We would like to Thank the Following People
and Organizations for Their Help
The 192nd Tank Battalion
William C. Alford*
D Company
Albert L. Allen Jr.*
C Company
Andy Aquila*
B Company
Zenon Bardowski*
B Company
Jim Bashleben*
B Company
Patrick Boone*
D Company
Grover C. Brummett*
D Company
Earl Burchard*
A Company
Ed DeGroot*
A Company
Edward Depa*
B Company
Albert DuBois*
A Company
Morgan French*
D Company
Frank Goldstein*
B Company
Joseph Hrupcho*
C Company
Charles Jensen*
Medical Detachment
Marvin Jaeger*
Medical Detachment
Herbert Kirchhoff*
B Company
Steve Kodaj*
B Company
Joseph Lajzer*
B Company
Marcus A. Lawson*
D Company
Carl Maggio*
B Company
Wallace R. Marston*
B Company
Edward Martel*
C Company
John Massimino*
B Company
Fr. Ben Morin, S. J.*
B Company
Orrie Mulholland*
B Company
Abel Ortega*
A Company
Robert Parr*
B Company
John Pimperal*
B Company
John Rowland*
HQ Company
Owen Sandmire*
A Company
Ardell Schei*
Medical Detachment
Ralph Shaffer*
B Company
Robert Stewart*
A Company
Rogers L. Taylor*
B Company
Lester Tenney*
B Company
Walter Tucker*
HQ Company
Lewis Wallisch*
A Company
Mike Wepsiec*
B Company
* Denotes those members of the 192nd who have passed away since the website was created.
The Families
Kevin Aldred
Son of John Aldred, D Company
Martina Aldred*
Wife of John Aldred, D Company
Deanna Allen
Daughter of Charles Everett, C Company
Marv Anderson
Son-in-Law of Marv Jaeger, Medical Detachment
Diane Andrasek
Daughter of Nick Fryziuk, B Company
Robert Angelone
Nephew of Joseph Angelone, HQ Company
Jack Baldon*
Brother of Fay & Ray Baldon, A Company
Steve Bardowski*
Son of Zenon Bardowski, B Company
Lisa Barnhart
Granddaughter of Elmer Engle, HQ Company
Josephine Becker
Cousin of George Dravo, B Company
Virginia Becker
Daughter of Paul Vetter, B COmpany
Carol Behrman
Daughter of Harold Collins, C Company
Step-Daughter of Joseph Hrupcho, C Company
Tamara Beisler
Granddaughter of Marcus A.Lawson, D Company
Bill Blacketer
Son of William Blacketer, HQ Company
Nephew of Claude Yeast, D Company
Nephew of Willard Yeast, HQ Company
Velma Bloomfield-Babcock*
Widow of Kenneth Bloomfield, A Company
Scott Blonien
Nephew of Elmer Blonien, A Company
Paul Boden
Brother of Eber Boden, D Company
Larry Boeshart
Son of Charles R. Boeshart, C Company
Larry Brown
Cousin of William E. Brown, C Company
Joe Brummett
Nephew of Grover Brummett, D Company
Bruce Buggs
Son of Wayne Buggs, A Company
Ken Brown
Cousin of William Brown, C Company
Pat Brown
Son-In-Law of Wayne Buggs, A Company
Lauren Bryant
Relative of Harry LaFon, D Company
Ruth A Darbey-Bunker
Niece of Ralph Boyle, C Company
Dick Bunker
Nephew-in-Law of Ralph Boyle, C Company
Brian Burchard
Son of Earl Burchard, A Company
John Burns
Nephew of William Burns, HQ Company
Phillip Burns*
Brother of William Burns, HQ Company
Julie Burton
Granddaughter of Alfred Langley, A Company
Eunice Byars-Blazek
Niece of Frank Byars, B Company
Chris Campbell
Nephew of John Campbell, A Company
Cousin of Jesse Tubbs, A Company
CW4 Gerald Carroll
Kentucky National Guard
Great-Nephew of Thomas Brooks, D Company
Lorease Jewell Carroll-Armstrong*
Sister of Woodrow Carroll, HQ Company
Vera Carroll-Johnson*
Sister of Woodrow Carroll, HQ Company
Floyd Chio
Nephew of Wade Chio, C Company
Charles R. Christopher*
Brother of George Christopher, D Company
Alberta Clayton*
Sister of LaPrade Brown, B Company
Harriet Cobb
Daughter of William Gentry, D Company
Cyndi Cohan
Great-Niece of Joseph Trilicik, HQ Company
Jay Cornils
Son of Albert Cornils, B Company
Katherine Cornils*
Wife of Albert Cornils, B Company
Ann Courtney
Daughter-In-Law of Dannie Courtney, A Company
David Courtney
Son of Dannie Courtney, A Company
