Tank Group Documents

Wepsiec Detroit Postcard — During 1941, Pvt. Mike Wepsiec sent this postcard from Detroit where he and other members of the 192nd were picking up trucks. - Courtesy of Mike Wepsiec
Wepsiec Detroit Postcard

Wepsiec Train Postcard — Postcard sent home to his parents by Pvt. Mike Wepsiec, B Co., 192nd, - after returning from a furlough to Camp Polk -the card was written as his company waited for the train to leave for San Francisco. From there, they sent to the Philippine Islands. - Courtesy of Mike Wepsiec
Wepsiec Train Postcard

Holland Letter P 1a — Letter from 2nd Lt. Arthur Holland to George Smith and his wife. Smith was released from service because of hearing loss.
Holland Letter P 1a

Holland Letter P 1b

Holland Letter P 2a — Holland Letter P 2a
Holland Letter P 2a

Holland Letter P 2b

Holland Letter P 3a — Holland Letter P 3a
Holland Letter P 3a

Holland Letter P 3b

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Morin Letter Gs Envelope 001 — This letter was sent by Ben Morin to his friend, George Smith, as the 192nd made its way to San Francisco. George Smith had been a member of B Company but was released from federal service, in August of 1941, due to hearing loss.
Morin Letter Gs Envelope 001

Morin Letter Gs P1 001 — 1st. Sgt. Ben Morin wrote this letter to George Smith
Morin Letter Gs P1 001

Morin Letter Gs P2 001

Morin Letter Gs P3 001

Morin Letter Gs P4 001

Surrender Communique — The last communique from General Wainwright. Courtesy of the Kindell Family
The last communique from General Wainwright. Courtesy of the Kindell Family

Kindell MIA — Letter to the parents of Sgt. William Kindell on his status.
Kindell MIA

Morin Pow Letter — Letter from 2nd Lt. Ben Morin, B Co., 192nd Tank Battalion
Morin Pow Letter

Laprade Brown Letter P1 — Letter dictated by Laprade Brown as he lay dying at Bilibid Prison.
Laprade Brown Letter P1

Laprade Letter P2 — LaPrade Brown died on March 29, 1943, five days after this letter was dictated.
Laprade Letter P2

Sympathy Letter — Letter received by LaPrade Brown's mother notifying her of his death at Bilibid Prison.Courtesy of the Illinois National Guard
Letter received by LaPrade Brown's mother notifying her of his death at Bilibid Prison.Courtesy of the Illinois National Guard

Sympathy Letter — A second letter to Leona Dugger, the mother of LaPrade Brown, written in 1945 by General Douglas MacArthur.Courtesy of the Illinois National Guard
A second letter to Leona Dugger, the mother of LaPrade Brown, written in 1945 by General Douglas MacArthur.Courtesy of the Illinois National Guard

Humphreypc1 — Humphreypc1
Humphreypc1

Humphreypc2 — Radio message from Pvt. A.L. Humphrey while he was a POW at Osaka #6-B in Japan.
Humphreypc2

Hauser Letter — Letter Pvt. Bill Hauser, B Co., 192nd Tank Battalion, was allowed to send to his parents.
Hauser Letter

Hauser Radio Message — Original message Pvt. Bill Hauser broadcast over shortwave radio by the Japanese.
Hauser Radio Message

Notebook 1 C — Notebook kept by Sgt. Lewis Wallisch of HQ Company, 192nd Tank Battalion Courtesy of the Wallisch Family
Notebook 1 C

Cookbook 2 — Sgt. Lewis Wallisch cookbook
Cookbook 2

Cookbook 4 — Sgt. Lewis Wallisch's POW recipes
Cookbook 4

Cookbook 3a

Cookbook 3

Cookbook 4a

Wallisch Pow Message — Sgt. Lewis Wallisch Pow shortwave radio message
Wallisch Pow Message

Bensing POW Rules — After the war, Elmer Bensing of D Company wrote down the rules the prisoners were expected to follow on the Hell Ships. - Courtesy of the Bensing Family
Bensing POW Rules

Bensing POW Rules

Bensing POW Rules

Lewis Wallisch POW Letter — POW letter written by Lewis Wallisch. - Courtesy of the Wallisch Family
Lewis Wallisch POW Letter

Record of trip to the Philippines
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POW_Card_3b — POW card sent by Sgt. Lewis Wallisch to his parents while he was a POW at Cabanatuan #3 - Courtesy of the Wallisch family
POW_Card_3b

