Jan. 1959 - Philippine Defenders Main

VOLUME 13
M1DDLEBUSH, N. J. _
JAN.·FEB. 1959
14th ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM Trenton Chamber Of
HOTEL H1LDEBRECHT - TRENTON, N . J .
Com . Sens
d W ecome
I
MAY 1, 2, a nd 3, 1959
NUMBER 1
Levering, Judge Advocate
Of the ADBC, Elected to Congress
To the Members of the
american Defenders of
REGISTRATION- Friday, May 1-all day
Bataan and Corregidor:
With the greatest of pride we day serve in the United Btates
COMMlTI'EE MEETINGS-Rainbow Room
The CIty of Trenton, the State are happy to announce that Congresa.
THE "QUAN " PARTY-Main Ballroom, Orchestra and Dancing of New Jersey, and the Greater Robert W. Levering, our J udge
At the outbreak of the War
starting at 9 P. M.
Trenton Chamber of Commerce Advocate, has been elected to Bob was serving In the office ot
are most happy to welcome the Congresa from the 17th DistrIct the Chief of Engineers at 'Port
SATURDAY, MAY 2
American Defenders of Bataan ot OhIo.
,
Santiago on Luzon. He volun9:30 A.M.- REGISTRATION
and Corregidor to their convenAfter four previous losses Bob teered to help the Army, went to
10:00 A.M.-MEETING OF COMMITTEES
tion on May 1,2 and 3.
ftnally was successful In achlev- I ~~~~.'" was captured, and was a
10:30 A.M.-OENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
Trenton 15 truly the blrthl,I.". l ing his boyhood ambition to one
with us until Jlberatlon.
12 :00 P.M.- LUNCHEON RECESS
of the America as we know
In 1948 he published a book
12:00 P.M.-GOLD STAR MOTHERS LUNCHEON
today, for It was In Trenton on
"Horror Trek." telling of h15 ex1:00 P.M.-CONTINUATION OF BUSINESS MEETING
ChrIstmas night, 1776, that the
perlences as a Japanese POW.
1:30 P.M.-SIGHTSEEING TOUR I
first major victory of the RevoBob and his wife, Eleen, are
DINNER-DANCE-Saturday, 6 P.M. Main Ballroom
IUtionary War was accompllsbed.
both attorneys. Mrs. Levering is
the daughter of retiring ConMemorial In memory of the late Maj . Gen. Edward P . King, Jr. General Wa&hIngton crossed the
Delaware some eight mUes above
gressman Usher L. Burdick of
SUNDAY, MAY 3
Trenton and deteated the HesNorth Dakota, who has been In
Church Services
sian
troops
fighting
for
Britain
Congress for 24 years. Her broROOM RATES :
at the first and second Battles
ther, Quentlne Burd1ck, was just
Single Rooms-$5.50 per nIght.
of Trenton.
elected Congressman from North
·Twin·Bedded Rooms--Two to a room - $5.00 per person
Trenton is the capital of thls
Dakota. The Levering's have a
per nIght.
tremendously industrial state,
son, Usher, age 9 and a daughter,
Double- Bedded Rooms--Two to a room - $4.50 per person and in addition boasts some of
Roberta, age U . Bob's omce is
per nIght.
the finest resort areas In our
in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. BesIdes
country, not only In the shore
practicing law he also operates
COts--$3.00 per person per night.
Une some forty-five mlles away,
a 77 acre cattle farm near FredAll rooms with private bath and radio.
but In the mountains of northern
ericktown, Ohio.
The CONVENTION COMMITTEE would Uke to remind the mem- New J ersey.
We wish Congresaman-elect
bers or their friends it they would like to participate as BOOSTERS
Trenton is served by Allegheny
Levering the very best and hope
or IX>NATE an AD for our PROGRAM to send checks payable to Airlines, the Pennsylvania and
that hls election to COngress 15
only a steppIng· stone to greater
AUSTIN PATRAZIO, SECRETARY·TREASURER, 90 BELMONT Reading Railroads, and transcontinental bus lines. Our city
heights In the fut ure.
AVE., JERSEY CITY, N. J .
Is easUy accessible from both
SCHEDULE OF PRICES FOR PROGRAM
the Pennsylvania and the New
Jersey Turnpikes. There Is adeFULL PAGE ....._.......... ..$100.00
QUARTER PAGE ..........$25.00
quate parking in the vlcln1ty of
HALF PAGE ................ 50.00
EIGHTH PAGE .............. 15.00
the HUdebrecht Hotel, with a
BOOSTERS ............................ $1.00 up
parking lot Immediately in the
Name ot Firm or Person ......................... ,....................................................... . rear of the hc.t'C ~ and a po.rk1og
whlle dedicating the Army RoeBy MARGARET BUHRMAN
garage Just a u block away. 1
Signature ................._............................................. Title ... _................... _......... . think you will i find Trenton
Palm Beach Times Staff
serve Center to the memory of
Mllitary ceremony made the a brave soldier, "It ls far more
Address ,...................... ,...........................................,,_................................ _ ....... wonderful place to vWt, and
dedication of the new Anny He- appropriate that we look inward
hope that you will aU take
DEADLINE - MARCH 15, 1959
serve Center, 2901 Tuxedo Ave., and dedicate ourselves to maln·
vantage of this opporunlty
Palm Beach, Fla., a sUrring and taln ... Ideals for which we. have
see our fine community and
impressive occaa1on Sun., Nov- stood these many years that our
SKETCHES OF:
"Garden State of America."
ember 23, the services being country has been In existence."
Cordially yours,
cl1maxed with unve1l1ng of a
"WhUe we are not In a 'hot
David Barbour,
marker to the memory of Maj . war' at present, we are In cold
President
Ellott C. Babcock, local World war that could tum hot at any
by But Peterson
War n hero for whom the cen- moment," he said. " It Is obvious
Please Remit Your
ter Is named.
there can ,be no relaxation in
MAI OR GENERAL EDWARD C. KING, I R., deeeased
1959-1960' Due.
Mrs. Christine Babcock Gen- vigil If we wish to maintain our
ovar of St. Augustine, Fla., widow way of 11fe."
