The men of the 192nd Tank Battalion, Company C, which originated as the Company H Tank Corps of the Ohio National Guard from Port Clinton, Ohio.
Pvt. Leonard Marvin Adams was born on August 7, 1919, in Montague County, Texas, to Daniel W. Adams and Rosa Adams. With his three sisters and five brothers, he grew up in Texas and Anadarko, Oklahoma, and attended Fairview School
Sgt. Albert Leroy Allen Jr. was born on February 26, 1920, in Mansfield, Ohio, and was the son of Albert L. Allen Sr. and Beulah Allen and lived at 21 Linden Road in Mansfield. He was a 1938 graduate of
1st Sgt. John Robert Andrews was born on January 2, 1919, in Ottawa County, Ohio, to John Andres and Mary Ondrik-Andres who were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. With his four sisters and three brothers, he grew up at 330 Maple Street
2nd Lt. Albert J. Bartz on May 24, 1913, in Albion Township in rural Edgerton, Wisconsin, to Albert E. Bartz and Ida Hawkinson-Bartz. He was the fourth of the couple’s seven children. The family later moved to Janesville and lived
S/Sgt. Joseph W. Beard was born on August 25, 1921, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was one of the seven children born to Joseph E. Beard and Mary Ann Hepp-Beard. He grew up in Boston and later resided with his grandparents
Pvt. Harold Richard Beggs was the son of Carl L. Beggs and Lydia M. Ohlinger-Beggs and was born on September 26, 1920, in Port Clinton, Ohio. He was one of the couple’s four children. As a child, he grew up
Sgt. Charles Raymond Boeshart on August 18, 1915, in Columbus, Ohio, to William J. Bosehart and Catherine J. Boeshart. With his two sisters and two brothers, he first lived near Ohio State University at 8th and High Streets. In 1920,
Pvt. Ralph Leroy Boyle was born on December 23, 1919, in Fairmont, West Virginia, to Ralph P. Boyle and Helen M. Dennis-Boyle. With his four sisters and two brothers, he was raised at Rear, 526 Depot Street in Niles, Ohio.
What is known about PFC Hubert Oris Brewer is that he was born on February 27, 1921, in Onia, Stone County, Arkansas. He was the son of Floyd D. Brewer and Gertha E. Lawrence-Brewer and lived in Lamar, Arkansas, as
Pvt. William Edwin Brown was born August 12, 1919, in Hodge, Louisiana He was the son of William Leslie Brown and Zora Alexander-Brown and raised, with his brother, at 527 Fourth Street in Jonesboro, Louisiana. His family called him “Edwin.”
Sgt. Vincent Russell Brown was born on November 19, 1917, in Greene County, Ohio. He was the son of Blaine Brown and Marie V. Condon-Brown. With his two sisters, he grew up on Route 20 in Mentor Township, Lake County,
Pvt. James Maxie Bryant was born on September 25, 1920, in Inman, South Carolina, to William Bryant and Alma Bridges-Bryant. He was one of the couple’s two sons. His parents divorced when he was a child, and with his mother