POW_Card_2b — A second POW postcard Lewis Wallisch sent to his parents. This time he was at Cabanatuan #1 -Courtesy of the Wallisch family
POW_Card_2b

speech1 — Speech made by the Japanese commanding officer telling the POWs at Hanawa the war was over.
speech1

speech2

Western Union — Telegram sent to the parents of Sgt. Jim Bashleben by the Adjutant General after it was learned that he was alive in Fukuoka Camp 17. - Courtesy of Jim Bashleben
Western Union

Gados Telegram — Telegram the parents of Pvt. Steve Gados received saying he was on his way home.
Gados Telegram

Hauser Broadcast Telegram — Telegram PFC Bill Hauser's father received about Bill's radio broadcast.
Hauser Broadcast Telegram

Kindell Freed Telegram — Telegram telling the family of Pvt. William Kindell that he had been liberated.
Kindell Freed Telegram

Truman Letter — Letter to S/Sgt. William Kindell from President Truman
Truman Letter

Peterson R Wounded — Telegram received by the parents of Sgt. Ray Peterson, B Co.
Peterson R Wounded

Peterson Transferred to Japan — Letter the Peterson family received when it was learned that Sgt. Robert Peterson had been transferred to Japan
Peterson Transferred to Japan

Peterson MIA Letter P1 — Letter to Sgt. Robert Peterson's parents on his status as Missing in Action.
Peterson MIA Letter P1

Peterson MIA Letter P2

Tayler POW Letter P1 — POW letter from T/5 Rogers Taylor to his mother.
Tayler POW Letter P1

Tayler POW Letter P2

Taylor Radio Broadcast — Notification that T/5 Rogers Taylor was heard on shortwave radio from Japan
Taylor Radio Broadcast

BridgeDetail1 — Lt. Col. Ted Wickord's account of the bridge building detail.
BridgeDetail1

BridgeDetail2

BridgeDetail3

Allen's 192nd Mukden Roster - Page 3 — Allen's 192nd Mukden Roster - Page

Allen's 192nd Mukden Roster - Page 4

Allen's 192nd Mukden Roster - Page 5

Allen's 192nd Mukden Roster - Page 7

Allen's 192nd Mukden Roster - Page 8

Allen's 192nd Mukden Roster - Page 9

AllenLetter1 — February 1942 Letter by Sgt. Albert Allen, C Company
AllenLetter1

AllenLetter1b

Letter2a — February 12th, Albert Allen Letter to his parents
Letter2a

Letter2b

DavenportTelegram — Telegram notifying the family of Cpl Thomas Davenport, C Co. 192nd, that he was dead.
DavenportTelegram

DavenportDeathNotice Jun 45 — First letter received by the Davenport family on the death of Cpl. Thomas Davenport, C Co.
DavenportDeathNotice Jun 45

Davenport KIA Jun 45 — Second Letter informing the Davenport family that Cpl. Thomas Davenport, C Co., was dead.
Davenport KIA Jun 45

Davenport Jan 46 — Third letter on the death of Cpl. Thomas Davenport.
Davenport Jan 46

Davenport Burial May 46 — Letter informing the Davenport family that the remains of Cpl. Thomas Davenport were buried at Military Cemetery #2 at Manila.
Davenport Burial May 46

DavenportHome1 — Telegram on the remains of Cpl. Thomas Davenport
DavenportHome1

Gentry 1 — This is part of a document by Lt. William Gentry, C Co., 192nd. The account is of C Co., 192nd's, tank battle.
Gentry 1

Gentry 2

Gentry 3

Gentry 4

Gentry 5

Gentry 6

Gentry 7

Gentry 8

GiamalvaC2 — Letter to Pvt. Charles Giamalva from his mother written at the end of the war.
GiamalvaC2

Food Drop Note — Note dropped to liberated POWs from B-29
Food Drop Note

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.1 — Affidavit given by Charles Riedmiller about his treatment as a Prisoner of War
Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.1

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.2

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.3

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.4

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.5

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.6

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.7

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.8

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.9

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.10

Brittan Telegram — Telegram stating that Sgt. Lewis Brittan, HQ Co., 192nd, was a Prisoner of War
Brittan Telegram

Postcard & Broadcast — Postcard the family of Sgt. Lewis Britttan, HQ Co. 192nd, received after he was heard on a shortwave radio broadcast.
Postcard & Broadcast

Carter POW Card 1 — POW card sent by PFC James Carter from Cabanatuan #1.
Carter POW Card 1

Carter POW Card 2

Lawson Telegram 1941 — Pvt Marcus Lawson's Christmas Eve 1941 telegram.
Lawson Telegram 1941

Lawson POW — Card confirming Pvt. Marcus Lawson was a Prisoner of War.
Lawson POW

