Aug. 1990 - Philippine Defenders Main

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VOLUME 45
Up-Date on
Japanese Compensation Claim
In anJl wer to several questions on the
daim for compensation against. the Japenose for crimes perpetrated against POWs,
the following should clarify the confusion:
Th06fl Eligible (or the Claim:
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1. Widows of deceased Members would be
the beneficiary.
2. Widows of Current Members who died
prior to a final decision would also be
considered eligible as beneficiaries.
3. It is not necessary for the Widow to be
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a member of the organization if they
are listed on the membership rolls
along with the member.
4. There is no requirement for the widow
to be an associate member if the husband is a Life or paid up annual memo
ber. In cases where the husband is not
a life or paid up annual member or deceased, only then is 8he requiTed to be
an associate life or annual member.
S. At this time, a cu.... off date for membership in ADBC has not been determined. However, one must be made in
order to avoid confugion if .and when
the Japanese accept our claim.
It must be emphasized that this class is
being presented in the name of the American
Defenders of Bataan & CorrelJidor, therefore.
only those persons listed on the membership
rolls would be considered eligible.
The latest information received from Mr.
Chadderton contained the following referen~ to the American DefendenofBataan &
Corregidor - "We ue in constantcontmuni·
cation with this group, headed by Mr. Ralph
Levenberg of Reno. Nevada. Inparticularwe
have been furnished, throug h this group,
with a great deal of new material including
what would amount to an 'investigation'
which includes a statement by the Japanese
Governmentin 1942 tot.heeffectthatJapan
would honour the Geneva Convention. (Vou
are aware t.hat Japan did, in fact, sign the
Geneva Convention of 1929 but refused to
ratify it later). It begins to appear that the
claim against the Japanese. particularly in
regard to former POWs of the Armed Forces
is gaining tn!mendous ground as an interna·
tional initiative."
As I explained at the Executive Board
meeting in Albuquerque, the claim package
from our group should be in the mails on its
wallo Geneva for review by the UN Sub(Continued on PageJS)
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PITISBURGH, PA -
Number 2
AUGUST, 1990
INFORMATION
CITATION
The Seaetary of Defense recently appl"OVtld the award of the Prisoner of War Medal to Philippine Commonwealth (PCAI and
recognized Philippine guerilla unit veterans
who were taken prisoner and held captive at
any time between December 7, 1941, and
Mareh 2, 1946. These individuals fought during World War I I under the Command of
General Douglas MacArthur as a part of the
United StaLes Armed Forces. Far East.
We understand that 000 wiU announce
the award of the medal on or about June I,
1990. A modified POW Medal Applicat.ion
form has been printed and will be distribut·
ed to all VA Regional Offices shortly after the
announcement is made. Stations will be
asked to distribute the application forms
and process them to 000 as was done for
u.s. POW applicants when the medal was
first issued. If the stations would like to participate in ceremonies to award the medal,
that will be encouraged as well
We anticipate additional information being provided by the DOD in the near future.
David A. Brigham
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ADJUTANT
GENERAL:
Subject: Citation of Troop C, 26t.h Cav
IPS)
1. The. following secret citation dated
July 20, 1943 of Troop C. 26th Cavalry (PS),
still in existence in the Philippines. is furnished for record. Its classification must be
preserved until the end of the war to safeguard our operations and the lives of the personnel involved.
"Soldiers ofC 'Itoop, 26th Cavalry, I gratefully acknowledge and commend the invincible spirit that has held your little band together and permitted you as a unit to so long
sustain military operations against the enemy in conquered territory. By so doing you
have enshrined your troop guidon in glory
and set a brilliant and inspiring example for
soldiers everywhere toemulate. 1b the ill and
depressed amo ng you, I trust a merciful
Providence will s uccor and protect you and
instill in your hearts new courage and faith
and hope. in the firm knowledge that. your
struggle and sacrifice shall not have been in
vain.. I commend your surviving offi~
Praeger, Jones. Needham, and Furagganan,
for high qualities of leadership, resourceful·
ness and unswerving devotion to duty.
MacArthur"
2. The officers mentioned are:
Major Ralph B. Praeger, 021185, Cav I,lSA
Capt. Thomas S. Jones. 03369!12, Cav Res
Capt. J .R. Needham
1st Lt. Arthur P. Furagganan, 0888530
COLlECTION NOW AT USMA
The memory of Sandy Nininger never
faded from the mind of his nephew, John A.
Patterson, who began a lifelong study of the
uncle he never had the chance to know.
Patterson began researching all records.
flies and letters available, collecting aU books
and manuscripts that mentioned his uncle
and contacting former classmates at West
Point as well as his comrades in the Philippines.
Patterson's determination to find out
everything possible about Nininger led to
the development of books and manuscripts
known as the "Nininger-Patterson Collec·
tion:'
This collection was donated to the Academy Library last July and fonnally dedicated
in a ceremony for the cl888 reunion of the
USMA Class of 1941 last week.
The booke known 88 the "Bataan and Corregidor Collection" can be found in the
library's West Point Room.
The collection list may be obtained from
the Special Collections Division for anyone
interested in learning more about this hero.
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J .K. Evans.
Colonel. General Staff Corps,
Chief, Southwest Pacific Branch
CAVALRY
The U.s. Horse Cavalry Association will
hold its AnnuaJ Bivouac (meetingl at the
Warner Center Marriott Woodland Hills Hotel, 21850 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills,
CA 92367,8,181887·4800 in Los AngeJee, CA
on the 21st thru 23rd of September 1990. An
former horse Cavalrymen are invited. For additionaJ information. contact the USHCA
Headquarters. 9151562·8818 or write to P.O.
Box 6253, Fort Bliss, Tax.as 79906.
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write to him, Mr. Elfstrom's address at the
time. 494 Park Ave., Chicago. 16, Illinois.
Many thanks for the help I have received
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PLAN AHEAD
DEDICATION
The 3rd Executive Board Meetin2 will be
held at the Quality Suites, Busch Gardens,
3001 University Center Dr.. Tampa, FL
336 12. Phone 813/971-8930. The rate is
$65.00 sid per day. The dates will be February 13,1991 to February 17, 1991. The suite
will include Breakfast Buffet and complimentary cocktail period each day. Cut off
date is January 10, 1991.
Commander Andrew Miller has selected
November 8-9, 1990 as thedat.e for the 2nd
Executive Board meeting. The hotel chosen
is the Howard Johnson, 2650 J efff'l"SOn Davis Highway, Arlington. VA. 2220~. The rate
is 155.00 single/Double. For Reservations
call (703)684-7200. Ask for ADBCrates cJo
Micki Hammer. Cut oU date is October 25,
1990.
In conjunction with the Executive Board
meeting, Saturday, November 10, there will
be a ceremony on Friday, November 9, 1990,
at a time to be annou nced later, to dedicate
the tree and plaque at Arlington National
Cemetery in memory of our fallen comrades.
Everyone is invited.
DUES
We have a few members who continuaUy
forget to pay their dues. Secretary Elmer
Long suggests you buy a Life Membership
for 125.00 then he won't have to mail you a
reminder. One 88.00dues won't break theorganization yet a member who doesn't pay
dues. isn't an interested member. We have
some interesting projects coming up. We
need your support and your interest to help.
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In our lut two articles we learned a tot
about being happy; about how Ood created
us in His image, and aboutour being'special.
and what that. unique status means to us.
