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Quans Returned — Bad Addresses Mrs. Eleanor Amoroso 101 S. Hills Drive Shepherdstown, WV 25443-9551 Myles Abad Cables 10804 Lakeview Ave., S.W. Tacoma, WA 98499-4225 Robert Dertz 6655 Robinwood Drive Franklin, WI 53132 Benjamin S. Escano 221 18th Ave., South #214 Seattle, WA 98144-2140 Mrs. Verna Ferrari 9053 Lone pine Shelby Township, MI 48317-1445 Capt. Florentino L. Galang, Ret. 105 E T St. LFO Don Senior Apt. 206 Wilmington, CA 90744 Benjamin S. Gill 209 Burns Street Charlevoix, MI 49720 Mrs. Jennie Johannsen 28570 Thone Road Rock Falls, IL 61071-9234 Mrs. Theresa Johnson 1327 State Rt. 8 West Edmeston, NY 13485-9668 Fred E. Koenig 4064 Linda Drive Oceanside, CA 92056-4349 Arthur L. Laffoon 15 Pearl St. Denver, CO 80203-4108 Mr. Frank G. Martin Rt. #5 Box 216DD Santa Fe, NM 87501 John MacAdoff, Capt. USA Ret. P.O. Box 956 Barboursville, WV 25504-2956 Bob Paradise 24 Las Posas Rd., Apt. 231 Camarillo, CA 93010-2789 Stan Patrick 16455 E. Ave. of the Fountains #A107 Fountain Hills, AZ 85268-8466 Jean Roster 417 Scott Avenue Jacksonville, NC 28546-7247 Ms. Linda Ruszczyk 126 Waite Street Howell, NJ 07731-1229 Mrs. Meda Rutz 1393 Clinton Street Aurora, CO 80010-3114 Kenneth B. Thomson 101 Southall Lane, Ste. 400 Maitland, FL 32751 24 — THE QUAN Tentative Schedule Phoenix, Arizona Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:00 PM-11:00 PM Hospitality Host Bar Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:00 AM Church Service 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM Registration 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Executive Board Meeting 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM Membership Meeting 7:00 PM-11:00 PM Hospitality Host Bar Thursday, May 18, 2006 8:00 AM Church Service 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM Registration 7:00 PM-11:00 PM Hospitality Host Bar Friday, May 19, 2006 8:00 AM Church Service 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM Registration 12:00 PM Widows Luncheon 7:00 PM-11:00 PM Quan Party & Dance Host Bar Saturday, May 20, 2006 8:00 AM Church Service 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Memorial Service 6:30 PM Head Table Reception 7:00 PM Banquet You need a seat assignment when you register so we know how many dinners to order. There will be some unit activities we will publish when arrangements are made. ———————— Navy and Marine Corps WWII POWs May be Eligible for Back Pay The window for applications has been extended until January 10, 2007 A number of Sailors and Marines who were held as prisoners of war (POW) during World War II (WWII) are authorized to receive promotion back pay under the provisions of the fiscal year 2001 (FY ’01) Floyd D. Spence Defense Authorization Act. The act provides for those who were selected for promotion but not available to accept the promotion because of their internment. The authorization enacted in FY ’01 will expire January 10, 2007. Only Navy and Marine Corps POWs held during WWII, December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946, are eligible. If the service member is deceased, the surviving spouse is entitled to the back pay. The amount of back pay will be determined using the amount the member would have been paid, calculated using WWII pay rates and not adjusted for inflation. Department of the Navy will determine eligibility for back pay by researching each individual’s request. This will include obtaining and reviewing the member’s archived personnel and pay records. Applications postmarked before January 10, 2007 will be processed. Navy personnel should send applications to: Bureau of Naval Personnel Attn: World War II POW Back Pay (PERS-675) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055-6200 Marine applications should be sent to: Headquarters, USMC 2 Navy Annex, RFL-F7 Washington, DC 20380-1775 Additional information regarding the program and application procedures may be obtained by calling (866) 827-5672 ext. 4410. USMC point of contact can be reached at (866) 472-7139. An application can be downloaded from Shift Colors website at www.npc.navy.mil/Reference Library/Publications/ShiftColors, look for the link ‘WWII POW Back Pay Application’.
