo, Mendrano B.
Pase, Marilyn
2009 ADBC National Convention – List of Attendees
Pase, Walter I.
Patak, Sarah
Patterson, John A.
Paul, Heather
Peterson, Virginia M.
* Phillips, Robert W.
Phillips, Sallie
Pilapil, Elena
Pilapil, Virgilio R.
Prickett, Patricia A.
Pruitt, Jean
Pruitt, Judy
Prutch, Carl
Prutch, Deborah
Quijano, Cathy
Quijano, Michael
Quijano, Reynaldo
Quijano, Jr., Alfredo
* Quijano, Sr., Alfredo
Quinn, Michael H.
Quinn, Patti
Quinn, Regina A.
Quinn, Richard
Ramsey, Linda
Randall, Jack
Ratliff, Larry
Real, Alicia
* Real, John M.
Reamer, Bernice C.
* Reamer, Everett D.
Reed, Judy
Reed, Paul
Renshaw, James G.
Renshaw, Paula D.
Reynolds, Bob
* Rinas, Bruno S.
* Robinson, Harry A.
Rodriquez, Frank
Rodriquez, Nancy
Rogowski, Kira
Rogowski, Lisa
Rogowski, Thomas A.
Roper, Richard S.
Ropp, Gayle P.
Ropp, Paul W.
Rosendahl, Elizabeth
* Rosendahl, Robert D.
* Roslansky, Marvin A.
Roth, Fred J.
Rubenstein,
Devorah Cutler
Rubenstein, Scott I.
Ruff, Ruth M.
Salinas, Smitty
Salinas, Steve
Scandrani, Patty C.
Schmeisser, Mary Kay
Schneider, Jo Ann Troy, Helen M.
Schnitker, Mackenzie Tsurukame, Aki
Schnitker, Marc Tsurukame, Kay
Schnitker, Nanci * Turner, Elton B.
Schnitker, Nate Turner, Georgia
Schurtz, Bonnie * Turner, Houston E.
Schurtz, Gerald P. Turner, Isabell
Scott, Elizabeth A. Turner, Jack E.
Shaffer, Jeb
Turner, Kevin
Shaffer, Martha Mills Turner, Wayne
Shaffer, Michael Unger, Jessica
Shea, Cathy
Unger, Joy
Shively, Blythe A. Valentino, Donald
Shively, John
Van Skike, Linda
Shoss, Robert G. Vara, Adrianne
* Sibayan, Jose B. Vara, Deborah
Sinopoli, John * Vara, Henry R
Slocomb, Eugene R. Vara, John
Smith, Adam
* Vater, Joseph A.
Smith, Dale
Vater, Jr., Joseph A.
Smith, Joann
* Versaw, Donald L.
Smith, John R.
* Vest, Richard L.
Smith, Sherry
* Vogler, Jr., Robert J.
Smith, Sonja
Wade, Ernest M.
Stanley, Barbara Wainwright, Peter S.
Stanley, Robert Waldrop, Keith
* Stecklein, Frank C. Walker, Darrel
Stecklein, Judy Walker, Nathan
* Steele, Benjamin C. Wallace, George
Steele, Shirley E. Wallace, Mary Kay
Stets, Scotty R. Wang, Ao
Sumi, Toshiyuki Wang, Pat
Sutton, Glenda E. Ward, Glizabeth
* Sweatman, Charlie C. Ward, Ruth
Sweatman, Roy Lynn Ward, Jr., Joseph A.
Sweatman, Sherry Ann * Warner, Jack D.
Sweatman, Velma Marie Warner, June E.
Szczepanski, Gloria J. Weber, Claire Johnson
Szczepanski, Richard A. Wells, Angeleah
* Szwabo, Earl M. Wells, Bill C.
Szwabo, Mary E. Wells, Cara
Tennant, Dorie Wells, Catlin
Tenney, Betty
Wells, Daniel
* Tenney, Lester I. Wells, Gracyn
Thompson, Jan Wells, Patricia
Thompson, Patricia A. Whitehurst, John C.
Tifft, Emily L.
Wiedhahn, Jamie
Tifft, John C.
Wilayto, Helen M.
Tokudome, Kinue Wilber, Ruth E.
* Tootle, James Williamson, Chase
Tootle, Marian
Wilson, Jane Tinley
* Topping, David A. Wilson, Pam
Topping, Jr., David A. * Winter, Richard T.
Traub, Dan
Winters, Dudley
Traub, Sylvie
Wise, Bobbie
Trout, Wilma A.
Wolf, Chris
Troy, Dorothy A. Wood, Michael
Wood, Nancy Blakeslee
Woodham, Gregory C.
Woodham, Ruth Ann
Woodring, David “Woody”
Woodring, Mona D.
Wright, Al
Wright, James W.
Wright, Ruth
Wright, Viola F.
Wynn, Matthew S.
Zanicky, David
Zendejas, Aaron
Zendejas, Anthony
Zendejas, Margot L.
Zimbler, Shelly
Zimbler, Suzanne
Zivic, Matthew
END OF LIST
Note: This list contains
the names of 523
attendees. Names of
ADBC members (Former
POWs, Guerrillas or
Civilian Internees) are
indicated by asterisks.
There were 75 members
in attendance.
Plaque
Dedicated
At Nimitz
A special dedication program
took place at the National
Museum of the Pacific
War in Fredricksburg, TX.
Taking part in dedicating
the plaque was Peter Wainwright,
grandson of General
Jonathan M. Wainwright IV,
Robert Esterlein of the Admiral
Nimitz Foundation.
PNC John Oliver and PNC
Ed Jackfert of the ADBC.
The program featured a
piper, patriotic music and a
dedication of a plaque to the
ADBC.
Visitors had a chance to
tour the museum and view
the items on display regarding
the war and especially
that relating to the Pacific
Theatre.
July 2009 - Page 11

Commander Tenney’s
To my Comrades and Friends:
"The shadows of each day are lengthing for me, and like
most of you, the twilight years are fast approaching. But my
friends, I shall continue fighting for the justice that has avoided
us all these years. I will not surrender again; I decided this
time to go down fighting!
As Commander of this honorable and heroic veterans’ organization
and after 63 years of faithfully fulfilling our mission,
we must respect our need and commitment to disband.
In closing the books of the American Defenders of Bataan
& Corregidor, I bid you a sad farewell."
God Bless You and God Bless America.
Les Tenney-
ADBC ‘Folds its Tents’ - Final Reunion is Held
National News Release - By George Wallacee
Dwindling membership has caused an important national Prisoner
of War organization to fold its tents, and the stewardship of its
history and legacy has been passed on to four separate entities
with financial support.
The American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, whose memberships
consisted of those held by the Japanese during World
War II , voted to formally disband and held its final annual reunion
in San Antonio, TX, according to its last National Commander, Dr.
Lester Tenney of Carlsbad,CA.
“Age and infirmities have restricted the number of members able
to travel and attend reunions,” Dr Tenney said, “and we decided to
pass the torch.”
A residual treasury balance of some $168, 444.42 remained, said
Edward Jackfert of Wellsburg, the group’s treasurer, and the membership
voted to leave that to four groups. The ADBC Museum in
Wellsburg, WV, and the Descendants Group of the ADBC will receive
identical sums of $46,977.77; the Nimitz Museum in
Fredericksburg, TX, will get $23,488.88; and the Brooke County
Public Library, also in Wellsburg, will receive $51,000 for the purpose
of continuing publication of the group’s news magazine, The
Quan.
The ADBC was founded and incorporated in Fort Devens, MA,
in early 1946, and its first reunion was held at the Bradford Hotel in
Boston . Some 1200 POW’s and their guests attended, according to
Major Ralph Levenberg of Reno, NV, a past national commander
and the group’s historian.