Just being ;apeclal' doesn't auoomatically
mean 'good'; we all know of People whose
lives have personified evil The trutb is that.
our 'special'nesscan be turned in many direc-
tiona: from the best to,the most evil That'.
why it is 80 import.ant that we come to grips
with our own humanity and to put it into a
n'
right relationship with God and all of His
creation.
Wewen! created aeatureso£'freewill'; thia
i8 a doubJe..edged awon:l. With 'free wiUs' we
are able to actuwechoose. How often have
we wished we could do just as we pleased,
without regard to other people or things? Or
without regard to God, either? Or without regard to 'right' or 'wrong'1'Ib do something
just for ourselves and our pleasure?
Another gift of God acts as a check and
balance in those times of temptation to do
wrong: that gift is called 'conscience', Con·
science is that little seed of knowledge of
right.and wrong. a graceof God wbich starts
u s off in life with an awareness that He exists. A conecience may develop into a reliable
guide for our actions. depending upon oUr
early training. Puents, friends and church
are severa1 of the poaitive influencea that determine our conacience's development. I will
remember the wonderful teachings and eI.·
amples of several teachers in. both Sunday
School and public schools; they influenced
the growth of my conacience in ways that I
still discover.
On the other hand our consciencea may be
allowed to wit.her away and to be ignored. It
is a Vf!!ly human weakness to neglect.our con·
sciencea and. the more we neglect. and ignore
t.hem. the leas important our conscience
seems to be in our lives. As with so msny
things we. "Use it or lose it."
Consciences aren't fun. But then neither
is true happin888' 'fun'. True happiness is
found by integrity; integrity is oneness with
God, with self and with the rest of His creation. "Be all that you can be': is lhe familiar
expression. The U.s. Armyuse5 thatexpres·
sion in its recruiting advertisements; and
there is much to be said for that. What may
be more important than the job skills which
the U.s. military teaches, but skills with
which we can mature into the wonderful persons that God intended u s to be.
A group that called themselves "Up with
People" toured the world, preaching to goodness of people. I agreewith their philosophy;
t.he work! needs more optimism theM days.
Tbe dangerof concentntingon "being good
people" is t.hat we limit our goodness to our
own capabilities. Our fun potentiaJ for good.
ness lies in seeking God's grace in our lives.
in informing our consciences, and in committing our lives to Him whoreveals His plan for
us soperfectiy t.hrough Ria Word and Sacra·
ment.
God blea+ u. aJJ..
Fr. Bob PhlIlipe+
REPARATIONS CLAIM
His Excellency Nobuo Matsunaga
Ambassador of Japan
2520 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Waahington. D.C. 20008·2869
ElI:cellency:
My committee has directed me to advise
you of its intention to present, to the United
N ationa, a claim against the Japanese
government for reparations.
The claim will be made on behaJf of form·
er United States prisoners of war (POWs).
held captive by the J apaneae government
and Imperial Japaneae Army IIJA) between
February 1942 and August 1946.
My committee wiJI file 8ltLenaive
documentation of horrendous Japanese war
crimea, including more recent evidence of
gross abuses of the human rights of the
POW.
We seek aJair and equitable eettlement on
behaU of our claimants, many of whom still
suffer physical and mental disahilities from
the ill-treatment they received while
prisoners of war in Japanese hands.
The claim will be submitted to the Human
Rights Commission of the United Nations
Organization under the procedures established. by the United Natlona Economic and
Social Council (ESOSOC) under its Resolution 1503 of 1970 against the government of
Japan.
The claimants believe that their treatment
atthe handa of the IJA revealed a" . . . consistent pattern of grosa and reliably attested violations of human rights" for which the
Governments of Japan. past and present,
must bear reaponsibility.
Japan'. flagrant disregard of the provi.
sions of the Geneva Convention (1929), long
accepted by the International Community
as a standard for the treatment of prisoners
of war, demonstrated gross contravention of
internationaJ legal and moral standard. defmed by the Declaration of Human Rights of
the United Nations.
International law, ss adopted by the United Nations, holds to the principle that no
limitation of time shall apply to war crimes
or crimes against humanity.
It is our understanding that, in accordance with previous declarations, it is the
policy of the J apaneae government to rely on
Article 160ftbe PeaceTreaty'betweenJapan
and the United States. With respect, we refer to Article 14 of the same fuaty which
seems to state that Japan should pay war
reparations; and'it isour Iega1 interpretation
that this responsibility has not been funy
discharged.
We are in the process of making final
preparations of our claim.
In the meantime, it would be much appreciated if you could advise u.s as to the offi·
cial attitude 01 the Japanese government
regarding any such claims for United States
former prisoners of war held captive by the
Japanese government during World War II.
Sincerely yours.
Ralph Levenberg
Major, USAF (Retired)
Chairman, Compensation Committee
American Defenders of Batao
and Conegidor. Inc.
VIRGINIA CHAPTER
The Virginia Chapter will convene its annual Christmas party freunion and convention) at the Sheraton Inn Coliseum. Hampton. Virginia. on the 7th and 8th of Decem_,1990. NATIONALMEMBERSWEL·
COME!
Rooms will be hald at the reduced rate of
126.00 until November 23rd. -Make room
reaervations by calling 1-800·662·8090 foIreduced rates for ADBC Chapter Reunion.
Complimentary banquet (choice of roast
beef orturkey and all the trimminga) at 1900
boon.. Saturday, 8 Decamber. Liworchestra.
approprUite music, caah bar, dancing after
dioner.
Thun and cruiMS are planned at. cost.
Georp Gardner. Chapter Commander. is entertainment and prop'am Chairman.
Pre-regiatration fee: Five doUara (15.00)
each per Chapter Member. Ten dollars
(110.00) guest or non-Chapter Member.
Make check payabLe to Virginia Chapter,
ADBC.
Pre-registration is to be mailed, express·
ing the desire for the turkey or roast beef at
the banquet to: Curtis Stevens, Reunion
Chairman, 3113 Guy Circle. Fayetteville, NC
28303·5334. Telephone 1·919·486-6842.
1b facilitate serving placard. will be made
indicating appropriate choice of entree.
Sincerely yours.
George Gardner, Commander
INFORMATION WANTED
Do any readers of the Quan know, or have
any information pertaining to my brother,
Staff Sergeant Claude (NMI) Taylor. He was
assigned to a Coast Artillery unit on CorregidOl' Island.. Philippines when Corregidor
fell to the J apane.. at the beginning of
WWIl. He was subsequently JJKJVeCI .. a
POW by the J apaneae to Osaka. Japan. He
died there as a POW OD March 23, 1943.
Thank you for your help and for any inf0rmation that might be provided on my
brothM.
Gracie Taylor Chureh
(Mrs. Clyde L. Church)
450 E. Farney Road
Las Cruces. NM 88006
(606) 523·7328
ERROR OF OMISSION
In the article on the Philippine Scouta
Herit.ageSociety which appeared in tbeJune
1990 iuue of THE QUAN. I inadvertently
omitted one name from the roster of PSHS
officen. 1b be added:
Adviser, Maj. Gen. ChesterJohnaon, USA
(Ret.), formerly with the 99th FA (PS).
Please accept my apology.