John G Cummins
Nephew of John L. Cummins, D Company
Maxine Cupp
Wife of Burlin Cupp, C Company
Philip Danca
Cousin of Richard Danca, B Company
Suzanne Deckert
Niece of Henry Deckert, B Company
Niece of Henry Rusch, B Company
Hector Delgado
Great-Nephew of Felix Flores, B Company
Barbara Dennee
Daughter of Edward Depa, B Company
Scott Dillon
Nephew of Cornell Dillon, C Company
Katherine Drew*
Sister of Harold Fanning, HQ Company
Sara Drew
Sister of Harold Fanning, HQ Company
Claudia Dunning
Daughter of Claude Yeast, D Company
Niece of Willard Yeast, HQ Company
Niece of William Blacketer, HQ Company
Aaron Dupuy
Grandson of J. C. Garrett, B Company
Randell Durner
Son of Herb Durner, A Company
Frank Ehrhardt
Great-Nephew of Clyde Ehrhardt, B Company
Katherine Durrant
Daughter of Bob Stewart, A Company
Merry Evens
Niece of Bernard Shea, A Company
Alice Everett
Daughter of Virgil Janes, C Company
Charles Everett Jr.
Son of Charles Everett, C Company
Cyndi Fenn
Great-Niece of Wilbur Russell, C Company
Eric Finley
Grandson of James Finley, A Company
Donald Fox
Brother of John Fox, HQ Company
Bill Foy
Nephew of Tansell Bruce, D COmpany
Linda Frantz
Daughter of Daniel Stoudt, A Company
Morgan French Jr.
Son of Morgan French, D Company
Nephew of Edward French, D Company
Cecilia Fryziak*
Wife of Nick Fryziak, B Company
John Fusselman
Cousin of Clifford Fusselman, C Company
Mary Gados
Daughter of Steve Gados, B Company
Isabel Gates
Sister of Eber Boden, D Company
Bill Gentry
Son of William Gentry, D Company
James Gentry
Son of William Gentry, D Company
Gladys Gessert
Sister of Leslie Krause, HQ Company
Steve Gibson
Son of Emmett Gibson, B Company
Chuck Goldstein
Son of Frank Goldstein, B Company
Elizabeth Gorman
Granddaughter of Havelock Nelson, HQ Company
Alex Gorr
Nephew of Alexander Gorr, B Company
Richard Graff
Nephew of Richard Graff, B Company
Barbara Grammer
Daughter of Obie C. Richardson, A Company
Tony & Marilyn Gray
Son & Daughter-in-law of Lonnie Gray, HQ Company
Robert Griffin
Brother of James Griffin, B Company
Philip Griffiths
Great-nephew of Neil McCage, A Company
Mark Guess
Grandson of Steve Gados, B Company
Gertrude Habley*
Sister of Martin Camfferman, HQ Company
Jennifer Habley
Great-niece of Martin Camfferman, HQ Company
Kate Hadden*
Sister of Edmund VanGalder, A Company
David Hagan
Nephew of James Carter, D Company
Marie Hanes
Great-Niece of Joseph Trilicik, HQ Company
Shelley Hando
Daughter of John Hando, HQ Company
Mary Agnes Hanauska*
Sister of Harold Fanning, HQ Company
Jon Harrie
Brother of Robert Harrie, A Company
Wendy Harris
Great-Niece of James O’Brien, C Company
Lonnie Harrison
Relative of Everett Preston and Lonnie Gray, D & HQ Company
Fred Hasselkus
Nephew of Howard Hasselkus, HQ Company
Bill Hauser
Son of Bill Hauser, B Company
Joseph Hauser
Son of William Hauser, HQ Company
Katherine Hauser*
Wife of William Hauser, HQ Company
Linda Haviland-Sawyer
Niece of William Haviland, HQ Company
Donald Hawkins
Nephew of Charles Looney, C Company
Janie Hayslip*
Sister of James H. Hurndon, A Company
Kenneth W. Heinrich*
Son of Kenneth A. Heinrich, B Company
Susanne Henkel
Niece of Neil McCage, A Company
Elaine Hinton
Niece of Elwin Jones, C Company
Violet Hogate
Sister of Neil McCage, A Company
Dana Hogate
Nephew of Neil McCage, A Company
Tom Hullihan
Nephew of William Hullihan, HQ Company
Aurbie Humphries
Brother of Quincey Humphries, B Company
Everett Humphries*
Brother of Quincey Humphries, B Company
Jim Johnson
Nephew of Bernard Johnson, B Company
Shannon Jordan-Mulrooney
Daughter of Larry Jordan, B Company
Phyllis Kail*
Sister of Maurice Lustig, A Company
William Kail*
Brother-in-Law of Maurice Lustig, A Company
William Kerins Jr.