Through the ensuing years the organization sought to correct
the abandonment of the American POWs by the American government
which agreed in the Treaty of San Francisco that no apologies
nor compensation would be asked of the Japanese for atrocities
committed during the captivity of the POWs. A third of the prisoners
held by the Japanese during the war years died in captivity from
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Descendants Group Mesage
From Page Three
Farewell Many of you have e-mailed us and spoke with us personally at
the last convention with suggestions not only for the organization
but also for the next convention. Please keep these ideas coming-we
do welcome them.
We the Descendants Group have been handed a huge responsibility
to protect and carry-on the legacy of the American Defenders
of Bataan & Corregidor. We urge you all to examine ways in which
you can individually help carry out this mission. It could be as
simple as making sure your local library has books on the topic. And
when you are active or accomplish something please share it with
us by letting us know what you have done.
I believe we all shared the same feeling during the 2009 ADBC
Convention as we stood in awe of such great men and who are our
heroes—that our mission cannot falter and the best way to honor
them is to succeed with our goals.
Jan Thompson, President
starvation, overwork, disease, brutality, and other causes. In contrast,
POWs in the European Theatre survived at a better than 96 per
cent rate.
While all other Allied POWs of the Japanese were compensated,
the American Government said at the time of the signing of the
treaty that “America will take care of its own”, repeated efforts to
gain justice have been thwarted by the administrations and congresses.
An apology was delivered by the Japanese Ambassador, Ichiro
Fujisaki, at the San Antonio reunion, but since no further
effort to discuss compensation for POWs has been made. “This
is momentous,” said Tenney, national commander of the ADBC.
“I don’t believe the ambassador came here without somebody in
Japan saying, ‘Go.’”
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Final inal Reunion Reunion in in Pictures
Pictures
Banquet Head Table - Joe Vater, Debra Bergbower-Grunwald & Harold Bergbower, PNC Ralph Levenberg
& Kathie Levenberg, and PNC Everette Reamer & Bernice Reamer.
The plaque dedicated to members of the American
Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor at the ceremony
a the Museum of the Pacific reads:
“The valiant men and women, both living and
dead, who gallanty fought against
overwhelming odds to defend the Philippine
Islands from invading Japanese forces at the
outbreak of World War Two.”
Congressman Charles Gonzales
of the 20th Congressional
District of Texas was keynote
speaker for the banquet and
offered words of praise for our
POWs and encouragement to the
Descendants.
The six-term Congressman
serves on the Homeland Security
Caucus, the Port Security
Caucus and the Air Force Caucus
and has been supportive of
veterans’ issues. Charles and Ann Dragich
Andy Andrews
Abie Abraham
David Topping Sr. & Jr.
July 2009 - Page 13

Prisoners of War at 2009 Final Reunion of the Am
Deacon Davis said
“The two pictures tre
the 4th Marines that
attended the
reception and dinner.
The other is entitled
the “Saints.“ Those
are the spouses and
widows.
I explained at the
dinner that they were
truly saints for all they
have had to endure
over the years.
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erican Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor
Widows Luncheon Well Attended at San Antonio Reunion
Widows attending the
Luncheon were Annette
Bloskis, Rose Bridges, Julia
Brittan, Mary R. Curley,
Floramund & Wally Difford,
Glenda M. Elliott, Judith
Heisinger, Mary A. Jaggers,
Esther Jennings, Carolyn
Kirklen, Dorothy McArdle,
Marjean McGrew, Pauline
Mefford, Charlie M. Mills,
Florence Omtvedt, Virginia
Peterson, Jean Pruitt, Mary
Kay Schmeisser, Dottie
Stempin, Patricia "Pat'
Thompson, Wilma A. Trout
Dorothy Troy, Helen Wilayto,
Ruth Wilber, and Viola
"Brocky" Wright.
July 2009 - Page 15

Mukden Survivors Reunite in San
Antonio
Comrades who were held at Mukden are depicted above at the San Antonio 2009 Reunion. Shown are
L-R- seated, Joe Vater, J.D. Beshears, Randy Evans, Wayne Miller, Charlie Dragich, JimBogart
L-R standing- Robert Rosendahl, John Mosely, Jim Bolich, Erwin Johnson, Bob Vogler
Missing from the photo Hal Leith,OSS, and T.R. Mathews who also attended.
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New DG Logo
The design by Joe Kunkle was
chosen. Joe lives in Murrieta, CA,
with his wife of 25 years, Torrie
K. He has one son, Joshua, and
one daughter, Tandy.
A graphic designer as well as
a writer and blogger, he was a
U.S. Marine during the Reagan
administration. He also authored
a book about his friend Carlos
Montoya who served in the Hq
Co. of the 200th CA Regt (AA).
The book is: Carlos: A Tale of
Survival by J.L. Kunkle.

Cdr. Les Tenney
Presents
POW-MIA
Ceremony
At the Memorial Service for
POWs who died since the last
reunion, Commander Les Tenney
presented an emotional rendition
of the POW-MIA Remembrance
Ceremony.
“As you entered the banquet
hall this evening, you may have
noticed a small table in a place of
honor. It is set for one. This table
is our way of symbolizing the fact
that members of our profession
of arms are missing from our
midst. They are commonly called
POWs or MIAs, we call them
"Brothers." They are unable to
be with us this evening and so
we remember them.
This Table set for one is small -
- Symbolizing the frailty of one
prisoner alone against his oppressors.
Remember! (ring bell)
The Tablecloth is white -- Symbolizing
the purity of their intentions
to respond to their
country's call to arms. Remember!
(ring bell)
The single Red Rose displayed
in a vase reminds us of the families
and loved ones of our comrades-in-arms
who keep the faith
awaiting their return. Remember!
(ring bell)
The Red Ribbon tied so promi-
First Time Attendee Writes Reunion Report
Editor Note: The following is excerpted from an article written by Jane Kraina of the ADBC
Museum staff. Her entire report can be read on the Website, http://philippine-defenders.lib.wv.us/
Friday, May 29
Descendants Group Brunch.
The Descendants Group
hosted a brunch to foster understanding
of POW experiences.
POW volunteers sat at each
table and talked to the people at
the table about their experiences.
After a set time, they would rotate
to the next table.
The first man at our table was
a kindly and well-spoken man
named Robert Heer.
I told him his speech was eloquent.
“I went to Toastmasters
class.”
He talked first of a friend from
Wake Island, and talked of his
own family of the “Fighting
Heers.” After his family was captured,
his whole family went to
war with the belief their efforts
could help. His sister began by
joining the Army in 1942 as a radio
operator and control tower
specialist. His father joined the
army in late 1942. A year later,
his mother enlisted in the
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
and eventually assisted in interrogating
German prisoners.
Lastly, his brother decided to
take to sea in the Navy in 1943.
His youngest sister managed to
escape the mass enlistment because
of having a 2-year old
daughter.
He was liberated in 1945 and
tried to call home. “Imagine calling
to ask for each member of my
nently on the vase is reminiscent
of the red ribbon worn upon the
lapel and breasts of thousands
who bear witness to their unyielding
determination to demand
a proper accounting of our
missing. Remember! (ring bell)
The Candle, the candle is lit --
Symbolizing the upward reach of
their unconquerable spirit. Remember!
(ring bell)
A Slice of Lemon is on the
family and being told that they
were not there, but was at war.”
At least Charlotte was left to talk
to. (His story is also on the
Brooke County Public Library
web site.)
The next man at our table was
Andy Andrews.
Andy said he was stationed
in Hankow China with the Navy.
After a brief night of playing
poker on November 24, 1941 with
friends from his USS Wake Ship
he was rudely awakened. “I was
told to get my dungarees on and
report to my ship on the double.”