Mariano Villarin
AUGUST. 1990 - 3
THE HISTORIAN'S CORNER
THE HANDS OF A PRIEST
As Historian for the AOBC I'm always looking for data about units whic.h participated in t.he Philippine Defense campaign a nd about t he POW experiences which followed. This
is my fU'St effort. to use our publication, t he "QUAN" to get certain information.
I'm looking for information about. Military Police unit.a From official
Army documents, I know them were two Military Police Companies in the P.I., the 12th and 808th. I
have also seen unofficial references to an 809th Military Police Company. Do any of you have
any information about these o rganizations? If so, I would like you to write to me or caJi me.
My address and tele phone num ber are given at the end of t he column. Specifically. I'm look·
ing for the following information:
1. Roster of Lhe unit., including name, rank and serial number.
2. Fate of the individuals listed on the roster.
3. History of the uni t., 8uch as dat.e activated, where unit was quartered, locations and
duties d uring t he war, etc.
I know the 12th Milit.ary Police Co. was a Philippine Scout outfit. The usual practice
in a Scout organization was to have American officers and Filipinoenlisted personnel. How·
ever, I have seen fragments of data which indicate American enlisted personnel wereassigned
to this Compa ny. Any specifics on this would be most helpful.
The B08th Military Police Co. a nd the 809th Military Police Co., if it existed, were All·
American o utfits. I have seen fragments of data which indicate the 808th M P Co. was rein·
forced s hortly after the start of the war, with personnel from several different Army unitA.
Also. t he few references I have seen on the 809th MP Co. are all associated with Corregidor.
Any informatio n you can provide wil1 be most appreciated.
The address and telephone number are as follows:
1605 Cagua Drive NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87 110
~505 ) 256·1206
Sincerely,
Andrew Miller
Historia n
Th Uncle Hermie
(Father H erman C. Baumann)
May 28,1990
It was barely two weeks ago that I went
with my father to visit you at the Vincenti·
an Home. You had changed so much from my
previous visit in February. At that time you
were alert a nd walking about and you new
that I had come to visit.. This last time you
were bedridden and frail and seemingly un'
aware of my presence. I stood by you r bed,
and wanting to let you feel my presence, I
held your hand for about twenty mi nutes.
While I held your hand, (it was the right hand
. . . your left arm was broken and bound in
a cast). I thought about your hands, the
hands of a priest, a nd all that those hands
have done to serve God and His Church.
I thought about the hands folded in prayer
or holding yo ur breviary as you said your
daily Divine Office. I thought about the
hands that held the Host and the Chalice at
the Consecration and distributed Commun·
ion to your congregation. These are the
hands that made t he Sign of the Cross over
forgiven sinne rs in confession and blessed
and anointed the s ick and dying. I remember
the hands that blessed the rings at my wed·
ding and poured water over the dear headsof
my children at their Baptisms.
The hands of a priest, your hands. always
ready to do the work of the Lord. Those
hands. the hands of a priest for nearly fifty
five years. will now get a rest from life's
labors. but I know t hey won'tbe idle. I know
they will still be folded in p rayer .. . prayer
for your loved ones on earth and in adoration
of the Lord you have served faithfully for so
many years.
I picture your hand, the right one that I
held t he last time I saw you, now holding
hands wit h J esus.
Judith Bauman Prez.ioso
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APPRECIATION
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Navy men Crom the U.s. NapillAPA·32) aurvlvOlS from CorTegidor nnally meet togeth.
er a fter 45 years at Las Vegas, Nevada a fter the fall of Corregidor. They were scattered
throughout Manchuria, China, Japan, and the Philippines. They were forced to work as alavelaborers in coal mines, copper mines, fadori es, aDd power planta. After 3\4 years 01 captivi·
ty a nd the war's end, they were liberated on Sept. 1945. Pictured /sitting) Paul Tardif, Crys·
tal, Minn.; Carl Allen, Macon, Georgia; Bill Wells, Virgi nia Beach. Va.; Walt Hoyny, Carson.
Ca.; Istanding) J ohn Oleksa, Girard, Ohio; RL. Richardson, Chula Vista, Ca.; "Doe" Merdock,
Washington.
4-THEQUAN
Dear Mr. Curley:
On behslf of the patients a nd employees of
the Highland Drive Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center. I want toexpress our
a ppreciation to you a nd your organization
for your generous donation to our Medical
Center.
The playing cards that you have donated
are ve ry much appreciated. They will be
placed in our Recreation Hall for our veteran patients to enjoy.
Once again. thank you for your interest
and support in the care and treatment of our
hospitaliz.ed veterans here at Highland
Drive.
Sincerely,
Reades Hurt
Director
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NOT YOUR TYPICAL
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This is not your typical Ex-POW
story. It is a hard-hitting book about
the defense of the Philippines, 8ataan.
Corregidor. the Death March. life in
prison camp and the hellships. but
above all else ... it asks numerous
questions of WHY?
Why were we so unprepared when
war struck the Philippines? Why did
top officers receive decorations for a fiasco they caused? Why did General
MacArthur turn down a recommendation for General Wainwright to receive
the Congressional Medal of Honor?
These and many other questions are
brought out in the real, true story of
the defense of the Philippines 1941-42.
It depicts the gallantry and suffe~
ing of those "victims" who innocently trusted and believed. those in command. . . from the President of the
United States down to those in the
field. Itisa/actual, true story of those
heroic defenders of Bataan and Corregidor through the terrible days and
nights of battle. the despair and humiliation of capture, the torture and
the pain suffered in the prison camps
and the hell ships and the constant
hunger and disease accompanying imprisonment.
Fran k Promnitz ser ved in the
Philippines during those early days of
the World War I I. He was awarded a
Silver Star medal for bravery under
enemy fire and was wounded during
the Japanese invasion of Corregidor.
Promnitz was a prisoneNlf-wBr (or
1,226 days and was a witness at the
War Crimes Trials after the war.
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Lee Bergee served in the Philippines during World War II and also
the Korean conflict. He was wounded
in both campaigns and is a member of
the Chasin Few (survivors of the Chasin Reservoir battle during the winter
of 1950). He is the author of another
book Rendezuous With HeU (Korea
1950). He attended the State University of Iowa, majoring in Creative
Writing.
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Book has been selected for the B.taan Memorial
Museutn in Santa Fe, NM and the POW Museum in
Andersonville, GA.
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AUGUST, 1990 - Ii
HISTORY OF CABANATUAN PRISON CAMP -
1942·1945
On April 9. 1942, some 75,000 Filipino and American soldiers and prisoners of theJ apanese. captured on Bataan began the Infamous
" Death March" out of the Bat.asn Peninsula to central Luzon.
After being forced to march the 85 miles to San Fernando, under tbemost inhuman conditions, t.heprisoners were squeezed intoamall
freight cars and hauled to the town of Capas, which was 45 miles away. in the hot sun with the doors to the freight cars closed. From Capas, they were (oreed to march the finalS mUea to the Camp O'Donnell POW Camp.
Weakened from four months of continuous combat. living on starvation rations and a minima1 or no medica] attention, thousands
of men died on the death march, in the freight cars, and at Camp O'Donnell
After the fall ofCorregidor and the Manila eay Fortresa islands on 6 May 1942, the 16,000 Filipinos and American servicemen were
ferried to Manila.
The American POW's were marched through the stl'eetsof Manila from Paranaque to Bilibid Prison. 88 a show for the Filipino civilians..
From Bilibid, the American POW's were shipped by train to Cabanatuan. Nueva Ecija where the Japanese had established an American
POW compound.