Son of William Kerins, B Company
Bill Knipshield*
Brother of Donald Knipshield, A Company
Adeline Knox*
Wife of Forrest Knox, A Company
Steve Knox
Grandson of Forrest Knox, A Company
Nephew of Henry Knox, A Company
Suzanne Knox
Niece of Henry & Forrest Knox, A Company
Lysle Lewis*
Fiancé of Owen Sandmire, A Company
James Litton
Great-Nephew of Albert McArthur, B Company
Joyce Logue-Parker*
Niece of Harvey Logue, HQ Company
James Lovering*
Brother of Fred Lovering, B Company
Emmett Manogue*
Brother of James Manogue, A Company
John Manogue*
Cousin of James Manogue, A Company
Larry D. Marrs*
Son of LD Marrs, B Company
James Martin
Son of J. Robert Martin, B Company
Marge Martin
Wife of J. Robert Martin, B Company
Cheryl Massey
Granddaughter of Howard I. Massey, Sr., Medical Detachment
Michael McAuliffe
Son of William McAuliffe, A Company
Sheryl Matejka
Daughter of Jack Swinehamer, B Company
Tuller Merrifield
Daughter of Jacques Merrifield, HQ Company
The Minier Family
John Minier, C Company
Gary Mitchell
Second-Cousin of Vernon Pendley, HQ Company
Kristine Morrison
Niece of Quincey Humphries, B Company
Jill Munson
Great-Niece of Donald Knipshield, A Company
Sharon Nakamura
Great-Niece of Harry Jerele, HQ COmpany
Walter Noworul
Son of Harry Noworul, B Company
Abel Ortega Jr.