It wasn’t much longer before
he found himself on a Japanese
boat in rough seas with swells
twenty to forty feet. The ship
rolled to a fifty-eight degree roll.
So began his POW journey.
As he spoke I watched a Japanese
gentleman at our table and
I noted that he was jotting down
notes that looked like Japanese
script to me. I squinted to read
his tag. It had his name and
“Foreign Press.” It had to be
hard for him to listen to these
stories, when so many of these
people hated the Japanese for
obvious reasons. He asked
Andy if he could ever forgive the
Japanese. Andy immediately
puffed his body up and said
strongly, “I will never forgive
and I will never forget.”
Andy then asked the reporter,
“Have you heard of Camp 731?”
bread plate to remind us of their
bitter fate. Remember! (ring bell)
There is Salt upon the bread
plate -- Symbolic of the families
tears as they wait. Remember!
(Ring bell)
The Glass is inverted -- They
cannot toast with us this night.
Remember! (ring bell)
The Chair -- The chair is empty.
They are not here. Remember!
The Japanese man reported
that he had. Andy said, “That
was a camp of human experimentation
in Manchuria, China
where the Japanese did such
things as pull organs out of
women and see how they did
without them.”
Next, the POWs gathered in a
room to receive their personalized
signed copies of the book
“The Greatest Generation” by
Thomas Brokaw. Mr. Brokaw had
been invited to the conference,
but was unable to come. The
group watched a broadcast
taped for them. Brokaw sure
titled this book correctly.
We then watched a PBS special
called “Hallowed Ground”
where they showed the national
cemeteries of veterans buried in
foreign countries. I learned during
this film that the Manila
American Cemetery in the Republic
of the Philippines has the largest
number of veterans of World
War II. Taps are played daily
there.
Then came the exciting news.
Lester Tenney, the present commander
of the ADBC, said that
the ambassador of Japan was
coming the next day to offer an
apology to the POWs collected
here. This was something that
the men wanted –an official public
apology from the government
of Japan. Not all men accepted
the apology
(ring bell)
Remember! -- All of you who
served with them and called them
comrades, who depended upon
their might and aid, and relied
upon them, for surely, they have
not forsaken you. Remember!
(ring bell)
Remember! -- Until the day
they come home, Remember!
(ring bell)”
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ADBC Member Amos Visits Hero of Raid
In the picture at right, Malcom Amos, seated
left with the late Bob Prince, had an
opportunity to visit with Capt. Prince of Port
Townsend in a 2006 reunion, according to
Malcolm's son-in-law, Dr. John Shively,
standing right. With Dr. Shively is his wife,
Blythe, center, and Amoss' granddaughter,
Jasmine Hartsook.
Amos, of Afton, IA, was one of the 512
prisoners freed from Cabanatuan Prison
Camp in the story made famous by Hampton
Sides' Ghost Soldiers.
The prisoners were snatched from under the
noses of a Japanese infantry division by the
6th Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino
guerrillas. The order to eliminate all prisoners
had been passed down from Japanese high
command and the raid was staged just in the
nick of time.
Prince was the young second in command to Col. Henry Mucci when a unit of mule skinners
from the Field Artillery were trained into a special forces raiding party.
Prince, who had been specifically invited to attend the reunion in San Antonio, died January
1, 2009. (Submitted By Dr. John Shively)
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Grand Sierra Resort and
Casino · Reno
Welcomes elcomes
Descendants Group 2010
First Annual Convention
honoring the
American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor
April 6 - 10, 2010
The Grand Sierra Resort and Casino · Reno
2500 East Second Street Reno, NV
www.grandsierraresort.com 800-648-5080
Group Rate: $79.00 + tax Grand Sierra Guestrooms single/
double
Group Rate: $99.00 + tax Luxury Summit accommodations at
the Grand Sierra single/double
Reservations must be made by March 7, 2010
Gourmet dining at three on site restaurants
Casual Dining at five on site restaurants
50 Lane, 24 hour bowling center Shopping mall on premises
On site 2-screen movie theater Spa and Health facilities
Complimentary roundtrip airport transportation and ample free parking
ADBC ADBC Members Members, Members
Descendants Descendants Attend
Attend
Memorial Memorial March
March
On March 29, 2009, the 20th Bataan Memorial
March was held at White Sands
Missle Range in New Mexico. Over 5300
people ran, walked or marched with or without
heavy packs. There were 15 or more
xPOWs to send them on their way, to sign
books and to talk about their prisoner of was
experience. After years of not having anyone
who knew about their trial or could relate
to their experiences here were soldiers,
marines and youngsters who were knowledgeable
and respectful who just wanted to
listen to them
It was very impressive to hear the applause
of honor that rang out at the opening
and closing ceremonies.
Among the POWs there from ADBC were
Mr & Mrs Carlos Ortega, Mr & Mrs Ben
Steele, Mr & Mrs Carlos Montoya, Mr &
Mrs Oscar Leonard. A number of ADBC Descendents
were there, some participating in
the March.
LasCruces, NM, nearby, has been selected
as the site of the state Veterans Museum
largely due to the efforts of March Organizer,
Jerry Schurtz, an ADBC Descendent.

DEATHS-
DEATHS-
This This Issue
Issue
Nolan D. Anthony
John Bo
Cliff Callahan
Mike Christle
Orville Eugene Clarke
Dr. ‘D’ D'Amore
Aaron W. Eldred
Margaret C.’Dolly’ MacLeod
John L. Johnson
Franklin J. LaCoste
Norman R. Mattthews
Henry H. Merritt
Goeffrey Monument
Dominick A. Pellegrino
Frank F. Prater
Greg Ramos
Ward Redshaw
John M. Walker
Hnery Wallace
Ted R. Williams
Wilmer Leroy WIlson
Hnery J. Wilayto
Nolan D. Anthony
Nolan D. Anthony, 91, of Ennis, TX,
passed away Jan. 9, 2009. Shortly after being
deployed in WWII, his battalion was
captured by the Japanese and he spent the
rest of the war as a POW. He was a member
of AXPOW.
He is survived by one son, one daughter,
one sister and two grandchildren
John Bo
John Bo of Rochester, NY, died on 19
May. John was a survivor of Corregidor,
Cabanatuan, the Tottori Maru and three and
one half years at Mukden Manchuria. He is
survived by his wife Paula and his daughter
Pauline. John enlisted in 1939.
A humorous note was that when he enlisted
he thought he was going to basic training
in Fort Miles, Fl, but due to a company
clerk error was sent to Ft Mills, PI.
John was due to return to the USA in November
of 1941, but like many others found
that his orders had been changed and he
remained at Corregidor until surrendered by
General Wainwright on May 6, 1942.
John was a Pvt serving with the 60 CAC,
and was awarded a Silver Star in 1946 for his
service prior to surrender.
Cliff Callahan
Cliff Callahan died February 8, 2009, 86,
in Sacramento, CA.
Born on July 30, 1922 in Sapulpa, OK.
Cliff and his family moved often, eventually
settling in Tolleson, AZ in 1934.
In September 1941 at age 19 Cliff
joined the Army, where he was assigned to
the 96th Tank Battalion at Clark Air Field in
the Philippine Islands prior the start of the
battle of the Pacific. In April of 1942 Cliff
and his fellow Defenders of Bataan comrades
were given the order to surrender to the Japanese
Imperial Army. During 42 months of
brutal captivity Cliff survived the Bataan
Death March, the Japanese Hell Ships, severe
beatings, malnourishment and the loss
of his right eye.
After returning home, Cliff married
Darothy and settled in Sacramento. Cliff
worked 37 years for the Department of Defense
at McClellan AFB with brief international
stints including 3 assignments in Vietnam
during war time. In addition to raising
their own children, the couple raised 2 grandchildren
and served as foster parents for a
total of 96 children over a 10 year period.