Then there was a general who spoke to me personally before
We would appreciate It
ot Maj . Babcock, and the major's
Stating that the country's probroke the laws of mllltary men, the meeting convened ; and Ser·
mother, Mrs. L. A. Babcock, 859 gram of reserve defense "wasn·t
who at all times while on duty geant Major Dallpay, of the PhU- much if those who have not
must set a stern example, be· Ipplne Scouts who was with him in theIr dues ($4.00) for Aprll 9, Sunset Rd ., unvelled the memor- m uch at the beginning of World
cause sentiment and war do not at the time. General Pierce was 1959-Aprll 9, 1960) would do 80 ial marker where a huge wreath War II" Gen. Mason spoke of the
the Commanding omcer of the lmmediately. I
of white chrysantemums and red "increased recognition of the
mix.
The med1cal }Survey will
gladioll had been .,placed in com- value of the Army Reserve."
He was my COmmanding om- Scout Cavalry who ordered that
cer at Stotsenburg and Clark they charge the Jap Tanks with the organization ;'~~~~~~;~:~ l memorat1on of the hero's death.
"Never agaIn do we want to
l your
In the principal address of the have a surprise and see the loss
Fleld, in the Philippines and bJs mounted men, who were arm- $1,500.00. We
afternoon, Maj. Gen. S~ope B. of our people under our eyes,"
then In Bataan until the sur- ed wIth Garand RUl.es and hand to guarantee our plans.
grenades. This was on the re·
It you wish, you can send
Mason, commanding general, IV he said. "Preparedness 15 what
render.
your dues with your
U. S. Anny Corps (Jle,serve), you want and we want."
I thought he was a wonderful treat from lJngayuen Gulf.
WhUe In Bataan they had naire or tickets:
BirmIngham, Ala., suggested that
man . Major General Edward C.
The dedicatory address dellv·
King, Jr" who not only risked eaten their horses and then - - - - -.--r--- ---'---'---'---::..'---'----'--"''------ ered
by Rev. James BUrUng, teehis Ufe to protect his men be· fought as ground troops on the
COMMANDER'S
MESSAGE
tor, Holy Trinity Episcopal
Oolangapoo
Line
facing
the
fore the surrender, but he also
The past y~r, 1958, has been a most successful one for the Church, cIted Maj. Babcock's
took his chances with us after· China Sea. The Sergeant Major
laughed as he told me, "Those organization. We had an excellent con vention and gained many mllltary record and his. death
wards at Camp O'Oonnel.
I emphasize hls concern and Garand Rifles are Uke machine new members. We have a medical s urvey well under way and have "someplace between the Pbillpkindness towards UB, which no guns, and we drove those Japs been honored to have our Judge Advocate the Honorable Robert ~n;.~:~: p~:~9~.:~;to~~~~
doubt was also telt by General back, we sure fixed them!" To W. Levering elected to the United States Congress as representa- 10, 1945, after surviving the baWainwright and other omcera; my way ot thinking, those Scouts tive from Ohio. I wish to extend to all our members and their taan Death March.
General KIng, however, was more were Incomparable fighters. They familles a very happy and healthy New Year.
the Reserve all"
Anl1Y,
outspoken than the others of his were .recrulted from the headLet's make the 1959 convention the best yet., I
'hI"Without
hunters In the Sierra Madres
s coun, ry wou Id h ave fen,
high rank.
Samuel M. Bloom, MD .
he stated in tribute to the "men
General MacArthur's Idea was Mountains near Bagulo, the 19o.
National COmmander
who gave themselves and were
that the men ot Bataan and rottles. I stlll have photos of
willing to give themselves for
Corregldor should fight the Jap- them dOing their tribal dances. I
Master Sergeant Knoblauch,
years." The speaker also cited
anese to a ftnlsh , and that when
PLEASE REMIT!
the professional Army "on whom
Bataan would become untenable, the food inventory clerk told me
we count for leadershIp."
our force s should fight their way after the meeting that there was
Tbe Finance CommIttee, t be Convention Committee,
out of their trap, and Into the only rations enough left for ten
and tbe National Secretary would a ppreciate it very much
Dedicating the new Anny Reserve Center In memory of Maj .
mountain Jungles, and there days. Th e question under debate
could have been whether they
if you made early retwns so tbat t.hey will be able to make
Babcock, the speaker also commake their last stand.
a complete
at the National Convention.
memorated It In the name of
Ten days before the surrender. could fight theIr way out or
By Hndl r In yoW' m oney now fo r t he 1959·1960 dues
those the major representeda meeting was held at Quarter· Bataan, and just how long would
($4.00), year
k, donations, and ads ror the Prortam
"the national martyr, the Hemaster Headquarters on Algoma the half·star ved men last In the
jungles without food or medibooks It will
easier on your pocket· book than paylnr it
serve Anny, the profesalonal solRoad.
aU at once a tbe con vention. It you do n ot expect t o purdier and the humanitarian."
I was S ~rgea nt of the Road cine? However , I thought. It
Guard and First Sergeant of the would have made glaring headch ase tickets we malled you, please return t hem as you
Making his first visit since taksmall Headquarters Detachment lines In the newspapers back
know we only bave a llmIted number.
ing command of the Florida secwhen BrIgadier General Pierce
(continued on page 2)
(continued on page 2)
Reserve Center Named After WW II
Hero; Wife, Mother at Ceremony
World War Two Jap War Prisoners
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JAN.-FEB. 1959
THE QUAt"
World War Two Jap War Prisoners
WASHINGTON CROSSING T~ DELAWARE-Photo made from original painting by Emanuel
Leutze, on display at Washington Crossln, Park, Pa. The orleinal canvas measures 21 lit 12 feet.
At this point on the Delaware beean tbe most famous exploit of the entire Revolutionary War.
In the mJdst of a winter blizzard on Christmas nleM, 1776, Washlneton successfully transported his men across the river and led them to victory at Trenton, thereby chanrinr the course
of American history.