The POW camp was 3 miles northeast of the town of Cabanatuan, 9Jld had been a Philippine Army mobiliz.ation and training base;
the compound was 600 by 800 yards in an area containing barracks that were constructed from wood, bamboo and nipa. The compound
was s urrounded by a barbed wire fence and guarded by Japanese sentries in 20 foot high towers and machine gun pits.
In late May and t.he early part of June 1942, some 6,000 surviving POW's from Bat..aan were shipped from Camp O'Donnell toCabanatuan, leaving behind American medical perscnnel to care for the few critically ill Americans and Filipino.! too sick to be moved.
Camp O'Donnell was closed offically in late June 1948, after a general amnesty and release of the Filipino POW·s.
American POW's in Cabanatuan were asaigned to work details on a farm in the rear of the prison cQmpound and throughout the islands: all of t.he work that was performed was hard labor and the results were that injust a 30-month period, 3,000 died at Cabanatuan alone.
These POW ', died from dieea", executions, beatings and starvations. It should be noted that more Americans died at Cabanatuan
t.han any other prison camp since Andersonville in the Civil War.
In October and November 1944, following the American landings on Leyt.e, the Japanese moved lobe able bodied POW 's to Manila,
where they were loaded on vesaels for transportation to Japan. The ships on which they were being transported were unmarked and the
men travelled under the most desperately crowded conditions with not even enough space to lay down. Many of these ships were sunk by
U.S. submarines and air-craft that were blockading JSptln. Few Americans survived. Only about 500 American POW·sjudged. too ill or
crippled to work were left behind in Cabanatuan.
On January 30,1945 at 7:45 p.m., an American team of 100 Rangers. commanded by Lt. Col Henry A. Mucci, along with two sm~
Alamo Scout teams (22 men in all), penetrated 27 miles into enemy-held territory and in a totally succeasfulsurprise attack liberated the
eamp. suffering only two casualties, the Ranger's doctor, Captain J ames C. Fisher. and one enlisted man. Among the POW's, one died of
heart failure. At the same moment the camp was attacked, Filipino guerilla units under Captain Juan Patoja and Captain Eduardo Joson,
guarding approaches to the camp. slaughtered an attacking Japanese force of 1.000 men at nearby Cabu highway bridge without the loss
of a single guerilla. The Rangers. with Filipino guerilla escorts then led the POW's !invalids rode in carabao carts) safely back through the
27 miles of hostile Japanese and Communist Hukbalahap territory without lou.
An article submitted by Kermit Lay appeared in June 1990 isaueofTHE QUAN, on the history of the 724th Aviation OrdnanceCom·
pany. On page 17, under documents notencloeed. was the " History of Cabanatuan Prison Camp 1942·1945" written by Maj. Gen. Chester
L. Johnson, US Army (Retired). General Chairman, Cabanatuan memorial committee. This document was writ-ten, and appeared, in the
June 1984 issue of THE ZENTSUJIAN (Quarterly EX-POW N8W8letter) of which Kermit Lay is Editor.
Kermit Lay has made a donation to the coat of printing of the "History of Cabanatuan Pril!lOD Camp 1942·1945,"
Kermit Lay
DEAN SHERRY
MAJOR, INFANTRY, U.S. ARMY
In Re: ORDER TO KILL BATAAN CAPTIVES
"On April3rd. next year, 1942, our corps
landed from Lingayen Bay and joined to the
battle at the western foot of Mariberea (aic)
in Bataan.
"On April 9th. Bataan fell at last, andsi.x.loy thousand prisoners were in the hands of
the Japanese Army. In Manila an Army Order was issued to the effect that . . . 'EVERYTROOPWHICH FOUGHT AGAINST
OUR ARMY ONTHE BATAAN SHOULD
BE WIPED OUT THOROUGHLY,
WHETHER HE SURRENDERED OR
Nor. AND ANY AMERICAN CAPrIVE
WHO IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE
MARCHING ALL THE WAY TO THE
CONCENTRATION CAMP SHOULD BE
PUT TO DEATH IN THE AREA 200
METERS OFF THE HIGHWAY ~"
(Extract from "Dawn of the Philippines,"
page 14 by Nobuhiko Jimoo. Colonel, J apa·
nese Army,)
The above is a true exact copy from the
late Colonel Dean Sherry's Archives. This
copy was furnished to Kermit Lay by Wo
Norman Martin, US Army (Retired).
6-TBEQUAN
PROCLAMATION
THANK YOU
Any one of those captives who commit the
following acts shall be sbot to death,
1. Those who escape Of' attempt to escape.
2, Tboeewho attempt to escape. disguising as civilians.
8. Those who infliet injury upon the in·
habitants or those who loot or set fire.
April Iltb, 1942.
Command.",in-chief of
The lmtnri4J Japaneu Fore.,
This PROCLAMATION was posted on
buildings. trees and feru:e poets a10ngthe Ba·
taan Death March route. I f1r8t saw it. and
took one. at M arveWes while enroute to San
Fernando. They were also visible from Capas
to Camp O'Donnell. ~Furnished by Kermit
Lay.)
Dear Defenders:
I honor you and I salute you for your
sacrifices and your glory. As managing edi·
tor of Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine 1
read many magaz.lnes and newspapers,
searching for personal stories abou t combat.
Most ofthe8e publications I just scan quickly, but often I will spend an hour reading the
Quan, imagining wbatyou went through as
I pour over everyone's brief bios.
As the 50th anniveraariesofWWII events
approach please keep VFW Magazine in
mind Your stories deserve to be told in VFW
and I would like to read them and see any
photos you might have.
In the VFW we are all brothers wbo have
aerwdoverseas. and I write for the entire organization when I say thank you for serving
our country with honor.
Sincenly,
Gary Bloomfield
Managing Editor
V.F.W,
406 W. 84th St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
THANKS
KERMIT
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"CORREGIDOR, FROM PARADISE TO HEll:'
A Irue slOr{ bv Sgt. INoklron from a diary he kepi at
greal ris~ for 3'1.1 years as a POW under Ihe
Jopaoese.
He lejJ$oI!he deprIyotion. horror cod death oIlhe
92nd Gorage Area. Nichols Field While Angel.
Hellshlp IoJapan and mora Thew Incidents. while
unbelleYobie. are true
This book woo !he "BOOK Of THE VEAR AWAMY bf
1989 bv lhe Arnericon iIookdealeB bChange 01
Ca!llornia,
Hard bock, $18.95 incl\ldeS PP & Tax. 3-4 weeks
delivery. Send check lor 'lOUr autographed copy 10:
kin Woldron. PO lox 2955 Fotrfleld. CA 94533
U.S. POW Detail at Clark Field 1943
Can you recognize any of these men? Send information of names, rank, organization and
type of work, etc. to John E. Olson, 301 A TangJebrillT La., San Antonio, TX 78209.
NORTHWESTERN STATES
CHAPTER
The Northwestern States Chapter of
ADBC held their 24th annual meeting at the
Edgewater Inn Lodge in Sandpoint, Idaho
on June 8th and 9th. 1990. We had an excel·
lent attendance by members from six states.
We were welcomed by the governor of the
state of Idaho, and the mayor of Sandpoint,
who also attended our banquet.
Missoula, Montana was selected as the
site for our next. meeting. Thntative dates are
June 14th, 15th, and 16th, 1991.