Cliff lived his life according to the principles
of hard work, dedication, and love for life
and family. He served his county well, he
served his family even better.
He is survived by his beloved wife of
63 years, Darothy Callahan, 3 brothers & 2
sisters, 4 of his 5 children, 12 of his 13 grandchildren,
25 great grandchildren.
Mike Christle
Mike Christle, of St. Paul, MN, and Tuscon,
AZ passed away March 26, 2009. During
WWII, Mike served with the 4th Marines on
Bataan; he evaded capture and ended up in
Corregidor, where he was assigned to beach
defense until its surrender on May 6, 1942.
He was held at Cabanatuan, then Osaka, Japan.
He was forced into slave labor for
Mitsubishi shipping. Mike was a member of
AXPOW and ADBC. He leaves a loving
family and good friends.
Orville Eugene Clark
Orville Eugene Clark, 86, of Cottage Grove,
OR, died Jan. 22, 2009. He joined the Army
before WWII, was captured on Bataan and
held 3 1/2 years. After the war he became
active in veterans affairs. He was a member
of the Umpqua River Chapter, AXPOW, 6
children, 7 grandchildren and several greatgrandchildren
survive him.
Mario D. Cid of San Francisco died February
13, 2009.
A Sergeant in the Philippine Scouts, 14th
Engineers (PS), he helped defend Bataan and
was in the Death March from which he escaped.
A US Army Veteran of the Korean War, he
was a mechanical engineer at Southern Pacific
Railroad.
Long active in the Catholic Church, he was
a founder of the Filipino Catholic Association
of San Francisco at St. Dominic's
Church.; was also was an orchid raiser, an
expert cook favoring Filipino cuisine; and
enthusiastic supporter of all Bay Area sports.
He is survived by Hortensia, his wife of
50 years; three children and three grandchildren.
Dr. Adanto A.S "D”
or Dr. ‘D’ D'Amore
Adanto A.S. "D or Dr. D "D'Amore, M.D,
95, (Col. U.S. Air Force, ret.) died April 28,
2009.
Born in Introdacqua, Italy, on May 21,
1913, D, his mother and brother joined their
father in Youngstown, OH, at the close of
World War I, where he graduated from high
school at 16. He graduated with his MD in
1936 at the age of 23 from Ohio State University
in Columbus, where he was captain of
the OSU fencing team for two years and runner-up
in the Saber in the NCAA one year.
After his training, Dr. D enrolled in a
spot in flight medicine in the Army Medical
Corps. and was commissioned a lieutenant
in 1938.
He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1968
after a career which included being assigned
to the Provisional Parachute Group, the
Army's inaugural parachute training squadron,
presently a component of the Army Airborne.
He was the first military physician to
parachute out of an airplane and the second
to win his jump wings.
He was stationed at Clark Field in the Philippines
as the surgeon to the 19th Bomb
Group where on Dec. 8, 1942, he was bombed
and strafed by Japanese warplanes. He
served more than 39 months as a POW in
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camps in both the Philippines and mainland
Japan.
Returning from the war, Dr. D was posted
to Brooke Army General Hospital in San
Antonio, TX, for refresher training in
surgery. While there, he met his future wife,
Capt. Helen Sech, an Army Nurse Corps flight
instructor nurse. They married in 1947 during
his tour as the hospital commander at
Lowry Field in Denver.
Dr. D transferred to the Air Force in 1948
and was assigned to several stateside bases
along with tours in both Morocco and Germany.
In 1964, he came to Eglin Hospital
expanding the size from a 125 bed to a 200
bed hospital. He was the hospital commander
at Eglin until his retirement.
Dr. D pioneered the development of
the Air Force Medical Service and the AFMS
Resident in Aerospace Medicine (RAM) program.
He served on the staff of Fort Walton
Beach Medical Center, surgeon to two Billy
Bowlegs captains, a member of the Chamber
of Commerce, and a past president of the
Military Officers' Association.
Dr. D received the Christus Medicus
award for strength in faith in the delivery of
medicine. Upon his retirement from the Air
Force, Dr. D tried his hand at public health in
Leon County, FL, but returned to Fort
Walton,where he became the Director of the
Okaloosa County Hospital System. Leaving
the county system in 1972, Dr. D opened his
own practice of family and aerospace medicine
and served the Fort Walton Beach area
as an FAA medical examiner. Dr. D founded
the Westwood Retirement Center and the
Okaloosa County Detox Unit, after he retired
from private practice in 2004 serving there
till 2006.
Dr. D is survived by Helen, his wife of
62 years; his older brother, Amanto (Florence)
D'Amore of Brookfield, OH; his daughter,
Helen (Hank) Holt of Mary Esther, FL;
his sons, Bob (Gretchen) of San Antonio,
TX, and John (Kate) of Frederick, MD; and
grandchildren, Melissa (David) Bowell,
Heather (Scott) Powell, Moira Thomas, Andrew
(Meredith) D'Amore, Lara D'Amore and
Thomas D'Amore; and his great-grandchildren,
Madeline, Abigail, Parker and Carter.
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Aaron W. Eldred
Aaron W. Eldred, of Oronogo, MO, died
Oct. 31, 2008. He served with the 462nd BG,
769th BS during WWII. He was shot down
over Mukden, China.
Margaret C.Goodrow, (Dolly)
MacLeod
Margaret C.Goodrow, (Dolly) MacLeod,
widow of the late John S. Goodrow. Born
Dec. 10, 1934, she died April 25, 2009 in
Clearwater, FL. Dolly relocated to Florida after
retiring from Metropolitan State Hospital
in Waltham, MA.
She was a member of the Bataan and Corregidor
Survivors Auxilary. She is survived
by her son Lawrence D. Goodrow and his
wife Theresa of Framingham, MA. she also
leaves her sisters, Alice Barrentine of Texas
and Agnes Beattie of Clearwates; her brothers,
William MacLeod and wife Lorraine of
Tewbury, MA and Robert MacLeod of
Peabody, MA.; and many niecesand nephews
and her very good friends Barbara and
Adrian Oullette. She was predeceased by the
late Madeline De Palmer and Barbara Steele.
John L. Johnson
John L. Johnson of Portales, NM, a survivor
of the Bataan death march, died March
3, 2009, at 93.
He was one of more than 50 servicemen
from the area on the death march with only
19 making it back.
Johnson joined the Army National Guard
in 1941 and was assigned to the 515th Coast
Artillery in the Philippines.
After the war, Johnson worked as a delivery
driver for Arrow Gas Co.
Johnson never married but was close to
his nephews, Phillips said.
“He was the grandfatherly type. He was a
confidant, he would show you how to do
something (such as) work on a car,” he said.
“He was just a sweet, sweet old man.”
Johnson was an active member of the Veteran
of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
He helped establish a war memorial
honoring victims of the Bataan Death March
in Santa Fe.
Franklin J. LaCoste
Franklin (Frenchie or Porky) LaCoste 90,
of Athol, MA, died Sept. 25, 2008, in
Baldwinville Nursing Home. He was born
Feb. 21, 1918, in Gardner, MA, and grew up
and attended schools in Athol.
Porky joined the U.S. Army Corp in Oct.
1940, and initially served as a clerk in the
service records office at Fort Slocum, N.Y.,
which was the shipping point for Army
troops destined for the Pacific.
Stationed at Nichols Field outside of Manila
in the Phillippines, he was charged with
overseeing technical maintenance of the base
at the time of the attack on the Philippines.
He fought in the three-month Battle of
Bataan and was taken prisoner in April, 1942,
following the surrender to the Japanese.