Refund of CI Premium. Collected by Federal RESERVE CENTER
from page 1)
Government Under '40 Relief Act Authorized tor, {continued
Col. George W. Gibbs, IV
A new law, PL. 85-586, approved August 1, 1958, authorizes refund by federal government of
amounts ·collected from former
servicemen pursuant to guaranty of U!e Insurance premium
under.. tb~ otlgina! -.BotQ.1er: ' an
SaUors' ClvU ReUef Act of 1940.
Veterans affected by this la.w approximate 8,500 In number, and
the total amount of refund Involved is estimated at $1.6 mUlion.
Under the Act of 1950, the government paid commercial Insurance premiums for veterans
while they were In service in
World War n thus protecting
them from losing their private
insurance as a result of reduced
income whUe In servIce.
After the war, the federal government collected the cost of the
premiums from the veterans
wherever possible, in many instances by withholding the
amount from NSLI or other veteran benefits. When some veterans challenged this collection
In court a long series of litigations ended In a Supreme Court
decision In their favor.
The decision applied only to
relief given up to 1942, when the
basic act was amended. The 1942
_am-e_ndm}mt .l!!..a ge the veterl!.ns
liable to repay for any relief
given thereafter.
The Act specifically states that
"No refund shall be made pursuant to this Act unless application therefor Is made to the
Veterans Administration within
two years after the date of enactment of this Act and refund
hereunder shall not be denied
by reason of any other statutory
time
llmltatlons,
Judgments
heretofore rendered, or any other
technical defense." In accordance with the wording of the
Act, the Comptroller General has
ruled that the veteran must apply for the refund in order to
get it.
THE U. S. ARMY A KEY TO PEACE
AMERICAN DEFENDERS OF BATAAN AND
CORREGIDOR, INC.
151 Sycamore Ave., Bethpage, New York
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Name (please print) ...................................... .................................... .
Address ..................................................................................................... .
City................................................ . Zone ............ State............................
Organization and rank in the Philippine Islands ....................... .
It you are in the Armed Forces kindly list a name and address where we can send your mail if you are transferred
and your mail from us Is returned undelivered. Especially if
you are overseas with an AI'O or FPO number.
Would you like to be active In the organization? 0 yes 0 no
Name to send mall ..............................................................................
Address (In the U.S.) ......................................................... _.. _.......... .
City................................................ Zone............ State........................... .
DUES - $4.00 PER YEAR
Mall to JOHN R. BENNETT, Secretary
151 Sycamore Ave., Bethpage, New York
LIFE !\olEMBERSHIP RATES
30 years or under ......$65.00
40 to 50 years ................$45.00
30 to 40 years ................ 55.00
50 to 60 years ................ 35.00
60 or over ........................$25.00m'F§r
U . S. Army Corps (Reserve),
Jacksonv1l1e, spoke brletly, expressing his pleasure at being
present for the occasion.
Phil D. O'Connell, colonel, Infantry, USAR, acted as master of
<;.eremo~s ....IDtraduc1ng j.he..1ok
lowing distinguiShed guests, In
addJtlon to the speakers: CoL
Robert B. Jones, chairman of the
Army Advisory ! committee of
West Palm Beach ; CoL Keith R.
Chinn; Col. George W. Peterson,
commanding officer, Palm Beach
Air Force Base; Lt. Col. O. W.
Hartwell; Mayor Robert W. Lanier and City Manager C. B.
Talmadge, of Belle Blade; Capt.
Dave Forshay; Col. Raymond
Shepley; Capt. Roscoe Douglas;
and Capt. Donald Vittner, chaplain, USAR, who pronounced the
benediction.
Recognition was also given to
Major Babcock's brothers and
t heir tamilies, Mr. and Mrs.
Draper Babcock and daughter,
Sarah Jane, and Mr. and Mrs.
Alan Babcock and theIr 3 children.
Fol1owlng the invocation by
Rev. Stirling, a color guard from
the 340th Engineer Group
fOonst.) presented the ceremony
of raising the Flag, while the
tour Army Reserve unIts now in
training at the center-the 304th
Engineer Group, the 9251st Army
Reserve Transportation Unit, the
3454th Army Reserve Service
Unit and the 344th Military
Censorship Detachment - stood
In formation.
Special music ~or the occasion
was by a section of the Lake
Worth High School Band, under
direction of Joe Lusk, band director.
Following the benediction, Mrs.
Genovar cut the ribbon officiallY
opening the new training center,
and visitors wer~ admitted for a
guided tour of the building and
viewing ot unit displays.
Placed Just withIn the entrance
is a plaque bearing Maj. Babcock's photograph and "The Elliott Coddington 'Babcock Story."
DON'T SAVE A
MINUTE ...
AND LOSE A LIFE!
(continued trom page 1)
home:
" American and Filipino soldiers fight their way out of
their trap in Bataan into the
hilis where tbey will make
tbeir last stand."
To me it sounded good, all
rIght-but, such a move would
have been futile, and dlsastrow:I.
'l 'ne Guerilla nghters who tought
in small detacnments valiantlY
after the surrender, did the bes ~
job that could have been donc:,
oy harassing the enemy lor three
long years. They were trained
Jungle-fighters who also had Lbc
proper equipment, and they laid
the foundation for our troops to
come later.
The larger groups from Bataan
could no~ have held out-they
would have been slaughtered,
because the Japs had control of
the air, and to "save face, " they
would have been forced to tight
a scorched earth policy- in view
ot the facts, Oeneral King and
his advisors made the only deCision possible when they agreed
to surrender.·
·A full account ot the Battaan surrender is given In the
book, "OF RICE AND MEN,"
by Captain Tisdale, Aide to
General King.
This I do know-the Jap Oeneral Homa told the Oeneral that
he would treat Americans only
as captives, they would not receive the privileges that were
due prisoners of war under the
Geneva Agreement. This was the
same Jap, Homa, who dealt out
barbaric cruelty to Colonel
Thorpe when he was taken captive in the mountains. The Japs
kept him alIve tor weeks while
they tortured hIm.
General King also suffered
cruelty and terrible hardships at
the hands- oHhe Japr.-He-waskept In a bare room without a
bed or even a chair, and was allowed only starvation rations.