Officers elected for the cOming year are as
follows:
Commander
Lewis Elliott
Sr. Vice Comm.
Edward Mosier
Jr. Vice Comm.
Gerald Kelly
Adjutant
Herbert Johnson
Service Officer
Walter Wheeling
Chaplain
Bill Mattson
Secret.ary·Tress.
Hugh E. Branch
Sincerely,
Hugh E. Branch
Secretary NWC·ADBC
U.S.S. CANOPUS
U.S.s. Canopus AS·9 Reunion Night will
be held during "The American Ex·Prisoners
of War" convention Thesday, October 9th at
the Red Lion Inn, Seattle Washington. Con·
tact Reunion Chairman. Andrew A. Henry.
P.O. Box 637, Thousand Palms, CA 92276.
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Andrew A. Henry
PUBLICATION
WE REMEMBER BATAAN AND COR·
REGIOOR by Mariano Villarin. Gateway
Press, Baltimore. 1990. 298 pages plus 20
pages authoritative notes, a bibliography of
98 books plus 20 magazine articles, three of
which are from the QUAN.
The author is Filipino by birth; after
WWI I he became u.s. citizen. His native Ian·
guage is Spanish: he attended English·
speaking schools in P.I. getting R(YI'C com·
mission in Philippine Army in 1940.
This excellent book g ives good descriptions of pre-WWII P.l., the defense of P.I., the
Death March. O'Donnell, conditions in P.I.
du ring Jap occupation, author"s service in
Philippi ne Constabulary during occupation
including one year in Japan to observe J ap
military might, contact with guerrillas.liberation of P.I., Filipinos love for America prior
to. during and after wwrr.
Writing from Filipino and American point
of view the author describes the cruel 380·
year domination of P.I. by Spain vs. the
benevolent U.S. 40·year government prior to
WWII. Bocauseof t his kind rule the Filipi·
no lined up solidly with US. defense against
J ap aggression - contrasted with the aJ·
most total lack of support against the J aps
by British. Dutch and French colonies. Over
one million Filipinos pain with their lives
fighting. execution, massacre and starvation
in resisting Jap control.
One reason P.I. loved U.S. was that US.
had set a dat.e for P.I. independence. Jose P.
Laurel, who became P.I. President during
Jap occupation. told Tojo tha t Filipinos
could not easily be harassed into Jap con·
trolled G reater East Asia CO'prosperity
Sphere because Filipinos had been treated
fair ly by U.S. Laurel was accused of being
pro-J ap, but he felt that a puppet govern·
ment would treat Filipinos more kindly than
harsh J ap military government. He was ex·
onerated by P.I .. Clark Lee wrote: " I have a
special interest in the Philippines, having
been there when the war started and when it
ended; and because I saw how bravely t he
Filipinos died for us. They did not have to
fight, but they did because they loved us and
believed in u s." Even Jap General Homma
admitted'that the U.S. never exploited the
P.I .. "They (U.s.) administered a very benevolent administration." Homma had traveled
extensively in the U.S. and was against the
war. No wonder Tokyo stripped him of com·
mand.
The author gives three reasons for the fall
of Bataan: Lack of Food, failure to stock Ba·
taan plus excessive number of civilians on
Batsan and P.L ban on moving rice from one
province to anot her. Sickness - Malaria.
dysentery. malnutrition. Lack of Air Support. Wainwright wrote: "The PA Units were
doomed ... that they lasted as long as they
did is a stirring and touching tribute of their
gallantry and fortitude."
Vivid descriptions are given of massacre
of officers and NCO 's of PA 91st Division
who did not get Bataan s urrender order for
two days near Bagac and of Palawan Massacre.
While serving in PC during Jap occupa·
tion the author with several others was sent
to Japan to observe Jap military might.
While there they made notes for future US.
air strikes. In Japan the author learned the
Jap language and was later able to put it to
good use in representing guerrillas when cap'
tured by J aps.. He also mel Tokyo Rose and
testified at her trial. There is a short description of return of MacArthur along with J ap
destruction of Manila which resul ted in the
massacre of 250,000 innocent civilians. But
thousands of Allied personnel were miracu·
lau s ly rescued from Bilibid and Santo
Tomas.
This is an excellent, readable book. Com·
ments by Benson Guyton, 704 14th Avenue.
SE. Decatur, AL 35601. July 1990.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN
A MEMORIAL BOOK?
SEND IN YOUR
BIOGRAPHY 7ODAY.
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A UGUST. 1990 - !.I
WE REMEMBER BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR
The Slory of lite A. ....maN IUId FUIp/no Dtfende... of Hallum and Corngldor andlhe/r Captivity
Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD 21202. is pleased to 1JUl0000C the publication of WE REMEMBER
BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR by Mariano Villarin, • gripping
of !he defenders in lbe
Philippines in the early part of WWII. and lheir vivid description of untold sufferings while in captivity.
The book includes chapters on the Death March. prison camps, Batun and Pal_wan massacres, the heU
ship "Oryon Muu," luerrilla warfare, role of the Asiatic Fleet, life during the ruthless Japanese
occupation, author's participation as I prosecution witness in the Tokyo Rose bial (he ICtually saw her
speaking into a microphone at Radio Tokyo), inlriguing events involving Filipino hostages in Japan (the
author was one of them), etc. Coming from the viewpointo{ a Filipino whoservcd there, this hard-hitting,
facrual story is • refreshing change from
known version presented in U.S. history books.
"Yo ... have done agreal ,fuvice itt givillg 1M
"Tltu CMplU (Tile PrutNI CampI) giwllJ
and olMr3 GIl MNkrllandifiB 0{ 1M M",Ors
powel'jllllJlld eJlectiw tUscriptiOft ofli/t rulJ
POW ... (Filipillo HostlJges If. JaplJlt is) OM
upf!Tienced ITy OIU'/igldi"g mt'll ill lite Philippines. This has to ~ OM of,lv most power/iii
ofrJu N .1t(cltIJp'ers) COIIUJillilig itt/ormaliOll
'CCOWl'
piects cf war lik,atlU'e IIuIw read."
-CoilUMist T()M HenNssy
Loftg Beach Pre.u.Telegram
1IDI geMrlJlly QWJillJble elsewlwre."
·Tuas A&M University Preu
355 pages with iUustrations. $21.95
delivered USA. For foreign orden add
$3.00 for shipping and handling.
Mail book orders to;
Mariano ViUarin, P.O. Box 5614
Long Beach, CA 90805-0614
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Enclosed is Check or Money Order for $
for
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WE REMEMBER BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR
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BATAAN CORREGIOOR
MONUMENT
Plans are underway by the citizens of
Deming. New Mexico to place a monument
in the Veterans' Memoria1 Park to ~ honor
to those men who served in the Philippine!
during the early daya of World War II. The
monument will be called "THE BATAAN
CORREGIDOR MONUMENT." It will be
Located adjacent to the old National Guard
Armory which is now the Deming Luna
Mimbres Museum. Headquarters for the
200th Coaat Artillery {AA) was located in
thia Armory. in Deming. when the Regiment
Wll!l called to active duty.
The date for the dedication of the monu·
mentia December 7. 1991. 50 years arterthe
United States entered WWII. The monu·
ment will coat 110.000. Donations to help
with this project should be mailed to:
BATAAN CORREGIDOR
MO NUMENT FUND
do Ruth Russell
810 South Copprt St.
.Deming. New Mexico 88030
AilE YOU INTEIlESTED IN
A MEMOIlIAL BOOK?