Son of Abel Ortega, A Company
Dorothy Parish*
Wife of Philip Parish, A Company
Susanna Parrish-Allen
Cousin of Fay & Ray Baldon, A Company
Cousin of Phil Parish, A COmpany
Kathy Patterson
Wife of Raymond Carroll
Nephew of Woodrow Carroll, HQ Company
Eric Payne
Great-Nephew of Peter Pirnat, HQ Company
Elaine Peterson
Niece of Ira Morgan, Medical Detachment
Ray Peterson
Son of Robert Peterson, B Company
Joseph Pevey
Grandson of Joseph P. Pevey, C Company
Thomas Pimperal-Sands
Brother of John Pimperal, B company
Lessie Pitts
Niece of James H. Hurndon, A Company
Larry Pope
Son-In-Law of Elmer Bensing, D Company
Jessica Prata
Great-Niece of Joseph Kwiatkowski, B Company
Robert Prueher*
Brother of George Prueher, A Company
Betty Quisno*
Sister of Howard Wodrich, C Company
Shirley Reece
Sister of Quincey Humphries, B Company
Dan Reeves
Cousin of Harley Reeves, HQ Company
Linda Revak
Daughter of Joseph Revak, HQ Company
Rick Rickelman
Nephew of Ray Mason, B Company
Mary Richards
Niece of Donald Hanes, Hq Company
Rick Rickelman
Nephew of Raymond Mason, B Company
Deta Rogillio
Niece of Vincent Sykora, A Company
Steve Ross
Son of John F. Ross, C Company
Charlene Rossi
Niece of David Dowell, D Company
Dale Royalty
Cousin of Oscar Dean, D Company
Cousin of Garratt Royalty, D Company
Nephew of Orvis Rinehart, A Company
Bruce Rudd
Great-nephew of Archie Rue, D Company
Edwin Rue, Provisional Tank Group
Majorie Russell-Jones*
Sister of Wilbur Russell, C Company
Mike Savage
Grandson of Tom Savage, HQ Company
Cara St. Louis-Tottenham
Great-Niece John T. Stanton, HQ Company
Martin Schmidt
Brother of Emil Schmidt. A Company
Ray Schmidt
Nephew of Emil Schmidt, A Company
Dennis Schoeberle
Nephew of Kenneth Schoeberle, A Company
Chris Seymour
Great-nephew of Charles Giamalva, C Company
J. Shufeldt Sr.
Marvin C. Harris, C Company
Donald Slicer
Son of William Slicer, B Company
Pierre Slicer
Son of William Slicer, B Company
Ronald Slicer
Son of William Slicer, B Company
George Smith
Son of George W. Smith, B Company
(did not go to the Philippines)
Gordon Spencer*
Brother of Norman Spencer, HQ Company
Paul Sommerlund
Son of William H. Sommerlund, A Company
Mike Sterken
Great-Nephew of Gerald Sterken, A Company
Carla Stewart
Cousin of Hubert Brewer, C Company
Coletta Sutterfield
Daughter of Woodrow T. Cox, HQ Company
Carl Swartz
Nephew of Michael Swartz, B Company
Vicky Taylor
Niece of Harold Beggs, C Company
Dan Thomas
Great-Nephew of Arthur Burholt, C Company
Dorothy Thompson*
Sister of Charles Peterson, B Company
Patricia Thurmond
Niece of Harry Jerele, B Company
Ruth Tobias
Niece of Ralph Hite, HQ Company
The Van Diver Family
Cecil Van Diver, D Company
Michael Verba, Jr.
Son of George M. Verba Sr., C Company
Robert Vetter
Nephew of Paul Vetter, B Company
Jann Walker
Great-niece of Martin Camfferman, HQ Company
Jean Walker
Wife of Albert Walker, HQ Company
Lewis “Dee” Walker
Nephew of Albert Walker, HQ Company
Curt Wallisch
Son of Lewis Wallisch, A Company
Janice Wallisch
Daughter of Lewis Wallisch, A Company
Kevin Watson
Great-Nephew of John H. Read, HQ Company
Shannon Wendell
Great-Niece of John Morley, HQ Company
Theodore F. Wickord Jr.
Son of Theodore F. Wickord Sr. – HQ COmpany
Bill Wilmer
Son of Ivan Wilmer, A Company
Duane Wilmer
Grandson of Ivan Wilmer, A Company
Dr. Ed Winger, M.D.
Nephew of Edward Winger, B Company
Lloyd Write*
Son of Walter Write, A Company
Larry Wuerz
Nephew-in-law Albert DeCurtins, HQ Company
Peggy Ystenes
Daughter of Ed DeGroot, A Company
* Denotes those who have passed away since the website was created.
Friends
Fred Baldassarre
Formerly of Battling Bastards of Bataan
Dave Bishop Sr.
T/4 John Kovach Photos
Carroll Coslow
David Dwiggins
Photographs – Indiana Soldiers
John Eakin
Cousin of Arthur “Bud” Kelder
Japanese POW
Steve Edquist
Grave Photos
Jim Erickson
Texas A&M University
Son of Albert W. Erickson – Ex-POW
Japanese POW Heel Ship Rosters
Peggy Gilkey
Lyon County Kentucky Genealogy
(For Going Out of Her Way to Help Us)
Ann Gipson
Errington,Kentucky
Kathleen Harris
Col. Paul Hastings (Ret.)
Illinois Army National Guard
Bob Hudson
POW PDf Files & photos
Wes Injerd
Fukuoka POW Camps
Joseph Q. Johnson*
Death March Survivor
Cammy Lamas
Retired Secretary: Proviso East High School
(For digging through countless school records)
Jim Litton
Battling Bastards of Bataan
SFC Stacey Long (Ret.)
33rd Combat Infantry Brigade
Illinois National Guard
S/Sgt. Anthony C. Meldahl (Ret.)*
Ohio National Guard
Major Bob Linkous (Ret.)
Kentucky National Guard
William S. McDowell
Photos
Rhonda McNurlan
Kevin Menzies
POW Drawings
Therese Miller
Golden Gate National Cemetery – Grave Photos
Ruth Ann Montgomery
Shane Olsen
Hallock, Minnesota
Grave Photos
John Patton
Sgt. Justin Pippin
Illinois Army National Guard
Cw4 J. Dewey Pope (Ret.)
