Sgt. Ernest Anthony Zablock
Born: 31 October 1923 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Peter Zablock & Charlotte Zaur-Zablock
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother
Home:
– 246 South Thirteenth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Saint Anthony Catholic School – Cicero, Illinois
S/Sgt. Elmer Curtis Hardy
Born: 9 January 1923 – Melrose Park, Illinois
Parents: Harry J. Hardy & Antonie Adamik-Hardy
Siblings: 2 brothers
Hometown:
– 1542 North Thirty-Sixth Avenue – Melrose Park, Illinois
Education:
– Grant Grade School
– Proviso Township
PFC Milton William Busboom
Born: 7 September 1919 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: William H. Busboom & Caroline Niehoff-Busboom
Siblings: 1 sister
Home:
– 1911 South Sixth Avenue, Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Garfield Grade School
– Proviso Township High School
–
2nd Lt. Henry J. Koller was born on April 6, 1921, in Oak Park, Illinois, to Henry C. Koller and Anna Schneider-Koller. He was known as “Bud” to his family. With his two sisters, he grew up first in Oak
S/Sgt. Arthur Lee Babcock
Born: 9 December 1921 – Alameda, California
Parents: William H. Babcock & Bird Brown-Babcock
Siblings: Sgt. William B. Babcock, Vera, Kenneth, Albert
Hometown:
– 615 North Eighth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education: Lincoln Grade School
S/Sgt. Alexander Justus Jr.
Born: 16 February 1918 – Maywood, Illinois
Parents: Alexander Justus Sr. & Lydia Schaefer-Justus
Siblings: Younger sister, Mary, apparently died as a child
Home:
– 119 South Fourteenth Avenue, Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– St. Paul Lutheran
Pvt. Paul Harold Georgandas
Born: 7 July 1923 – Cook County, Illinois
Parents: Paul J. Georgandas & Edna Lenou-Georgandas
Siblings: 1 sister
Home:
– 7442 West Harvard Street – Forest Park, Illinois
– his family would later move to 6214
S1/c Donald William Garrison
Born: 14 July 1925 – Cook County, Illinois
Parents: Edward W. & Antoinette M. Garrison
Siblings: 3 sisters, 2 brothers
Home:
– 2655 North Seventy-Second Court – Elmwood Park, Illinois
Education:
– John Mills Middle School
Since the Bataan Commemorative Research Project Website has been on-line, I have been asked repeatedly, in e-mails, in person, and for newspaper and magazine articles, why the website was created. To answer this question, I will attempt to tell the
Lt. Col. Curtis Thurston Beecher was born on October 28, 1897, in Chicago, Illinois, to Bryant L. Beecher and Grace Thurston-Beecher. His father worked in the composing room for the Chicago Daily News. With his five sisters, he was raised
2nd Lt. Jacques Vaughan Merrifield was born in Amboy, Illinois, to the Rev. Roy and Mrs. Jeanette Merrifield on March 26, 1918. He was known as “Jack” or “PK”- which stood for “Preacher’s Kid” – to his friends. Jack,
2nd Lt. Ben R. Morin was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on August 15, 1920, to Benjamin and Josephine Morin. With his four sisters and four brothers, he lived at 1301 South 9th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois.
On October 15,
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