SEND IN YOUIl
BIOGIIAPHY TODAY.
lO - THEQUAN
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Slate
COMPENSATION CLAIM
Th: ALL NON MEMBERS of The American
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. Inc.
Resolved: that The American Defendersof
Bataan and Corree;klor. Inc., In convention in
Las Vegas, Nevada. USA authorized a committee to submit a claim forcompenaation in
the amount of $20.000.00 per applicant for
slave labor and physical and otber sequelae
of gross violations of human right9 committed in the nameof the Japanese Government
in the Far Eaat Theatre of World War II :
such claim to be made under Resolution k503
of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations.
Passed at the General Business Meeting
of the general membership at Las Vegas, Nevada. USA. May 16, 1990.
The American Defenders of Bataan and
Corregidor, Inc. claim for a elass action suit
for reparations from the Japanese through
the United Nations Human Rights Organization in Geneva. Switzerland. The Hong
Kong Veterans have done this along with
British, Australia. New Zealand. Netherlands and now The American Defenders of
Bataan and Corregidor. Inc.
Note: A word of caution to aU persons.
This claim is being submitted by the War
Amputations of Canada on beha1f of aU other
nations, including The American Defenders
of Bataan and Corregidor. Inc. The War Am·
putations of Canada is the only group which
Zip
has N.li.O. statU9 - that means they have
NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
status to p~ad before the United Nstions
Commission on human rights.
This claim will be brought before the United Nations during the month of August
1990. A member'Ship list hal been submitted
to Canada for this purpose. Our final list of
thoae who an!! and will beeligib~ will be submitted later if the claim make! it through the
first gate.
SO BE IT. IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF ADBC I s uggest you play it aafe,
take the first ship out. Be • member.
Sincerely.
E lmer E. Long. Jr. PNC
Nationa1 Secretary ADBC
INSIGNIAS WANTED
I am looking for anyone who has the following insignias, Harbor Defense Subic Bay.
803 Engineer Avn. Bn., 200th Cosst Arty.
(PS). 9 1st Coa9t Arty. (PS). 12th Signa1 Ps.
12th Medica1 Regt. PS. AU the others I have.
As soon a9 it is complete, I'll take a picture
to be published in the Quan.
Since I started this project you have been
very helpful.
Sincerely yours.
Marvin Taylor
WILLIE L. BENTON
Writing an obituary may be an easy undertaking for someone wbo does it frequently. and about people he is not acquainted
with. For me, it is a difficult task; and one
that I'd rather not have to do. Now that we
trill soon be reaching the 50th anniversary of
our unforgettable internment, it is reasonable to &saume that many of our North China
Marinecomrades have lived amuch tllOI1! fulfilling life than any of us could have thought
possible back in 1942. There are onJy a few
who are klss than aeventy yean old. Willie L.
Benton 918.8 72 when he passed away on February 12, 1990 at a Dallas hospital Willie
was bomin Alvarado, 1'Uasin 1917. Heenlisted in the U.s. Marine Corps in 1938 and
arrived in Peking the latter part of that year.
He W8II attached to ''A'' Company at the time
the war started, and remained with the nucleus of the North China Marines dwing our in·
ternment. Willie ....ill be missed by everyone
who bad the privilege of knowing him. l
doubt if Willie and Ruth bave ever- missed a
reunion. With our deepest sympathies goes
our heartfelt wishes that. Ruth Benton will
continue to take an active part in our slowly
decreaaing family of North China Marines.
JAMES BOWERSOX
James SowersoJ: of Williamsport, N.D.
passed awayJu1y 17,1990. He is survived by
his wife Regina.
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ELBERT V. COLEMAN
Elbert V. Coleman survived the Sataan
Death March and 42 months aa a priaoner of
war during World War II.
He retired as a chief warrant officer in
1965 after aerving 30 years in the Army Air
Corps and the Air Force.
After retirement, he took to the road witb
hUI wife and their motor home, logging more
t.han 175,000 miles.
Coleman died suddenly JUDe 21 of a heart
condition while vacauoningwith hUlwife in
Delta. British Columbia. He was 73.
A native of Lometa, he graduated. from
high achool in Abilene in 1935 and enlisted
in the Army Air Corps.
Married ia ReDO
On Jan. 31,1941, he and Doris Mat year
were married in Reno, Nev.. after meetingin
San Antonio. He graduated. from the Non·
Commiaaioned Officers Academy at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, N.M., in 1956.
On his arrival in the Philippinea in late
1941, he served as an aircraft mechanic un·
til all the planes he aerviced were lost in bat.Ue. Coleman ..... asaigned to Lheinfantry aa
a beach defender in a squadron of 128 men.
The squad defended its poet at Aploma
Point against 1,200 Japanese soldiers until
April 9, 1942. whea Bata.an lunendered.
Coleman was captured and started on the
Death March.
"Later. he wrote about his ex:periencea,"
said his daughteMzt.law, Robert.a Coleman of
Floyda Knobs, lnci.
"Prior to capture. t he Americans endured
four harsh months of deprivation with little
food and in ill health.
"On the march, they 'W'8l"e clubbed,jabbed
and poked. Anyone who fell W88 shot. Once
when Elbert was sunering with ma1aria and
malnutrition, be feU 100 yards from the neJ:t
camp.
"Instaad of shooting him, the (Japanese~
held a diacussion and left his buddies carry
him into camp," his daughtel"il'l·law said.
Coleman W88 in six different camps in the
Philippines and Japan during his imprison'
ment..
When the war ended, his family could not
get any information on him. His wife W88
working at United Services Automobile As·
sociation when a neighbor accepted a telegram saying that Coleman had heen found
safe and sound.
Tbeqhbor told tbe switcbboarrl opera·
tion at USAA, who yelled, "Elbert's been
found," to Coleman's wife who was in s room
with more than a hundred other employees.
They an cheered.
He reee.ived a Bronze Sw in 1962 and an
Air Force Commendation Medal
"He was the patriarch of the family," his
daughter-in·law said.
"When he and his wife started traveling in
their motor home - and the vehicles that
came after - they visited all the continental
states and several Canadian provinces," she
said.
Coleman was very involved in the M850DS
and WB8 a member of San Antonio Patterson
Lodge No. 1117, Aizafar Shrlne TrailerClub,
American EJ:·Prisoners of War, American
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. Disa'
bled American Veterana and American A&sociation of Retired Persons.
Survivonl are his wife; adaughter, Marcia
Sima; a son, Royce Coleman; and four sister-s.
Burial with military honors was in Fort
Sam Houston N ationa1 Cemetery.
JOSEPH GREEN
Joseph Green, who is being honored
posthumously. was born and raised in Mount
Savage. He attended school there and enlist.ed in the U.S. Army on January -4,1940. He
was stationed 'a t Nichols Air Field in the
Philippines when the J apanose attacked and
was a pri80neron the Batun Death March.
He survived the march even after a number
of injuries as a prisoner and returned home
October 26, 19-45, having spent 3\t\ years in
Japanese prison camps.
He waa a life member ofV.F.W. Post6025.
American Legion Farndy Post, charter
member of Elks, Lodge 2558; past governor
of Moose Lodge 1753 and Legion Poet 197;
a1Iat Okeechobee, Florida. He was also a life
member of American Defenders of aatun
and Corregidor.