He survived the infamous Bataan Death
March where thousands were slaughtered
or died of hunger, thirst or jungle diseases.
For the remainder of the war, LaCoste was
held as a prisoner-of-war at Camps O’Donnell
and Cabanatuan in the Phillippines, and later
at the Hitachi and Ashio Mountain copper
mining camps in Japan.
After the war, he worked for the Athol Post
Office for 26 years until his retirement. He
was a member of the Ellinwood Country
Club, the V.F.W., D.A.V., the Edward H.
Phillips Post #102, and the Defenders of
Bataan & Corregidor. His favorite past time
in his last years was spending time with his
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
His wife of 58 years, Helen I. (Lawson)
LaCoste died in 2004. He leaves behind a
son, Larry and wife Brenda and a daughter,
Caryl Thurber and husband Bob. He also
leaves six grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
His son and daughter set up a scholarship
fund in his name in Athol. He always
felt that not enough was being taught regarding
the Bataan Death March so one of
the requirements for the scholarship is that
the students must read about it and report
on it. It was his hope that at least a few of
the young people today will not forget.
A Memorial Service with military honors
was held on Oct. 1, 2008.
Norman R. Matthews
Norman "Jack" Rountree Matthews, 92,
of Suffolk, VA, died March 8, 2009, at Sentara
Obici Hospital. Born in Suffolk, he was the
son of the late Margaret H. and Edward Eugene
Matthews Sr., widower of Mary Jean
Stowe Matthews and brother of the late Dorothy
M. Parker, Edward E. Matthews Jr., and
Jesse T. Matthews.
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II, the recipient of the Purple Heart for wounds
received on April 9, 1942 and the recipient of
the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious
achievement from Jan. 1, 1942 to Sept. 5, 1945.
He survived the Bataan Death March and
was a POW in Japan for 42 months. He retired
from the U.S. Air Force as a senior master
sergeant after 27 years of service. He was
a member of Liberty Spring Christian Church
and was retired from the City of Suffolk as a
building inspector.
Survivors include his daughters, Luellen
Matthews of Washington, D.C., and
Jacquelin Young of Ashburn, VA., and grandchildren,
Daniel J. Young and Jordan E.
Young.
Henry H. “Hugh” Merritt, Jr.
Henry H. "Hugh" Merritt, 89, of Fairfax,
VA, (formerly of Virginia Beach) died February
1, 2008.
Mr. Merritt was born in Norfolk, the
son of the late Henry Hugh Merritt and Erma
Lee Jones Merritt. He entered the Navy in
1935 and at the outbreak of the WW II he
was aboard the USS Canopus, AS-9.
He fought as member of the Naval Battalion,
on Bataan & Corregidor and was captured
on Corregidor. He was held in Bilibid
and Cabanatuan 1&3, prison camps. Approximately
14 months before the war ended
he was sent to Japan aboard the "Taikoku
Maru"; there he performed slave labor in two
different copper mines in
Hitachi & Ashio until he and the others
were liberated.
He retiref as a CWO-4 in 1966 after 30
years' service. He created the Bataan and
Corregidor Memorial at the Little Creek Amphibious
Base, doing all of the work himself,
except the marble monument and he maintained
the memorial for several years, until
health constraints intervened.
Married for more than 60 years to the late
Evelyn Gordon Merritt, he is survived by his
son, Gordon Merritt and wife Alice of Fairfax
Station, VA., a sister Willie Mae Merritt
Pritchard of Virginia Beach, VA.; two grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Geoffrey Monument
Geoffrey Monument, 89, died April 18,
2009, at Burton Hospital, Burton on Trent,
Staffordshire.
Geoff was captured by the Japanese in
Singapore in 1942 and spent the next four
years in captivity in Formosa and Japan.
In 1997 he wrote a book about his time
as a POW; "An Angel on My Shoulder"
giving a personal and sometimes humorous
account of his experiences, a story of determination
and survival. He continued to support
those seeking compensation from the
Japanese and worked helping others discover
more about that darkest time of his
generation.
He moved from Florida back to England
in 2007 after his beloved 2nd wife Mildred
died and was settling down to his 'new' life
in the old country. He was very active in
FEPOw (Far East Prisoners of War).
He leaves four grown up children, eight
grand children and two great-grand children
Domenic "Nick" A. Pellegrino
Domenic "Nick" A. Pellegrino, 89, of
Longmeadow, MA, died April 23, 2009, in
Mercy Medical Center following a short illness.
Born August 25, 1919 in Medford, MA,
he was a son of the late Antonio and Santa
(Bilotta) Pellegrino.
Nick graduated from Medford High School
in 1937 and immediately joined the Civilian
Conservation Corp (CCC) located in Warren,
NH. He and others from the camp then
joined the Army Air Corp and were sent to
Manila, Philippines stationed at Nichols
Field at the start of WWII. He was on Bataan
on April 9, 1942 when it surrendered to Japan.
He was a survivor of the infamous Bataan
Death March along with being a prisoner of
war for 3 1/2 years. He served a portion of
this time in Japan where he was liberated at
the conclusion of the war.
Upon returning, he continued as an aircraft
mechanic at Westover Air Base. He
served a total of 20 years with the US Air
Force. He then was employed with Pratt &
Whitney retiring in 1985. Nick was an active
member of the American Ex-POW's serving
as the Senior Vice Commander. He was also
a communicant of St. Michael's Church in
East Longmeadow
He married Rosemarie Micca on March
26, 1949, and together they had just recently
celebrated 60 years of marriage. Surviving
besides his wife is a sister-in-law, Lauria A.
Micca of West Hollywood, CA; and very
close cousin, Rena Linton of Enfield, CT. He
also leaves many nieces, nephews, great
nieces and great nephews. In addition to his
parents, he was predeceased by his 5 siblings.
Frank P. Prater
Frank P. Prater, 88, of Decatur (TX) died
Saturday, March 21 at his residence in
Lilburn after a brief illness. Prater, a native of
Davis, OK, graduated in 1939 from Davis
High School where he was president of his
class and shortly thereafter joined the US
Marines.
He was shipped to Tientsin, China, and was
serving as a guard at the US Embassy there
at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The
next day, December 8, 1941, he was interned
by the Japanese and held as a prisoner of
war until September, 1945. It was after his
release and during his recuperation in the
Philadelphia Naval Hospital that he met his
future wife, the late Virginia E. Schwalm, a
US Navy nurse who cared for him.
Married in August 1946, they had five
children. Prater graduated from the
University of Oklahoma in 1950 with a degree
in pharmacy and began work as a pharmacist
in Alliance, Youngstown, and Canton, OH.
Prater was preceded in death by his parents,
Birdie Mae Bailey Prater and James C. Prater,
three brothers, three sisters, one step-sister
and wife.
He is survived by his daughter, Karla
Bowman, and her husband, David of Liburn,
GA; son Frank Lynn Prater of East Sparta,
OH, son Paul D. Prater and wife Debbie of
Coshocton, OH; daughter Kerri Cunningham
and husband David Cunningham of Gause,
TX, daughter Polly Albitz of Kennesaw, GA.,
step-sister Lorita, sister-in-law Karen Perri
and husband Dom Perri, nine grandchildren
and numerous nieces and nephews and
friends.
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Greg Ramos
Greg Ramos, long-time President of the
Monterey Chapter of the Philippine Heritage
Society, died February 20, 2009, two
months short of his 90th birthday and after
a long bout with cancer.
Greg enlisted in the 88th Field Artillery
(PS) in 1940 and fought during the early
months of WWII. After the surrender he
was imprisoned at Camp O’Donnell for several
months. Upon his release, he joined
the guerrillas resisting the Japanese occupation.
Following liberation of the Philippines,
he remained in the U.S. Army and took out
American citizenship.