Atter going through all that,
Oeneral King risked his life
a gain and again at Camp O'Donnel when he spoke to that Inhuman Jap Commander of the
camp who arrogantly preceded
In all of his talks to newly arrived prisoners with :
"You are my enemies! I will
shoot anyone who breaks my
commands. U one escapes nine
others will be shot !"
When we lay sick unto death,
men dying at the rate of forty
a day, General King again risked his lite when he demanded
human treatment and medicine
tor his men, and aU the General
got tn reply, was to have his
face slapped. He was lucky that
he wasn't killed!
The last day, before he left
with others of th e hIgh rankIng
officers including General WaInwrIght, to Korea, he was given
permission to speak to his men
in the camp, all whD could walk
gathered around, and to this day,
I can see the image of him as he
stood before us, and I can hear
his voice, speaking to us with
deep feelings :
''Men I'm sorry that I couldn " have done more for you,
to make conditions better."
There was a man who was not
afraid to speak what was in his
mInd and heart! Conditions were
so terrible, so tragic, that he was
moved to break the m1l1tary tradition when he made that
speech, which was, "to leave all
sentiment out."
His gesture might have been
considered to have been a futile
one, but, we his men, did not
feel that way.
We honored General King!
Army Capital Alleta
The capital assets of the Army
in Teal e'State;' supplles;- equ1pment, and varlous holdings
amount to over $50 b1ll10n. It
must meet a payroll ot nearly
1,300,000 mllltary and c1vlllan
m en and women. (ANS)
THE QUAN
Dedi cated to Ih olle person a both living .ond dead who (ought agalna t
overwhelming odd ~ agaln~ t th e enemy at the outbreak or 'Vorld W .... H.
Official Publlcatlon ot the
AMERICAN DEFENDERS OF BATAAN .. CORR EGIDOR, INC.
(Inc lud ing any Unit or Force of the Asiatic Fleet, PhtihH)lne Archipelago. 'Vake I ~h. nd , ~Iarlana h landl!. Mld .... ay Is land and Dutch Ea.et
Ind [es.)
National HeadQuarterll: 151 Sycamore A,·enul!. BethP&.gfl. N. Y.
OFFICERS
Ma,!. Gen. Edward P. King. Jr. (Dece&eed) .. Hollo rary National Comdr.
Brig. Oe n. C lifford Blue mel. (Hellred) . . H onorary NaUonal Vlce . Comd r.
Samu el 1.1. Bloom, :\I.D.• 123 Ea.ot 83rd S t .
New York 28. N. Y .................... : .... . National Commander
C :W.O . Robert H . Jonea, Jr., 111; So uth 4th St .•
Buekroe Beach, Va. . .. ................ . ...... Sr. Vice-Commander
Kenneth St ull. 172 Franklin Ave .• Vandergrift. Pa., Jr. Ylce -Commander
And r ew F. Baumgartner. 37 Elmwood Ave .. Carteret. N • .1 .••. Trea.urer
John R. :Bennett, 151 Sycamore Ave., B ethpage, N.Y ........ Secretary
Robert W . Le,·erlng. 9 Ea.:lt High St., Mt. Vernon. Oh io. Judge Ad,·ocate
Joltn LeClair, 7 Flint S t .• Pawtucket, R. I ••••... ..........• • Adjutant
Elack SchulU, M.D. , 2125 3Hh Ave .• Long Il!land City 6. N.Y., Surgeon
Rev. John E. Dutty (Decealled) ........ .......... . . .......... C haplain
Rev. Herman Baumann, St. Joseph C hurch, Carnegie, Pa . . ... Chaplaln
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Arthur AlrulUan
Arthur Breeel
Jamee Cavanaugh
Marco A.. Caputo
AJbert I. CimIni
Arthur T. DIMeo
William E. Gala.
EnOl Gould
Lew:la Goldeteln
Hany C. Llakowlky
JOhn Matulewl~
Harry Manoul
Raymond E. Paulhue
AWiltln M. Patr\:l.lo
Simme Pickman
John Ray
William Schaub
Gilbert Solter
A lbert Senna
Ben. Stevena
Joaeph A. Vater
Mark 'Vohlteld
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Milto n Leavitt
Oom. Glantonlo
Lewla Goldaleln
Sam MoodJ'
Jo~eph A. Vater
C.W.O. Robert H.
.Ione-. Jr.
PAST COMMANDERS
Harold SPOOnerl
Rev. Albert D. Talbot
Maj. G< n. ~~. P
Xing, :Ir.• Ret.
Jam es McEvoy
Simme Pickman
Albert Senna
Maurice Muer
JOfIeph A. Vater
Lewla Ooldeteln
AJbert I. CJmlnl
GOLD STAR MOTHERS OF BATAAN &. CORRECl IDOR OFFICERS
Mrs.
Mra.
Mra.
Jl.fu.
Mrs.
H e len Db'OIl. 24 Westland Av e .• BolIton. Ma... . . ..... . Pre.ldent
Edith Sam pson, 146 Princeton St .• E. Boston, MalS . • .. V ice· Pres.
Elizabeth Elliott. 43 Fr8nklln St .. Somerville. Mall!. . ... Secretary
Mary Pres cott. 32 Second S t ., Medford 55. Mus....... Treuurer
Ethel Kee fe, 94 Havre St.• E . Bo, ton. MalS ..... . ... . .. . Chaplain
Albert J . S 'lnna. 850 Ha milton St .• New Brunswick. N. J • . ..... Editor
Gilbe rt Soi fer. 13~~ Malvern A,·e .. Phila delphia 31. Pa .. AlUloclate Ed itor
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JAN.-FEB. 1959
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GOLD STAR NEWS
Dear Mr. Senna :
This ts in reply to your letter
of January 2, a.s:klng for information on memorial markers for
deceased members of the Armed
Forces whose remalna are unrecoverable or unidentJ1leable.
Legislation waa approved by
the President on 14 Auguat 1958
which authorizes the S/A to
rurnLsh memorial markers to
commemorate any member of
me Armed Forces of the United
States dying in the servIce,
whose remains have not been recovered and Identified or were
lost at sea. Inclosed I.a a copy of
the law.