In later life, Joe lived in Florida. retiring
from MfJling and operating the Champion
Bar in Miami in 1973. He died at the ap of
67 in Florida. Aug. 12. 1986.
THOMAS G. DAVIS
ThomuG. Davia, who died March 7,1990
at the Marion VA Hospital. at the age of 75.
He was a memberof the 17th Pursuit Squad·
ron in Phillipines - Survivor of Sataan
Oeath March - Japanese prisoner for 3111
years. Survived by wife Martha, 3 dsughters,
3 sons and 12 grandchildren.
WILLEM DOWNEY
. Wlllem Do..,ney pG-Bsed OICoy June 1,
1990. He 8enlecl ..,ltlt HDQ B,IY 88 FA on
Botoon ond ..,0. 0 POWjor Slfl yeon:. He I.
.unllled by ICI/e EllIlra.
WM. E. GRIFFITHS
William E. Griffiths, age 75. passed away
on 19 July 1990 in Sarasota, FL. He was a
member ofB Company 4th Marines. He was
in POW Camps at Cabanatuan. Pa1awan,
Thiwane, Kawaski and Nligota. After hewas
repatriated. he served in Korea and retired
from the corp with twenty years ·of service.
He worked with the state of New Jeney un·
til 1986, when he moved to Sarasota. He was
a Life Member of ADBC, a member of the
Marine Corps Association, The American
Legion Post 130. Elks Lodge 1519. The
Manasota Chapter of American EJ:'POW 's
and David Society of Sarasota.
He is survived by his wife, Rose M.
Griffiths. 3793 Kingeton Blvd.. Sarasota. FL
34238. 'IWosisters, CIain! Lockwood ofMata·
wan. N.J. and Helen O'Conner of Keyport,
N.J. and several nieces and nephews.
WILLIAM HICKS
William H. Hicks, 77. a retired Air Force
muter aergeant who survived the Bataan
Death March. died Friday, May 25,1990 at
Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach.
Mr. Hicks was a Brevard County resident
for 3.1 years. Hia 20 years In the military in·
cluded four years as a JapanMe prisoner dill'
Ing World War II.
After retiring from the Air Foree In 1959,
Mr. Hicks spent 25 years with NASA aa a
photographer.
He W88 a member of the American Legion
in his native Cobden, 111, and Veterans of
Foreign Wan Poet 10131 in Cape Canaveral
Survivorl include his daughter, Jane
Parks of Weat HoUywood, Calif.; and five
grandchildren.
DONTFORGET
MAY 1.5. 1991
MEMPHIS AIRPORT HILTON HarEL
1991 NATIONAL CONVENTION
MAY 1 THRU MAY 5
Rates will be 555 ald. More details later.
Note !.he dates
AUGUST, 1990 - 11
EDWARD W. HEINTZELMAN
DECEASED
Edward W. Heintzelman died on May II,
1990, age 73, at McKee Medical Center in
Loveland, Colo. after.!Ie'\Ier'e asthma attack..
Mary J. Laursen of Santa Maria, Ca., beloved wife of life member Eddy Launen, died
July 8, 1990.
DonaldE. Kerpasseda.,...yJune 10,1990.
No other detaila.
He was born in Denver, Colo. on Sep~ 21.
1916. He married Elaine Marie Archer on
Dec. 29, 1956 and had a home in Loveland,
CoIn
He worked u • welder on t.he CVS Railroad at Dwyer, Wyo.. prior to his enlistment
into the US Army Air Corps on Sept. 24.
1940. He served in the Philippines in the
20th Pursuit Squadron . He was in the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater of operations hom
Oct. 31, 1940·Mareh 16.1945.
He was captured April 12, 1942
the
Japanese on Bataan and was a survivor of
the Batsan Death Much. Later on he also
survived a Tayabus detail going deep into
the jungle with about 800 American
prisoners to build a road, They were there
three weeks before the J ape gave up the Idea.
There were only 75 men who survived. He
was in prison in Camp O'Oonnel, Bilibid pri&on and Cabanatuan. He was liberated Feb. 4,
1945. For his service, Mr. Heintzelman was
awarded several medals including: The Purple Heart. American Defense Service Medal World War II Victory Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge. Good Conduct Medal,
Philippine Liberation Ribbon. Asiat.icPacific Service Medal, American Theater
Medal, BrolUeStar and Presidents Unit Citation with 2 oak leaf c1ust.e.ra.
He was honorably discharged April 25,
1946 after a 14 month stay at. Fitzimons
H06pitaJ in Denver, Colo.
His hair brother, Roy Strat.ton. died in
prison camp in May 1942. They enlisted together and were bot.h in t.he 20th Pursuit
Squadron.
Mr. Heintzelman W88a1ifetimememberof
the ADBC, the DAV, and Ex-Prisoners of
W
WM.
Survivors are; his wife: his haH brother,
Ralph Stratton, two step sona. James Archer and Larry Archer and two granddaughters, Tahirih Archer and Sonia Archer.
PAUL S. KORCZYK
Paul S. Korczyk passed away July 28.
1990 in Sacramento. aged 79 years. He was
aresident.ofSacramento for 28 years.. Hewu
the loving husband of Katherine Korczyk, father of Lois Olavarn and James Korczyk,
brother of Sarah Belaaky and Helen
Kasprowicz.. A survivor of the Bataan neath
March, a Japaneee POW for 3Yi years.. and a
Msgt. in tbe U.S. Air Force, retired from
McClellan AFB in 1963. A member of
American Defenders of Bataan and CorregidOJ'. National and Western Chapters. Lile
member of VFW diaabled American Veter~, .
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CAPT. JESSE E. LEE
Retired Navy Capt. Jesse E . Lee. 84, retired owner of the Lemon GI'O\Ie Ttavel Agency and a promoter of Lemon Grove cityhood,
died recently in the Veter&ru! Administration
Hoepital in La JoUa.
Capt:. Leewas born in StephensviUe, 'IUas, and joined the Navy as a seaman in 1924.
One of his duty assignments, 60 years ago.
was in San Diego and from that time he considered San Diego County his home.
He and Odell Lenard were married in 1928.
In 1942, during World War II , he was tbe
executive officer on the minesweeper Quai]
when Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered the
vessel scut.tled in the channel to deter the
movement of enemy crsft.
Capt. Lee left his sinking ship and went to
the island of Corregidor. where he later was
captured by Japanese forces and was held
prisoner until the end of the war. This episode becamethesubjectofa book, "29 Men
in a Boat."
He was among 1.200 u.s. troops who were
taken from Corregidor to Taiwan, and were
headed from tbere to Japan when the ship,
marked as a mercy ship, was torpedoed and
sunk by a U.s. submarine.
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Roger
Lu4, Capt. Lee's brother-in-law, said that
U.S. forces thought the ship was transport.
ing enemy troops because Japanese troop
ahipsoften'Nel'e marked with the Red Croes.
Only 57 of the 1.200 survived.
Capt. Lee retired in San Diegoin 1957 and
he and his wife opened the Lemon Grove
Travel Agency.
He was among leaders in the first effort to
incorporate Lemon Grove as a city. The first
effort failed, but the groundwork had boon
laid for later success.
Capt. Lee was a past president of the Lemon 'Grove Chamber .of Commerce and the
Lemon Grove Lions Club. He was act.ive in
the Elks Lodge., Thastmastera Club, Masonic
Lodge. Prisoner of War Club and Retired
Officers Association.