In 1964 he retired and joined the Civil
Service until a second retirement in 1981.
He is survived by his wife Conchita, four
children by his long deceased first wife and
numerous grandchildren.
Ward Redshaw
Ward Redshaw, 85, died March 28,
2009 in Las Cruces, NM.
Born in Great Falls, Montana, he was the
son of Fred and Elvina Redshaw and was
raised in the western United States and
Canada.
Ward Redshaw entered the U.S. Army
in 1942 when he was 18.
He was a Japanese prisoner of war
from1942-1945; fought on Bataan with G
Co. 31st Infantry Regiment; was captured
on Corregidor with the 228th Signal Corps
in 1942 and was repatriated September 20,
1945, following the atomic bomb dropped
on Nagasaki, Japan (he witnessed the
atomic bomb as he had been transported
to Japan to work in the mines 20 miles away
from Nagasaki).
He retired from the Army as a Major in
1963 after 22 years of service.
During Mr. Redshaw's middle years,
he founded and operated Redshaw Audio-
Visual in Libertyville, IL, for nearly 15 years.
Ward and Margaret Redshaw retired to Las
Cruces, NM, was active in the St Paul's
Methodist Church, the Presbyterian
Church, the Masons and Scottish Rite during
his adult life.
He was also active in the American Defenders
of Bataan & Corregidor..
He is survived by son, Neil and his
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wife, Tara and their children, Benjamin and
Alexandra and her husband James Gilligan;
his eldest daughter Barbara Redshaw lived
near him in Las Cruces and was a loving
caregiver for Ward and his late wife, Margaret
Redshaw; his daughter Janet and her husband
Dennis Prochnow; seven grandchldren
and numerous great grandshildren.
John "Johnnie" M. Walker
John “Johnnie” M. Walker, of Pagosa
Springs, CO, died March 19, 2009.
Born in Little Rock, AR., on July 14, 1922.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941
and was assigned to the Philippine Islands
before the war began.
On Dec. 7, 1941, he was captured and made
prisoner and survivied the 65-mile, five-day
brutal Bataan Death March. He was a slave
laborer in the zinc and lead mines for the Japanese
until the end of the war.
Returning to the United States, Johnnie
met Carolyn Hardeman and they celebrated
62 years of marriage on Feb. 14, 2009. They
had six children, 15 grandchildren, 19 greatgrandchildren,
traveled to Japan four times to
help build churches with Youth With A Mission
Impact Teams.
Upon retirement due to a heart attack,
Johnnie and Carolyn pursued the life of travel
to see friends and family and settled in Pagosa
Springs, where they have lived for the past 21
years.
Over the years, Johnnie received many
service medals including the Bronze Star and
Purple Heart where the people of the Town of
Pagosa Springs were able to share in these
presentations and honor him by representing
him on the Las Cruces reenactment of the
Bataan Death March.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; children
— Joyce Fletcher, John Mark Walker,
Rebecca Hayes, Jean Hardy and Joan Curtis,
along with the many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren,
brother-in-law, nieces and
nephews.
Henry Wallace
Henry J. Wallace, 91, a bombadier sergeant
in the US Army Corps, died in
Pawtucket, RI, on April 20, 2009.
An "avid baseball player," he had even
been invited to try out for a major league team.
but instead, he enlisted in December 1940 at
the age of 28. Eventually, four Wallace broth-
ers would serve in the war.
After training with the 27th Bombing
Squadron in Savannah, GA., Wallace was
shipped to the Philippines, where he flew
three missions. He was wounded on Feb. 4,
1942, the Blackstone Valley's first casualty.
When the Japanese invaded the Philippines
shortly after Pearl Harbor, Wallace
was caught on the ground with thousands
of other American troops and even more Filipino
soldiers. The Allies were gradually
forced back into the Bataan Peninsula until
April 1942, when Major Gen. Jonathan Wainwright
surrendered.
Wallace was on the death march in which
over 11,000 men were killed. He and other
captives were herded aboard a Japanese
transport "hell ship" , where their rations for
the journey to Japan were rice gruel and "a
little bit of water."
Once on Japan, his captors put him to
work in a shipyard, then in a copper mine. It
sometimes became necessary to underground
blasting in the mine, a dangerous
job reserved for the prisoners.
He said the Japanese took amusement
in cutting the fuses so short that the powder
would explode before the POW could get
out. He said his father extended the time by
using a cigarette butt. He would then conceal
himself near the mine entrance in a place
where the Japanese could not see him. When
the blast went off, he would stumble out in a
cloud of dust, confounding the Japanese,
Richard Wallace said, who could not understand
how he had survived.
In a 1970 interview with The Providence
Journal and The Evening Bulletin, Wallace
said that on Aug. 6, 1945, he and other POWs
in a prison camp at Osaka, near Hiroshima,
noticed a mysterious, dusty haze over nearby
mountain tops.
"I recall when we heard about the bomb,
we thought back and recalled the smoke and
haze . . . and apparently that was it . . . We did
know [later] that it almost wiped out a big
city. It was a rumor we wanted to believe.
We had lived on rumors for three and a half
years."
Ted R. Williams
Mr. Ted R. Williams of Huntington Beach,
California, 85, died December 22, 2006.
Thodore Ralph Williams was born in
Hawthorne, CA. 8, 1940. Assigned to duty

Deceased - continued
in Cavite, Luzon, Philippines, he was a member
of the First Separate Marine Battalion.
This battalion, from the old Cavite Navy Yard
was formed into the 3rd Bat., 4th U.S. Marines
when it arrived in the Philippines in
November of 1941. Ted served on Bataan
with the USMC AIR WARNING (radar)
GROUP as a motor transport corporal. He
was captured on Bataan April 9, 1942 and
endured the infamous “Death March” to
O’Donnell prison camp.
After 42 months he returned home to
California in early September, 1945, where
he studied electronics and spent 25 years
with Sears, Roebuck & Company retiring on
April 30, 1975. After a catastropic heart attack
in 1977, he spent his remaining days
using his resources on charities in the U.S.,
Mexico, and the Philippines.
Mr. William is preceded in death by his
wife Lillian and is survived by a step-daughter,
three step-sons, seven grand children,
two sisters, and a brother.
Wilmer Leroy Wilson
Leroy Wilmer Wilson, 86, past commander
of the Waco Chapter, AXPOW died
Feb. 13, 2009. Leroy was captured on Corregidor
while serving in the Philippines. He
spent more than 3 years in POW camps.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Fern,
three sons, one daughter, 11 grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren.
Henry J. Wilayto
Henry John “Hank” Wilayto, 92, of West
Concord, MA (formerly of Belmont, MA)., a
national veterans advocate who survived
the infamous Bataan Death March, died Feb.
28, 2009, four months after being diagnosed
with acute leukemia.
Hank was born
January 04, 1917 to
Polish immigrant
parents, Alexander
and Genevieve
Wilayto in Nashua,
N.H. Hank graduated
from Boston’s
Cathedral High
School in 1934, the
height of the Great Depression. In December
1940, he joined the Army and was stationed
with the Quartermaster Corps at Camp
John Hay in Bagio, Philippines.The following
December, the Japanese military attacked
U.S. forces in the Philippines.
Hank fought in the Battle of Bataan until
the surrender of U.S. and allied forces on
April 9, 1942, and with some 75,000 other
U.S. and Filipino soldiers, was forced to endure
the Bataan Death March, during which
thousands died from exhaustion, disease,
beatings and arbitrary executions.
Hank was held at the O’Donnell, Nielson
Field and Cabanatuan prison camps and at
Manila’s Bilibid Prison. After volunteering
to work as a stevedore on the docks of Manila
Bay, he and other P.O.W.'s engaged in
sabotage, including the disabling of three
enemy warships.