“Goin’ Back: Bataan and Corregidor” (to benefit the HELL SHIP MEMORIAL) Copies of the Discovery Channel film, “Goin’ Back: Bataan and Corregidor” are now available for purchase. The film, presented by Dark Horse Media International, and shown on Discovery Channel’s Military Channel in May 2005, is 50 minutes long and is an excellent summary of the Bataan and Corregidor combat as well as the WWII POW experience in the Philippines from 1941-1945. In this it features both surviving POW’s as well as several descendants who made the return trip in January 2004. “Goin” Back: Bataan and Corregidor” DVD $30.00 “Goin Back: Bataan and Corregidor” VHS tape 30.00 Father Found book by Duane Heisinger and DVD 50.00 Father Found book by Duane Heisinger and VHS tape 50.00 Please circle your preference and return this form with your payment. Make checks payable to: Duane Heisinger Mail all orders to: Pat Henderson 1729 NW Greenbrier Way Seattle, WA 98177 206-782-1651 prhendersonwa@yahoo.com Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone number or e-mail address: ______________________________________________________________________________ Above prices include postage via media mail. All monies, less mail and the minimum DVD/VHS reproduction costs (through Dark Horse Media International) will benefit the HELL SHIPS MEMORIAL project which will be dedicated in Subic Bay in January 2006. The War Years — World War II December 8, 1941! We were told Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese around one o’clock in the morning. There was much excitement — our planes taking off, men reporting to duty stations, and preparations for war. The radio said that Clark Field was bombed, but we had not seen any Japanese yet. I was having dinner when the Japanese planes did come, the time 12:50. I ran outside, looked up at the formation of bombers and saw the first bomb land on the officers’ quarters. Then darkness. I awoke in the morgue at Fort Stotsenberg! Going back to my duty station I saw Robert Endres and he turned as white as a sheet. He said, “Bergbower, you’re dead!”. He had taken me to the hospital where I was pronounced dead. I had a very sore head for several days from shrapnel. During the week that followed, I made three flights in a Martin B-19, a two engine aircraft. We did not see any enemy aircraft on the first two flights, but on the third mission we dropped a bomb close to a Japanese war ship, but no hit. I received permission to go back to Rosales to gather my possessions. I hitched a ride on an Army truck. The truck driver said he would pick me up on his way back from Baguio. After waiting three days, I became very concerned. A troop of the 26th cavalry came by and seeing me told me I had better leave Rosales. The Japanese were just a few miles behind them. He offered me one of their extra horses. So, I fought with the cavalry from Rosales to Bataan. Food was so scarce that they used our horses and mules for food. I found out that my squadron was on Mindanao. There were three Filipino scouts going back home to Mindanao. They asked me to go along. Our boat was a native outrigger, one sail and oars. I was very scary to be so close to the water and often times not able to see land. We made Mindanao and I rejoined my squadron on infantry duty on the Pulangi river. So now I have served in the Army Air Corp, the 26th Cavalry, and the Infantry. Next, I was asked to be a messenger carrier between headquarters at Del Monte and the Davao front. They had an Army Harley motorcycle 45 for me to use. The roads were mostly dirt, some gravel but full of holes. I made four trips as a carrier. On another trip into the interior of Mindanao I came across a Japanese patrol. The officer spoke English and told me my General had surrendered all the troops in the islands. I stayed with the Japanese patrol until we reached Malaybalay, a prison camp. My squadron was already there. Next issue will be the POW Years. Harold A. Bergbower Many Thanks American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Inc. — Thank you very much for all you have done to insure our freedom here in the United States. I’m looking for George Kaiser who lived across the street from me and my 4 brothers and 3 sisters. George was an orphan who lived at 288 or 286 East 43rd Street, Brooklyn, NY. George lived with Matty Murphy (my godfather) and enlisted prior to the start of WWII. George was stationed in the Philippines when the Japs attacked. When he returned, George said that he fought in Bataan and later swam across to Corregidor where they eventually surrendered. George said he was in a Japanese prison near Nagasaki. We called George “Georgie Kosher” but I believe his real last name was Kaiser. My brother, Joe, and I who are still living from our family, would very much like to contact him if he is still living or send a mass card and pray for him if he is deceased. I am a totally disabled Army veteran from the Korean War and attend PTSD sessions at Ft. Dix with Tom Calderone who is a Bataan & Corregidor survivor. Tom suggested I write to you. Thank you very much. Jim Williams 108 Berwick St. Whiting, NJ 08759 Tel. # (732) 350-3250 Editor’s Note: Please call this man if you can help. NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 2005 — 25
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