Kentucky National Guard
Julie Pope
Civilian Employee
Kentucky National Guard
Sundra Peters
Richland County Genealogical Society
Mansfield, Ohio
Ken Peterson
Friend of Ben Morin, B Company
Fr. Robert Phillips*
Japanese POW
Sharon Ray
West Monroe, Louisiana
Grave Photos
Jim Rector & Lisa Ling-Rector
Photos of John Kovach Jr’s Funeral
Matthew Rector
Historical Preservation Specialist
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Dwight Rider
Researcher
Mike Rogers
Boyhood Friend of Fred Jannisch, B Company
Nancy Schalm
Photo of Edward Lenio, HQ Company
Donald Schutt
Joseph Suarez
Mukden POW Pictures
Ben Steele*
Death March Survivor
Capt. Larry S. Tabor, U.S.A.F. (Ret.)
Doug & Sue Thorp
Jason Vorderstrasse
Global Affairs Officer
U. S. Department of State
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Office of Regional and Security Policy Affairs
Kathy Waddell
Steve Weingartner
Author
Kevin Winters
T/4 John Kovach Jr., C Company, Photos
Dave Young
Photographs
*Deceased
Organizations
American Battle Monuments Commission
Photos of Names on Tablets of the Missing
American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Memorial Society
Jan Thompson – President
Caroline Burkhart – Vice President
American Military Cemetery
Manila, Philippine Islands
Larry Adkinson, Superintendent
Hubert O. Caloud, Asst. Superintendent
April Dela Virgen
Jose Fernandez
Hermie Lelix
Carlito I. Rocabererte Sr.
Rodeleta Valasco
Hazel Yarin
Battling Bastards Bataan
Fred Baldessarre
James T. Litton
Breckinridge County Public Library
Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Sarah Flood
Librarian
Burlington Historical Society
Burlington, Wisconsin
Center for ResearcH: Allied POWs Under the Japanese
Coshocton Public Library
Coshocton, Ohio
Deborah Crowdy
Local History/Genealogy Assistant
Davidson College Library
Jan Blodgett
College Archivist and Records Management Coordinator
Durand – Arkansaw School District
Durand, Wisconsin
Barb O’Brien
Curriculum Director
Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives
Fayette County, Texas
Franklin County (Ohio) Cemeteries
Leona L. Gustafson
Fukuoka POW Camp #17
Linda Dahl
Harrodsburg Historical Society
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Hedberg Public Library
Janesville, Wisconsin
Henderson County Public Library
Henderson County, Kentucky
Amber Brandon
Local History Archivist
Hopkins County Genealogical Society
Madisonville, Kentucky
Ida Rupp Library
Port Clinton, Ohio
Illinois State Military Museum
Springfield, Illinois
Col. Paul Fanning ILNG (Ret.) Director
M/Sgt. Bill Lear (Ret.) Curator
Indiana Soldiers & Sailors
David Dwiggins
Director
Itawamba County Historical Society
Itawamba County, Mississippi
Bob Franks, Publication Editor
Charles & Virble Booth
The Library of Congress
Washington D. C.
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, Tennessee
Leanne Garland – Archivist
Lithopolis Cemetery
Lithopolis, Ohio
Jennifer McKenzie
Director
The MacArthur Memorial
Norfolk, Virginia
Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
Mansfield, Ohio
Laurel Tope
Librarian
Maywood Bataan Day Organization
Maywood, Illinois
Maywood Public Library
Maywood, Illinois
Melrose Park Public Library
Melrose Park, Illinois
Mercer County Public Library
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Natalie Cox-Watts
Librarian
Milton Historical Society
Milton, Wisconsin
Mississippi Armed Forces Museum
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Sgt. Glen L. Hulstad III (Ret.)
Norwalk Public Library
Norwalk, Ohio
Okmulgee County OKGENWEB
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Shelly Lynch
County Coordinator
Ottawa County Chapter of the
Of the Ohio Genealogical Society
Port Clinton, Ohio
Ohio Genealogical Society
Port Clinton, Ohio
Patton Museum of Cavalry and armor
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Perry County District Library
Somerset, Ohio
Pittsburg County Historical Society
McAlester, Oklahoma
Pushmataha County Historical Society
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
Kay Black, Researcher
Rock County Historical Society
Janesville, Wisconsin
753rd Tank Battalion Association
Chris Bradford
Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society
Michael Hurst
Director
Watertown Historical Society
Watertown, Wisconsin
Westerville Public Library
Westerville, Ohio
West Town Museum of Cultural Heritage
Maywood, Illinois
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Madison Wisconsin
Wood County Wisconsin Veteran Memorial
Diantha Neinfeldt
Researcher
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