Hank was transported on the infamous
prison “hell ships” to mainland Japan.
Forced to work in the nickel mines at Camp
Oeyama near Osaka, he continued his efforts
to sabotage the Japanese war effort.
After the war’s end in August 1945, Hank
was a foounder of the American Defenders
of Bataan and Corridor, and served as New
England Chapter Commander in 1955 and
National Commander in 1987. He also served
on the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Advisory Committee for P.O.W.'s and
M.I.A.'s.
Hank graduated with honors in 1952 from
Boston University with a bachelor’s degree
in Public Relations and Radio Administration.
He subsequently worked as an Assistant
Disaster Director for the American Red
Cross, a manager for the Bedford M.I.T/
Flight Test Facility, and purchasing agent of
electrical procurement at L.F.E. in Boston. In
1963 he began a career at Computer Control
Co., a Framingham company that in 1964 was
acquired by Honeywell, Inc., where he
worked as International Traffic Manager
until his retirement in 1982.
He was a lifetime member of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans;
a trustee of the Massachusetts Chapter
of American Ex-P.O.W.’s; Chairman of the
Veterans Service Committee of the Concord,
MA Lodge of Elks; and a volunteer at the
Edith Nourse Rodgers Memorial Veterans
Hospital in Bedford, MA.
A member of Our Lady’s Church of Concord,
he served that congregation as a Eucharistic
minister and lector and as president
of the church’s chapter of the Society
of St. Vincent de Paul. He was also a presi-
dent of the Center Club of Concord and member
of the Friends of the Council on Aging.
Hank is survived by his wife of 62
years,Helen Mary (Butchard) Wilayto; his
five children, Anne Marie Bishop of Milton,
MA.; Philip Henry Wilayto of Richmond, VA.;
Allan John Wilayto of Pepperell, MA.;
Kathryn Helen MacDonald of Brewster,
MA; and Margaret Elizabeth Gallagher of
Shutesbury, MA, his sister Genevieve
Leszczynski of Beverly, MA.; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
sister, Alfreda Kulik of Salem, MA and his
brother, Raymond Wilayto of Boston.
Interment with military honors was held
in St. Bernard’sCemetery,Concord.
Concord’s town flag was at half-staff on
Wednesday March 4th in recognition of
Wilayto’s service to his country during
World War II.
Taps
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the hills, from the lake,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Alternate verses below:
Go to sleep, peaceful sleep,
May the soldier or sailor,
God keep.
On the land or the deep,
Safe in sleep.
Love, good night, Must thou go,
When the day, And the night
Need thee so?
All is well. Speedeth all
To their rest.
Fades the light; And afar
Goeth day, And the stars
Shineth bright,
Fare thee well; Day has gone,
Night is on.
Thanks and praise, For our days,
'Neath the sun, Neath the stars,
'Neath the sky,
As we go, This we know,
God is nigh.
July 2009 - Page 23

In Memorium We'll Meet Again
The following names were
read for the
Memorials Program
Berdine Adams
DWight C. Bishop
Jack E. Brady
George E. Burlage
Martin S. Christie
Arthur B. Clark
Lvr,n E. Cosgrove
Lloyd J. Delahorne
Stanley Emshoff
Howard Friedman
Richard L, Gillett
George Gonos
James Hammond
Karl H. Houghton
Alvin Jelberhuis
Walter C. Lamm
John H. Lewis
Andrew Miller
Wilbur L. Morris,
Darvin 0. Patrick
Jose Quintana
Marshall Roe
Francis E. Sawyer
Torvald AThompson
Samuel Trifilo
Carl C. Uzzel
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Charies W. Audet
Joseph Boudolf
Robert A. Brown
Merritt Christie
Dennis Connor
Charles H. Darr
Douglas Edwards
Earle E. Ennis
Virginio Furtado
Weldon C. Hamilton
George D. Idlett
John L. Johnson
Paul H. Lankford
Robert Medina
Geoffrey Monument
Lupo Pabellon
Jerome Perlman
Ward Redshaw
Edward L. Rollie
Wilburn L. Snyder
Edward Treski
Robert W.
Underwood
Jess J. Whitted
Robert H. Williams
Henry Wilayto
Carl J. Wittfield, Jr.
Word has been received from Wayne
Carringer of Robbinsville, NC, of the death
of his friend William Bil Butler of Savannah,
TN. No Obituary has yet been received.
Filipino Vets To
Receive Compensation
. In continuing coverage, the AP (2/19,
Teves) reports a $198 million US “compensation
package for Filipino World War II veterans
who fought under the American flag
against Japanese forces shows America’s
‘great respect’ for their bravery and service,”
the US Embassy “said Wednesday.”
The “compensation...is part of the $787
billion economic stimulus measure signed
into law Tuesday by President Barack
Obama.” The US Embassy “in Manila said it
will start accepting applications next week
for lump-sum payments of $15,000 for veterans
who have become” US citizens and
$9,000 for non-US citizens.
Ambassador
Apologizes
A long awaited apology from Japan came
Saturday at the ADBC reunion when Ambassador
Ichiro Fujisaki expressed an apology
on behalf of his country for the treatment
suffered by American troops who were
on the Bataan Death march and all who suffered
at the hands of theri captors.
"As former prime ministers of Japan have
repeatedly stated: The Japanese people
should bear in mind that we must look into
the past and to learn from the lessons of
history," Ichiro Fujisaki said at the American
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, the San
Antonio Express-News reported.
He said his country was extending a heartfelt
apology for "having caused tremendous
damage and suffering to many people, including
prisoners of war, those who have
undergone tragic experiences."
Although Fujisaki received a standing ovation
from about half of the 400 to 500 attendees,
others said the apology was overdue
and didn't seem sincere.
OW Hershel C. Boushey told the ambassador
that he did not accept "your apology."
Survivor Tony Montoya, of Woodland,
CA., also questioned Fujisaki's sincerity.
"This young man knows very little of the
atrocities," Montoya said. "They probably
rehearsed him on it."
95-year-old Abie Abraham, of Renfrew, Pa.,
said it was time to move on. "I was never
one of those guys that worried about
whether we got an apology or not," said
Abraham. "The way I look at it is — Japan is
now our ally," Abraham said. "Why should
we get an apology from them?"
Retired Tech Sgt. Joe Alexander, of San
Antonio, said he was satisfied because "we
finally got the apology that we wanted."
About 73 surviving Bataan Death March
veterans of the Army and former Army Air
Corps members attended the convention
Saturday, which served as the POWs' final
reunion.
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 me go
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
Returning Vets Face
Difficult Job Market.
The Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram reported,
"As service members return from
America's twin wars, a flow accelerated by
President Barack Obama's troop reductions
in Iraq, they are swelling the ranks of the
jobless. According to the Labor Department,
the unemployment rate for veterans younger
than 24 was 14.1 percent in 2008, outpacing
the general population's rate of 11.6 percent
for the same age group," and the
"department's unpublished, non-seasonallyadjusted
numbers for the second quarter of
2009" are even worse for "veterans younger
than 24." Meanwhile, the "unemployment
rate for all veterans serving since 9-11 was
10.3 percent, compared with 8.9 percent for
nonveterans. And returning veterans who
do find jobs earn an average of $5,736 less a
year than their civilian counterparts, according
to the Veterans Affairs Department."
However, veterans do "receive preference
in hiring for some" Federal "jobs, and the
Obama administration's stimulus package includes
$2,400 tax credits for employers who
hire them." (7/14, Schwartz)

Honoring Our POWs
PAST NATIONAL COMMANDERS
* Harold Spooner
* Rev. Albert 0. Talbot
* James McEvoy
* M/Gen.E. P. King Jr.