Lawson Letter Camp 1 — POW letter from Pvt. Marcus Lawson, D Co., from Cabanatuan #1
Lawson Letter Camp 1

Lawson Letter May 44 — First letter from Pvt. Marcus Lawson from Tanagawa POW Camp in Japan.
Lawson Letter May 44

Lawson Letter Jan 45 — Second letter from Pvt. Marcus Lawson from Tanagawa POW Camp in Japan.
Lawson Letter Jan 45

Lawson Liberated Telegram 1 — The first telegram the family of Pvt. Marcus Lawson received that he had been liberated from the Japanese.
Lawson Liberated Telegram 1

Lawson Liberated Telegram — Second telegram confirming that Sgt. Marcus Lawson had been liberated.
Lawson Liberated Telegram

Lawson Telegram Coming Home — Telegram from the War Department that S/Sgt. Marcus Lawson was being returned to the United States.
Lawson Telegram Coming Home

Lemke POW C1 — POW sent from Cabanatuan to his parents.
Lemke POW C1

Lemke POW C2

Lemke POW C3 — Second POW postcard sent by T/4 Steve Lemke from Cabanatuan #1.
Lemke POW C3

Lemke POW C4

Lemke_Steve_Dead — Letter the family of T/4 Steve Lemke A Co., 194th Tank Battalion, stating he had died in the sinking of the Arisan Maru.
Lemke_Steve_Dead

The following pages are a record of men from Minnesota who died as POWs - Courtesy of Roger Mansell
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KP38 — Letter from Ken Porwoll to his mother from Niigata #5-B - Courtesy of the Porwoll family
KP38

KP39

POW Card 9 7 43 — Sgt Ken Porwoll POW postcard from Cabanatuan #3 to his mother.
POW Card 9 7 43

POW Card 12 10 43 — Sgt. Ken Porwoll POW card from Cabanatuan #3.
POW Card 12 10 43

POW Card 12 11 43

POW Card 1 25 45

POW Card 45

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.1 — Affidavit given by Charles Riedmiller, 192nd Tank Battalion, about his treatment as a Prisoner of War.
Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.1

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.2

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.3

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.4

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.5

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.6

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.7

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.8

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.9

Reidmiller, Charles affidavit.10

Letter to Shewmaker family — Letter the Shewmaker family received from the War Department about mistreatment of Prisoners of War. -
Letter to Shewmaker family

Miller Internment Letter — Letter sent to the step-mother of 2nd Lt. Edwin Miller, HQ Co., 194th Tank Battalion, that his remains were interred at the new American Military Cemetery at Manila per his father's request.
Miller Internment Letter

Bernard Johnson KIA Telegram — Pvt. Bernard Johnson was killed in the sinking of the Oryoku Maru on Dec, 15, 1944. This was the telegram his mother received from the War Department telling her of his death.
Bernard Johnson KIA Telegram

POW Flyer — This flyer was dropped to the former POWs by American planes after the war.
POW Flyer

NA Form 13164 Ehrhardt — Record on the death of PFC Clyde Ehrhardt on the Arisan Maru - October 24, 1944.
NA Form 13164 Ehrhardt

Letter 1 Schweinsberg — Letter received by the Schweinsberg family declaring Pvt. Fred Schweinsberg dead.
Letter 1 Schweinsberg

Letter 2 Schweinsberg — The second letter received by the Schweinsberg family correcting his date of death.
Letter 2 Schweinsberg

Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands (2 of 6) — Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands
Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands

Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands (3 of 6) — Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands
Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands

Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands (1 of 6) — Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands
Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands

Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands (5 of 6) — Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands
Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands

Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands (4 of 6) — Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands
Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands

Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands (6 of 6) — Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands
Lewis Wallisch's Last Letter Home Before Leaving for the Philippine Islands

Gapan Deaths — Record of POWs who died on Gapan Bridge Detail.
Gapan Deaths

Bardowski Telegram 1 — Message to Caroline Bardowski that her son, Zenon, had been heard in a shortwave propaganda message.
Bardowski Telegram 1

Bardowski Telegram 2 — Second part of telegram to the mother of Sgt. Senon Bardowski.
Bardowski Telegram 2

PC1a — POW postcard from Sgt. Zenon Bardowski to his mother.
PC1a

PC1b — Second side of POW postcard from Sgt. Zenon Bardowski to his mother.
PC1b

PC2a — A second POW postcard from Sgt. Zenon Bardowski to his mother.
PC2a

PC2b — The message side of the second POW postcard from Sgt. Zenon Bardowski.
PC2b

Mail DIrections — Directions on sending mail to POWs.
Mail DIrections

Benefits — Letter that families received about benefits they were entitled to as families of a POW.
Benefits

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