Because appropriations for
government headstones
and
markers for the current fiscal
year ending 30 June 1959 did not
include money tor the furnt.shing at memorial markers, the
Army must regretfully delay
complying with requests untU
funds are approprialed for their
purchase. Upon receipt of appllcat.ions, however, the individual
cases will be placed in suspense
so that action may be taken to
furnish the markers as soon as
posslble.
The regulations under which
memorIal markers will be fumLshed were approved by the Msl.atant Secretary of the Army
(CMA) on 2 December 1958, and
are briefly outllned below:
a. AppllcaUon for a memorial
headstone or marker wUl be
made on DA Form 181 5, AppUcation for Headstone or Marker.
Thl.a torm Is avaUable at fteld
offices of the Veterans Adm1n1stratlon or at the Office of The
Quartermaster General, Department of the Army, Wa.sh1ngton
25,.D. C.
_. 6: - A - mem'orlar "neadStOrie "or
marter will be furnlahed only
for a decedent idenUfted by
name.
c. Normally a memorIal headstone or marker wUl not be furniShed for a group of decedents.
d. Appl1cation for a memorial
headstone or marker should
come from a decedent's next of
kin. The next of kin may be no
more distantly related to an unmarried decedent than his parents, brothers and slsters, or
grandparents; and to a married
decedent than his widow, chlldren, parents, brothers and sisters, or grandparents.
e. Only a general-type upright
marble headstone or a nat marker of marble, granite, or bronze
w1ll be furnished as a memorial.
f. As a mandatory Item on a
memorial headstone or marker,
the phrase, "In Memory Of," wlll
precede the name of the individual In the 1nacription.
I trust the above covers the
eltuatlon In sutnclent detall for
the proposed article in your
newspaper. For further detaUs l the New England Chapter of the
as regards specific cases, I as- AOBC.
sume your readers w1ll contact
A gut of tuty dollars ($50.00)
the omce of The Quartermaster was donated by the Gold Star
General .
Mothers to the United Fund as a
We appreciate your interest. in Christmas contribution.
thh program and if we can be
It. was with deep sorrow when
of any further asslstance at any we learned of the death of our
time, please feel free to call dear Major General King. It. was
upon us.
always an honor to have him at
SJ.ncerely yours,
the Conventions. He was a great
DON CRAIG
man and very interested in the
Special Assistant Gold Star Mothers of Bataan
and Corregldor.
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W1ll the Mothers who have not
sent In their dues for 1958-1959
PUBLIC LAW 85-644
please do so, ~o send any news
85th Con~ss, H. R. 4381
Items to our n8IF QUAN column ..
Aurust 14, 1958
On behalf of all the Omcers of
AN AC T
the
Gold Star Mothers we wish
To ammend the Act of July 1,
1948 (62 Stat. 12I5)to author- to extend an abundance of hapize the furnishing of head- piness and good health during
stones or markers in memory 1959. We also .,lah to thank all
of the Armed Forces dying In the members and those of the
the service, whose remains American Defmders or Bataan
have not been recovered or and CorregldOl', Inc. for the
Identified or were burled at many lovely cirda we received
during the Holy Season.
Elizabeth Elllott, Secretary
Be It enacted by the Senate
Gold Star Mothers
and Bouse or Representatives
•••
or tbe United States or AmenGOLD STAR
u in Conrress assembled, That
How shall we extol you,
the Act of July 1, 190&8 (62 Stat.
Vallant as you are?
1215: 24 U. S. C. 219a) 18 amenHow shall we console you
ded:
Who wear a golden star?
(1) By addlng the followlna
Service to tb.e land we love
sentence after the first sentence
Is the patriot's dreamof section I thereof: "The SecYou have liven flesh and blood,
retary ot the Army Ia authorlze<i
8&ert1lce supreme!
and dlrected to furn1ah, when
America aalut.es you;
requested, an appropriate memoHer gratitude you've won.
rial headlStone or marker to comMay God Himself reward you,
memorate any member of the
Who gllve ui Christ, His Son.
armed forces of the United
• ••
Statea dying in the service,
THIS MAN I KNEW
whose remains have not been Days w1ll pass,
recovered or IdenUfted or were The seasons too,
burled at sea, for placement by And smlles must follow tears;
the applicant in a national cem- atm, thls man I knew
etery or in ~ private local Will live ror. uk.
cemetery.
•
~
-Long through the hallowed years.
(2) By amending section 2
Mark him well thls man I knew
thereot to read as follows:
"The Secretary of the Army Is For courage arid for duty,
mart him well dear God
authorized to prescribe such Oh, above,
rules and regulaUans with respect to the subm1as1on at ap- For a heart d1s111led with beauty.
plications tor all Government He held the Une,
headstones and markera and He fought the foe,
other pertinent matters as may In a land beao' with madness:
be necessary to carry out the And In moment." rate
provlslons of this Act."
With thoughts to spare,
Approved August 14, 1958.
He dreamt of home and gladness.
..
"'
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The Gold Star Mothers of Bataan and Corregldor have held
three meetings since the last
lssue of the "QUAN." An annual
report was sent to all members.
A party was held at the home
of Mrs. Elliott, Secretary, In October which was very successful.
The proceeds of the aiTalr were
given to help the New England
Chapter of the ADBC.
In November, another party
was given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Clogston also for
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSWP in THE GOLD STAB
MOTHERS of BATAAN AND CORREOlDOR, INC.
I am enclosing $2.00 for the annual dues for the flscal
year beginning AprU 9, 1958 and ending April 9, 1959.
NAME: ..................................................... _..... _.. .._......................................
ADDRESS:
......................................._.......................................................
Name and Rank of Serviceman: ......................._....................... _._.
Organization In Ph1l1ppine 14 _ ........................................................ .
Kindly return at the earUest possIble date to THE GOLD
STAR MOTHERS, 43 Franklin Street, Somerville, Mass.
Mark him well this man I Irnew,
No seltlsh whim or faction,
Oh, mark him best of all dear
Lord,
I
For a hero kllIed in action.
C.M. Kahn
Information Wanted
FROM THE MAIL BOX
306 W. 9th Street
Chester, Pa.
