The 194th Tank Battalion is one of two tank battalions in the Provisional Tank Group which was deployed to the Philippines in 1941.
Pvt. George Lavarez Abapo
Born: 9 May 1911 – Bay Bey, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Home: 753 Minna Street – San Francisco, California
Employment: American Can Company
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
– Next of Kin:
S/Sgt. Carl Frederic Abbott
Born: 8 July 1907 – Soledad, California
Parents: Bertha P. Mille-Abbott & Carl H. Abbott
Siblings: 2 sisters, 3 brothers
Home: 102 East Harvest Street – Salinas, California
Occupation: Deputy Sheriff
Enlisted: California National Guard
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Pvt. Melvin Donald Ahlgrim
Born: 6 August 1913 – Brainerd, Minnesota
Parents: Louis F. Ahlgrim & Alice Prentice-Ahlgrim
Siblings: 2 sisters, 4 brothers
Home: 320 Fifth Street, Brainerd, Minnesota
– grew up at 619 Seventh Street
Occupation: janitor – movie
Sgt. Lawrence Robert Alberg
Born: 21 October 1918 – Brainerd, Minnesota
Parents: Emil R. Alberg and Clara Tollefson-Alberg
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 half-brother
Hometown: 312 5th Avenue Northwest – Brainerd, Minnesota
Occupation: automotive mechanic
Enlisted: Minnesota National Guard
Selective Service
PFC Robert J. Albert
Born: 22 August 1918 – Michigan
Mother: Angeline Estes
– mother apparently remarried while he was a POW
– Angeline Gagnon
Hometown: 1039 Clay Street – Detroit, Michigan
Siblings: Not Known
Employment: Unemployed
Selective Service Registration:
Cpl. John Jay Allen
Born: 24 October 1921 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Parents: Hiram Allen and Maybelle Shelrue-Allen
Siblings: 3 sisters, 2 brothers
Hometown: 717 North Eighth Street – Brainerd, Minnesota
Nickname: Jay
Enlisted: Minnesota National Guard
Inducted:
– U. S.
Cpl. William Sherman Allen
Born: 8 August 1918 – Union Star, Missouri
Parents: William E. and Margaret Allen
Siblings: 2 sisters, 1 brother
Hometown: 6708 Kings Hill Avenue – Saint Joseph, Missouri
Education: Benton High School
– Class of 1936
PFC Floyd Tilen Allen
Born: 23 December 1919 – Saint Louis, Missouri
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: 1 sister
Nickname: Tilen
Widower
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Education: college graduate
Occupation: Civilian Conservation Corps
Enlisted:
– U. S. Army
– 12 October 1939
Capt. Jack Cary Altman
Born: 1911 – Pitsburg County, Oklahoma
Parents: Abram Altman and Nellie Mumaw-Altman
– parents divorced
– father married Maud Allison
Residence: McAlister, Oklahoma
Siblings: 1 half-sister, 3 brothers
Education: Oklahoma Military Academy
– Class of 1927
Cpl. John F. Alves Jr.
Born: 7 June 1918 – Fresno County, California
Parents: John F. Alves Sr. & Amelia Alves
Siblings: 2 sisters
Home: 1099 R.F.D 1 – Salinas, California
Occupation: farmer
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
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Cpl. John Norman Andersen
Born: 12 October 1918 – Illinois
Parents: Mr. Robert Andersen and Mrs. Carrie Andersen
Home: 407 California Street – Salinas, California
– Selective Service Registration – 16 October 1940
– Contact: Mrs. Carrie Andersen – mother
Born: 12 October 1918 – Illinois
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson
Home: 407 California Street – Salinas, California
Enlisted: California National Guard
Inducted:
– U. S. Army
– 10 February 1941 – Salinas Army Air Base
Training:
– Fort
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