* Simme Pickman
Albert J. Senna
* Maurice Mazer
Joseph A. Vater
* Lewis Goldstein
* Albert C. Cimini
* Samuel M. Bloom,M.D.
* Kenneth J.Stull
* Harhy P.Menozzi
* John F. Ray
* Samuel B. Moody
* Arthur A. Bressi
* John H. LeClair
* James K Cavanaugh
* Thomas A. Hackett
* Bernard A. Grill
Louis Scohwald
* Jerome A. McDavitt
Arthur Beale
John M. Emerick
* Joseph I Poster
* John Bennett
* James D. Cantwell
Ralph Levenberg
* Elmer E. Long, Jr.
* Philip Arslania
* John Rowland
* John Crago
Edward Jackfert
* John R. Lyons
* Ken Curley
* Henry J. Wilayto
* Charles Bloskis
Arthur Beale
* Andy Miller
* Joseph Matheny
* George Wonneman
* Frank Bigelow
* Charles L. Pruitt
* Melvin L. Routt
James R. Flaitz
* John Koot
* Roy Y. Gentry
Edward Jackfert
Joseph L. Alexander
* Joseph Ward
Omar McGuire
John H. Oliver
* Agapito E. Silva
Harold A. Beregbower
Joseph L. Alexander
Everett D. Reamer
Dr. Lester I. Tenney
2009 Mukden Survivors' &
Descendants’ Group: 25thReunion
The Mukden Survivors' & Descendant's Group will celebrate the
64th year of liberation from Mukden, Manchuria on September 29-
October 4, 2009, at the Quality Inn in Kingston, NY. A special rate of
$69.00 + Tax, per room per night has been arranged and reservations
must be made by August 24th. Call 845 339-3900 or fax 845 339-8464.
A registration fee of $50.00 per person will include the cost of the
banquet, mailing, and Hospitality Room. The banquet will be Saturday,
October 3rd.
Send your registration to Shelly Zimbler, 90 Fairview Ave., Suite
78, Kingston, NY, 12401; and please indicate your choice of dinner
(Meat, Chicken or Fish).
Please make the check payable to Mukden Survivors Group. As
in the past, please bring a gift relative to your area.
A SOLDIER DIED TODAY
(Author unknown)
He was getting old and paunchy And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in And the deeds that he had done, In
his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one.
And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors His tales became a joke, All
his Legion buddies listened For they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer, For old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer For a soldier died today.
He will not be mourned by many, Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary And quite uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, Quietly going on his way; And the
world won't note his passing, though a Soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth, Their bodies lie in state, While
thousands note their passing, And proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their whole life stories From the time that they were
young, But the passing of a soldier Goes unnoticed, and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution To the welfare of our land, A guy who
breaks his promises And cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, In times of war and strife, Goes off to
serve his Country and offers up his life?
A politician's stipend And the style in which he lives, Are sometimes
disproportionate, To the service that he gives.
While the ordinary soldier, Who offered up his all, Is paid off with
a medal And perhaps, a pension small.
It's so easy to forget them, For it was so long ago, That the old
Bills of our country Went to battle, but we know It was not the
politicians With their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the
freedom That our Country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger, With your enemies at hand,
Would you want a politician With his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier, Who has sworn to defend, His
home, his kin and Country And would fight until the end?
He was just a common Soldier, And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us We may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, Then we find the Soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor While he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage At the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say: "OUR
COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."
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‘ That We
Might Live’
Production
Still Available
‘That We Might Live’ is a DVD Documentary
in Music honoring the Valiant Souls of
Bataan and Corregidor by composer Stephen
Melillo.
The work is made complete by incorporating
authentic radio and musical clips from
WWII excerpts, and lyrics pertinent to the
events of Bataan & Corregidor during the 3
years, 8 months & 25 days where 31,095 Souls
were sacrificed to brutality.
In 2008, ‘That We Might Live’ embarked
upon an artistic approach called VistaREEL
Preexisting visuals from the National Archives,
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Stephen Melillo has Mailed over 250 free
copies of his DVD to POWs of the ADBC.
He also plans future presentations for our
“deserving American Heroes”
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MEANING OF EACH FOLD OF AN
HONOR GUARD FUNERAL FLAG
Every evening at a time specified by the
Commanding Officer, military bases throughout
the world conduct a solemn ceremony
called retreat. During this ceremony our National
Colors, accompanied by the appropriate
music, are lowered from their staffs. The
Flag is then folded into a triangle shape and
kept under watch throughout the night. This
is done in tribute to our Honored dead. Each
of the 13 folds has a special symbolic meaning.
Our Flag is folded from the stripes forward.
The 13 stripes represent the original
colonies that founded our republic. The 50
stars represent the sovereign states now
comprising our nation.
1) The first fold is symbolic of life.
2) The 2nd fold is symbolic of our trust
and belief in eternal life.
3) The 3rd fold is made in remembrance
and honor of the departed veterans who
gave a portion of their lives in defense of
our country. They have not died in vain and
shall not be forgotten.
4) The 4th fold represents our weaker nature.
As Americans we trust in God and turn
to him for divine guidance in times of peace
and war.
5) The 5th fold is made in tribute to our
country. In the immortal words of Stephen
Decatur: "Our country, in dealing with other
countries, may she always be right, but it is
our country - right or wrong".
6) The 6th fold brings to mind where our
hearts lie. It is with our hearts that we pledge
allegiance to the flag of the United States
and the Republic for which it stands, one
nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
Note:
Note:
7) The 7th fold is in tribute to our armed
forces, for it is they who protect our country
and flag against all enemies, whether they
are found within or out of the borders of our
Republic.
8) The 8th fold is a tribute to those who
have entered into the valley of the shadow
of death that we might see the light of day.
9) The 9th fold is a tribute to motherhood.
It is through their faith, love, loyalty and
devotion that the characters of our great leaders
have been molded.
10) The 10th fold is made in honor of our
fathers. They too, have given their sons and
daughters for the defense of our country.
11) The 11th fold represents the lower
portion of the Seals of King David and King
Solomon and glorifies the Gods Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob.
12) The 12th fold is the collective religious
faiths of Americans. It symbolizes eternity
and glorifies the righteousness of God.
13) The 13th and final fold is made in honor
of the 13 American Colonies whose fighting
force gave us liberty.
When folded, the Flag's Stars will be uppermost,
reminds us of our motto. "In God
we Trust". The Flag now takes on the appearance
of the "cocked hat" worn by our
forces in the American Revolution. It now
reminds us of the soldiers who once served
under General George Washington and the
sailors and marines who served under John
Paul Jones. They have been followed by their
comrades and shipmates in United States
forces who have preserved for us the rights,
privileges and freedoms which we enjoy today.
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LTG Turner Gives
Welcome,
Proclamation
Lieutenant General Thomas R. Turner II,
commanding
general
of the U.S.
Fifth Army
in Fort Sam
Houston,
TX, gave
his personalwelcome
and
read a proclamationWednesdaymorning.
A 1974 graduate of the United States Military
Academy at West Point, General Turner
has served in Korea, Fort Leavenworth, numerous
75th Ranger commands, trained at
the War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA, and
the Royal College of Defense Studies in
London, England.
Lieutenant General Turner received his
third star in 2006 and became the
commanding general of United States Army
North. at Fort Sam Houston, TX.
Joe Alexander with Proclamation for
ASBC membership.
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In
In
Memorium
Memorium
At the Memorial
Service, members
who have passed on
during the previous
year are remembered
wiht the reading of
each name.
Each year the
number grows as the
r e m a i n i n g
membership
dwindles. At the
request of Joe Vater,
the song “We’ll Meet
again” was sung
and those attending
sang "Auld Lang
Syne."
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American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc.
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