May 10, 1958
Dear ,Mrs. Elilott :
The Annual Re~rt of the Gold Star Mothers of Bataan and
Corregldor came a few days ago and It Is a very nice one. Many
thanks for sendlnS" It to me.
Enclosed you wtll find a copy of an article published In the
Chester Times for Gold Star Mother Day, September 1953. It was
reprinted for us In 1954 and I received permission from the paper
to have It published In the Gold Star Mother in September 1954.
It could be used for the Bataan Mothers also It you wish to do so.
Also enclosed you wlll flnd a few copies of a poem written
by a young Jewish boy In memory of a buddy who was kllled lIt
Korea. They were very close and the boy who died was a Christian.
I attended the Patriotic Conterence at which this poem was read
by a priest who was Chaplain at Fort Myers, Va. and It impressed
me so much that I wrote and asked him for a copy. He sent It to
me and I had a number of copies made for our Gold Star Mothers
here In Pennsylvania who wanted them.
The small enclosur~ Is for the Bataan Mothers who might
lIke to have thenllaod I have more It you would 11lr:e to have them.
When I was StatiJ President here In Penna. (of tJle American Gold
Star Mothers) I secured these poems to give to members of new
Chapters being organized and of those Chapters whose omcers
I Installed. I love It and I am sure our Bataan mothers will llke
It also.
We had a lovely time in Providence and I had a wish granted
that I had prayed for many Umes. One of the boys present was
a prisoner with my son, In fact they lett Calltornia together, were
in Clark Fleld together and on Bataan before being sent to Mindanao. He was able to tell us about our Joe, somethIng we had
hoped to hear since we knew he was dead.
Give my best wlahes to all and I do hope we wlll meet next
year at the Convention.
Sincerely,
Katherine M. Grace
RESCINDING OF SERVICE-CONNECTED
COMPENSAnON WAIVER
Veterans between 50 and 46,
enUtied to both service-connected eompenaation and nonaerv1ceconnected pension, who waived
pension and chose compenaatiOD
in order to a void deduction from
their social security total dlaabWty payments, may DOW rescind that walver.
It Is pointed out that thla
would affect only those veterana
who had actually waived their
pensions to receive a laraer payment from soclal security. A comparatively small number at veterans Is included In this group.
Social Security payments are
In no way aiTected by compensation payments. But under the
old law, pension payments were
subtracted from any monthly
social security dLsabUlty pay-
Dear Mr. Vater:
I am sending you a cUpping
about Major Elllott Babcock's
memorial dedication. I don't
know It UB.AB. sent ODe or not,
Pay Your
but I want to thank you for the
write-up in the "QUAN". There
NOW
were a number of "Defenders"
who came, it was wonderful, ••~_~.~<N';ON';O~_•••~.N.N.~_~_~~CN'N';ON';O~"'4~
.. ,~._.~
......
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0..'...
very military aDd impressIve.
Your "QUAN" surely reaches
some at the men who knew my
son. I would Uke to hear from
4
ritiARI---ill-l
th:,:. hts prdud and humble
mother.
I enjoy gettlna the "QUAN".
always seeking for some Uttle
information th'!-t would concern
my son.
Thanks and best wishes from
Mrs. L. A. Babcock
859 Sunset Road
West Palm Beach, Florida
Dec. 10, 1958.
NOTICE
We would like to have a list
at Veteran's Posts named after
our deceased :Comrades. Please
send infonnatlon to Al Senna,
850 Hamllton 1St., New Brunswick, N. J.
I
ment. Thua, a veteran entitled
to either compenaation or penalon would waive his pension in
order to collect full soclaI securIty payments plus his compensation.
The new law allows the payment of both soclaJ security and
pension. Thua, it pension payment exceeds compenaatlon payment the veteran muat make
proper notlflcatlon of his desire
to rescind his waiver and collect
the pension payments again.
Such payment cannot be retroactive and wUl be eiTective
from the day notice is received
to rescind the prior waiver.
Entitlement of Widow
To Dual Pension
In answer to Inquiry, information haa been furnished that a
widow who was entitled to nonserVice pension by reason of ber
own active m.1l1tary duty might
also be entitled to receive widow's pension as a result or her
former husband's service. The
mere fact that she 18 receiving
one of these beneftts would not
in Itself be a bar to her receiving the other.
Baumgartner, Senna
Addr.... Ngnevitz Poot
L.ESTE~. "
Andy Baumgartner and AI
8enna spoke of theIr experiences
In the Philippines before the
Oscar Nhnevitz Jewl.ah War Veterans Post No. 182 at Roosevelt,
N. J . during a recent meeting.
The Post was named after our
deceased comrades who served
with the 803 Engineers. He dJed
October 15, 1942.
Baumgartner and Senna were
Introduced by Commander Philip
Muskat.
I
,JAN.-FEB. 1959
THE ~UAN
PAtAI "
SCU'ITLEBU'IT -- by Gilbert B. Soifer
I received a very welcome note from my good frIend, COl.
Charles McLa.ughlln, of 31 B. Village Drive, Somers Point, N. J.
He told me that the U.5. Government is building an Army Reserve Tra.1n1ng Bulldlng at West Palm Beach, Florida. This
building wlll be named In memory of Major ElUot C. Babcock,
who died on a Japanese POW ship In 1944. Col. McLaughlin and
Major Babcock were good friends . The bullding wlll be dedicated
Nov. 20, 1~. I wrote to Col. McLaughlin and told him that we
m1ssed him at Providence and we hope that he and Mrs. MeLaugblln wlll be with us In Trenton, N. J. in May, 1959.
Thanb to Frank G. Erba, of 175 Cypress Bt., Newton Center,
Ma.ss. for the kind words about the "QUAN". Frank is a ReSiatered Representative for Waddell & Reed, IDc., an underwriter for
United Funds, Inc. (a mutual funds investment). Frank was in
the 16th Bomb Squdn, 27th Bomb Group and wants to send
regardl to all his friends. He is looking forward to seeing a lot
of his friends at the 1959 Convention In Trenton, N. J.
We are glad to welcome back to our active membership
Frederick Baltzly, Br., of 118 Border Ave., Solana Beach, California. Mr. Baltzly Is much In favor of our health survey, He
states that the death of any ex-POW of the Japanese (outside
of accidents) should be "service conneeted." Of course we agree
but it is quite a job to bet the VA to have the same viewpoint.
congratulations to a man who keeps trying! Bill Peterson
wrote and told me that a publJ.sher is nn~y going to print one
of B1ll's boots. "SOT. BULL'S CABIN AND OTHER STORIES"
wUl be published by Comet. Press Boots, N. Y. thls year. Good
luck, BUI, I hope the book makes the best sellerl' listl
MlSgt. Barney Gr1ll, Hqs., 5th Air Force, APO 925, San
Francisco, Cal. wrote us a very Interesting letter. We wish to
congratulate Barney on becoming a Life Member of our organization. Barney Is starting on his fourth and last year ot tu.
present overseas tour. He sends best regards to all of us. He said
to say "hello" to Andy Baumgartner and to remind Bob Jones
that the "Ito Bouse" is stlll stalwart and prominent in Tokyo.
Barney said that he was pleasantly suprlsed when Col. "nlomu
R. Taggart joined the 5th Air Force as Stal'!' Judge Advocate.
Good luck, Barney. we hope to see you at one of our future conventlOIllI
Also, our congratulations to Col. David L. Hardee, of 109 E.
Lane St., Raleigh, N. C. on becoming a Life Member. Col. Hardee
Is the present National Commander ot the Army and Navy
Legion of Valor. He sends hla regards to a.ll of u.s and even
though he can't attend all our conventlona h e does t.h1nt. of u.s.
Good luck and good health, COl. Hardee, we hope we meet again
soon!
The following 1& an Item that I real.b' taIle ~~.J!1
repe
g:
veral years ago one of our members, Calvin V. Salva,
of Qn. T-39A, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, N. Y. wrote to us
and asked us to help him. Sgt. Salva enlisted in the U.8. Army in
1918. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese on Bataan and
after the War was sent to the U.8. a long with his wlte. Three
their children are now In the United States but two of their
chUdren, born in the PhUlpplnes, were not allowed to enter
the U.s. under the Phlllppine quota. Our organization, by action
we took (resolutiona, publlcity, letters) were able to be of some
help in getting a Private Law passed thLs last session at Congress
allOWing the two chUdren of Sgt. Salva to enter the United States.
Bat. Salva wrote to us and thanked all of us for our help. (One
ftnal statement, Calvin, we are glad we were able to help you.)
OUr thanks to Horace E. Jones, HQ. Section, 332oth-T.T.
Wing, AmarillO, AF Base, Texas. Horace, who Is one of our Lite
Members, wr ote and sent his best regards to all of us and said
some very kind words about. the "QUAN".
We wlAh to welcome as a. Life Member Sigmund Clayman,
MD. Dr. Clayman was attached to the 12th Medical Regiment,
Phllippine Beauts. After the surrender on Bataan he was in Hospital #1; O'Donnel; Cabanatuan; Shlnagawa, Tokyo; and Suwa
M1n1ng Camp. WhUe he was a patient at Valley Forge General
Hoepltal he met Nurse Rosallnd Grodin whom he married. (Slg
declares that being a patient and meeting Ro.sallnd was the best
break of hls Ufe!) He has three boY8 (ages 11, 6, and 5) and Is
a Dermatollglst in Perth Amboy, N. J. Dr. Clayman resides in
Woodbridge, N. J. Good luck, doctor, you have all our best wlshesl
We received regards from George A. Coennen, Capt., AUB,
Retir ed. Capt. Coennen now resides at 16905 Farley Roa.d, Los
Catoe, Cal. We w1ll q uote the last line of hLs note: "My home 1&
open to all members of the ADBC."
Low B. Barry of P. O. Box 116, Sta: "E", Loulsv1lle 8, Ky.
writes and asks why we don't have conventions in Chicago or St.
Low. Lou, we would be gla.d to have conventions anywhere wlthlo
reason If we have a group of members from the convention area
agree to help us manage the convention~ Unfortunately It takes
more than " let's have a convention in my section of' ttie country"
to have any real successful convention. Our organization, along
with many others, su1!er from not having too many real workers.
Congratulations to the Joseph H. Jones' ot 2075 E. 11th Ave.,
COlumbus, Ohio on the birth of a llttle girl. Joe Is In the hardware
buainesa. , He told us that he had a visit from At McGrew and
family who were enroute to California. (note : It seems to me that
when I waa Bee. of the ADBC I never could keep up with the McGrew's addresses I They just moved too fast for our records.)
I waa certainly overjoyed to read that Bob Levering, our Judge
Advocate, nnally won an election to Congress. Every two years tor
the paat ten years I have been readlng the eleetton returns to see
It Bob made the grade. Somehow I felt. that he would wirf' this
time. In one of his previous campaigru Lew Goldstein new out to
Ohio to help Bob.
ot
1959-1960
Ameriean Def enders of
Bataan & Correlidor, Inc.
Non Proflt Org.
U. S. POSTAGE
Ie PAID
Box 17%
I
MldcUebush. N. J .
Mlddlebuah, N. J .
Permit. NO. 7
DUES
DUE
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NOW
$4.00
Return Postage Guaranteed
Form 3st7 Requested
Please Send Correct Address Wben Moving
Who OutraDka Whom
InDoayouParade
???
know the o,d" of p,ocedure for members of the U.s.
Armed Forces in formatiOns?
Probably not one soldier, sallor,
airman, or marine in a hundred
could give the or der correctly.
The Depar tment of Delense says
members of the Armed Forces
w1ll take precedence this way:
1. Cadets, U. S. Military Acad-
em,
2. Midshipmen, U. S. Naval
Academy
3. Cadets, U. S. Air Force Acad-
emy
4. Cadets, U. 8. Coast Guard
Academy
5. U. B. Army
6. U. B. Marine Corpa
7.
8.
9.
to.
U. S. Navy
U. S. AIr J'orce
U. S. Coaai Guard
Army National Guard of the
U. s. ~
Immigration Law Eased To Reunite
Two Fili··
. h Former Anny Dad
pmos WIt
From the Staten Island Advance were Lssued to the two younl
men, Oct. 22, three days before
EfT PHILIP J. B RrrrAIN
their hero father retIred from
Sta ten Island, N. Y., Nov. S- the Army after 37 years service
A quirk in the U. S. 1mm1gra- and more than nine years a fter
tion law undergoes a slIgbt they had last seen him.
The two sons, Jimmy, 33, a
straightening this week when
two Filipinos land at Idlewlld Ucensed mechanic who operated
Airport to Join their father, a his own buaineas, and Pred. 30,
37-year veteran of the U.s. Army a jeweler, were scheduled to
leave ManUa Sunday night by
service.
A technicality In the law spIlt plane.
If all goes on schedule, the rethe famUy ot now-retired MlBst·
Calvin V. Balva in 1949 when he tired sergeant wID greet them towas transferred from ManUa to mor row at the airport.
Fort Wadsworth .
With him will be h1.s wife,
The sergeant, a veter an of Susan; da ughter, Eleanor, and
World Wars I and n, was al- one son, BenJamin. Two other
lowed to bring hla wite, daugh- SOIlS are now in the Anrl7. but
ter and three ot h1a !lve sona.
are not looting torward to toJBur. the lovemment turned lowlng in their father'. footatepa.
Salva.
thumbs down on tu. two oldest
sa,.
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",j~~~OA~U¥L~LlYL~'n~Rod~~R~lnl.,
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serve--were over 2t and would have to Kansa.s, and 18 counting the days
13. Naval Reserve
come under the Phlllppine quota to his d1seharge next June. Cal14. Air National Guard of the for U. S. Immigration.
vin Jr., a speclal1st firth class,
U. S.
Sal
h
W Id W
II Is assigned to a uritt of the 3rd
15. Air Force Reserve
va, w ose
or
ar
Armored Division in German y.
16. Coast Guard Reserve
guer III a ac tl vIt Ie• In the Ph"p Benjamin saw Army service
pines are legendary there, began
immediately on his arrival her e during the Korean War and now
long uphUl fight through red works in Manhattan.
Information Wanted the
tape and government of!lcea.
Sgt. Salva. retired Oct. 25 u a
Dear Mr. Senna:
But queries and appeals to captain, a rank he held before
W1ll you be Idnd enough to Army authorities, immIgration reenllstlna: and transter 10 1949.
Insert in the next "QUAN" a ofHclals and In Wash1ngton HIs hlatory and that of his wife
give only a gllmp&e of h1.s unrequest that anyone who knew ave.Ued him nothing for years.
or saw Lt. Col. Alexander Olaen,
Among the answers the ser - tlrinl drive and abUlty 10 h1a
U.S. Army, at any time or place geant received were suggeltions mOlt recent fight which ended
after the beginning 01 hostllltiea from these ofHclais to bring his in success.
He began his mUltary ser vice
in the Ph1Upplnes on Dec. 8, 1941 sons to Mexico and in to this
or at any time or place after the country under the "wetback law." In 1918 after three yea rs as a
surrender to please communi- Another aruwer was to tate his school teacher In the Ph Wppines.
cate with me giving an,. Infor- sons to Canada and try there for He Joined the famed PhWppine
Beauts, a segmen t of the U. S.
mation he may have relative to admlsslon to the U.8,A.
Colonel Olsen.
Refusing the ·'bac.t door," Bal- Army that was absorbed into the
Army of the United States in
I recently met Col. Olsen's va continued his campaign.
brother who said that he knew
He put his problem before 1941.
He fought the Japanese in the
that Col. Olsen was on General Freder ick Staats Post, American
wainwright's stal'!' at Fort Mc- Legion, of which he 1& a member, battles on Luzon and Bataan,
KInley before the beginning of at. a meeting one nIght. A com- whUe his w1!e, a Red Crosa nurse,
host1Uties and also that he had mittee was formed which a r- led 1,800 wives and chllclren of
received a. letter from Col. Olsen ran'ged an interview with Con- "oldlers Into the mountains.
whIch had been sent out by gressman John H. Ray.
Captured later himself, h e was
submarine and stated that he
Shortly after. he put his appeal forced on the Bataan Death
wa.s on Bataan servIng with the before a meeting at the Ameri- march and imprisoned at Camp
infantry. Lt. Col. Olsen was a can Defenders of Bataan and O'Donnell where, he recalled, 500
cavalry omcer, Regular Army, Corregldor. A resolution was to 600 men died each day.
who had been retired and then passed by the membership which
Paroled !lve months late, Salva
called back to active duty. Since added ammunition to the ser- ma.de hl.s way to where his wife
reeeipt ot the letter from Bataan, geant·s appeal.
supervised her hundreds of
Mr. Olsen says that no InformaThe campaign contlnue~ as the charge! and toot over their care.
tion has been received from any tireless father sought.the help of
source relative to Col. Olsen but dozens of political leaders, pro- , . In 1945 he ret.urned to the
that he believes, for some reason fessional men, ministers and mll- Army, where he was promoted
to first lieutenant. He was boostthat wasn't made clear to me, ltary personnel.
ed to captain In August, 1947,
that he was on the Oryoko Maru
Carrying literally pounds of and held that rank untu 1949
when It was bombed after leav- letters, recommendations and
Ing Manila Bay in December appeals, he again approached when he was t ranaterred to Fort
1944.
th e Island congressman in 1955. Wadsworth where he superivsed
Any information from an,.one Success seemed immInent for the records management section.
HIs work at the :wand post
relative to Lt. Col. Olsen wUl be the wiry sergeant and his famlly
greatly appreeiated and wUl be when a private bUi was introdu- won him the Commendation
Ribbon.
transmitted Immediately to Mr. ced in the House.
Olsen.
His plaru after Thursday? Buy
Ray introduced the bID again
before the 85th Congress and It a home on Staten Ialand, possiSincerely yours,
Col. Lawrence S. ChurchUl was passed as a private law. bly lend his talents to some rePresident Eisenhower signed it ligious work and Just plain
1322 Shorewood Drive
Or lando, Fla.
into law last June 6 and visas "settle."
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