He and his wife were active membera of St.
Phillips Episcopal Church in Lemon Grove.
In addition tohis wife, he ia survived hy a
sister, Clois Pevlear of La Meaa.
MARVIN H. WCAS
Marvin H. "Luke" Lucaa survived the infamous Bataan Death March and 3~ years
aa a prisoner of war in World War II.
He later served in Korea and retired aa a
colonel in 1960at. FortSam Houston with 30
years in the Army. For 15 years, he PUnlued
a secondcareer with the Exxon Corp. in San
Antonio.
Lucas. 74. died Thesd.ay, June 19, 1990 in
a New Braunfels hoepital of heart problema.
Lucas lived in Sun City. Ariz., from the
mid-I980s until moving to New Braunfels in
1989 to live with hia son.
~
Born in Chicago. he moved f.o Albuquer- ..
que, N.M., at; age 3 and graduated from high
school in 1933 as senior class president and
captain of the football team.
He pursued his dream of acareer with the
forestry service.
In May 1986, he married his high school
sweetheart. Paula Haines, in Albuquerque.
Unit hit by Jap_Me
In January 1941, he was called up from hill
Army Reserve atatus with the 200th Anti·
Aircraft. Regiment and arrived in the Philippinea on Sept. 26.1941, with 1.809 men. His
unit was attacked by the Japanese the day
after Pearl Harboar was attacked.
"His ammunition had been manufactured
in 1932. and the fuses corroded in the humid
storage in the Philippines," said his son,
Kent Lucas of New Braunfels. "The men
fought valiantly. but only one in six sheels
exploded. Just prior to capture in April of
1942, my fther was t.he ranking officer with
a group of enlisted men.
"One asked. 'Captain, what are we going
to do? ' My father replied, 'If you've ever
prayed before, this is the time todoit.' He followed his own advice and said the Lord 'l
Pr8,yeI-. He said his release from fear was im·
mediate., and he felt. protected throughout his
captivity."
Lucas and his men were in Camp O·Don· ~
nell and Camp Cabanatuan. Because hewas ..
the ranking officer, LuCAS W8.l!I the one to be
beaten when the Japanese were displeased.
about. anything, hil son aaid.
On the release of the Americans remaining
SIA yelll1l later. the Japanese camp com·
mander surrendered his samurai sword to
Lucas in admiration of his conduct. The
sword had been in the commander's family
since 1600.
A photograph of Lucas with the sword
was publilhed in a feature story in April
1976 in the New Braunfels Herald.
Widely sought. as a speaker, Lucas told
church and school groups abouthiscaptivl·
ty and also appeartld as a guest on WOA I ra·
dio. In these talks he empbasiz.ed the impol"
tance of belief in God during trying times.
" My father and mother cherished the
many friends they made in their various
moves and kept in contact with them," the
son said.
His wife of 52 yearadied in 1988, and their
older son, Marvin, died earlier this year.
Other aurvlYOl'S include a sister, Catherine
Sha.. of Fort Worth; five granddaughters:
and three great-grandchildren.
ARTHUR E. SMITH
Arthur E. Smit.h passed away January I,
1990. He served with H Btry 181 FA 86 Div
and was a POW for 311t years. he is survived
by wife Marie.
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B/GEN. AUSTIN MONtGOMERY
r.>.
Austin J. Montgomery, a retired Army
B/Gen. and highly decorated veteran of
World War II died of cancer on June 20, 1990
at the Hospice House of Northern Virginia
in Arlington.
He was a Bataan-Corregidor heroof8 silver stan, 3 bron~e stars, 3 purple hearts and
3 Presidential Unit Citations for Belion on
both Bataan and Corregidor where he was
seriously wounded when the Japanese captured the Island. He will be in good company for eternity 8S he rests in Arlington Cemetery near a feUow Bataan-Corregidor, Medal
of Honor winner. GeneralJonathan M. Wainwright.
After captivit.y in 13 prison camps and
aboard 7 prison ships, one of the 250 survivors out of 1.650 prisoners in the Philippines. 8S a then Lieutenant Colonel. Gene ....
al Montgomery served with General MacArthur's Hqs. in Tokyo. participating in the
War Crimes Trials fTo io. et al) before the Inte rnational Military Tribunal for the Far
East and contributed to guilty verdicts
which led to the execution of major war
criminals.
Subsequently, he held va riousCommand
and Staff assignments both in the U.s. and
abroad including Hqs. US Army Europe
where he was a representative to several
NATO Boards, Hqs. V Corp, Frankfort. and
commanded the 10th Group in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Additionally. he served on
~ the Dept. of Army Staff and on the Joint
!y Staff. On promotion to BJGeneral he commanded the New York Portor Embarkation
and The Atlantic Terminal Command and
Eastern Area MTMC. He was very active in
community affairs in the New York City area.
being cited by Mayors Wagner and Lindsey
~'
and the Borough President for serving as
Military Coordinator of the Annual United
Way Campaigns. He was president of the
Federal Business Assoc., member of the Federal Executive Board number of Civil Service Interagency Board of Examiners, memo
ber of Nat'l Cargo Bureau and President of
the New York Chapter of the Nat'J. Defense
Transportation Assoc. He belonged to the
Whitehall, theMonfauk. Army NavyCount ry and Army-Navy 'Ibwn and the Carabao
Clubs.
For the General's service after World War
II, he was awarded the Dis tinguished Serv·
ice Medal, The Legion of Merit twice, the
Joint Staff and Army Commendation Medal and foreign awards.
General Montgomery entered the Service
from California. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, The Command and
General Staff College and The Army War
College.
On retirement, General Montgomery was
a vice president of U.S. Lines, a Vice President of Global Thrminas, consulted in Argentina with a major engineering firm !TAMS)
and served on the Board of the New York
Dock Railway and 2 other short line railroads.
He is survived by his wife of almost. 39
years, the former Willa Zane Brown of Leu,
Arkansas, a daughter, Sybil Marlene, of
Hancock, NH, a sister, Marjorie Kelly of
Chatsworth, California and 4 nieces and a
nephew.
MICHAEL O'HARA
Michael J. O'Hara, 69, passed away March
9, 1990 in Florida. He jOined the army in
1937 in Baltimore. He was sent 1.0 the Philippines in 1939 and went into the 31 st Infantry L Company, based at the Es tada Major.
He married Lorraine SchechUlr in July 1941.
and got his dischargein Sept. 1941. In Jan ..
1942, he was interned in SanlO Thmas. and
lat.er in Los Banos. We were liberated on feb.
22. 1945 by the 11th Airborne. and went to
N.Y. and then moved loCalifornia. Heissurvived by wife, Lorraine, florida. son Michael
Jr.. Calif., daughter Sharon. Calif. and 7
grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. Kath·
leen, Lhe first born was born while interned
in Santo Tomas. and she passed away in
1989.
MARY G. SHEEKAN
Mary G. Sheekan, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away August 27.1989. She was
an associate life member of ADBC. a life
member of AX-POW, and a member of San
Marical Chapter No. 34 O.E.s.
She is survived by her husband of 43
years, W.J. "1\Jrk" S heekan and a son Jame!l
Dennis Sheekan.
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CLIFFORD WILKENING
Jan. 26.1921-June9,1990
Clifford Wilkening. 3798 Colorado 92,
Crawford, died of cancer in Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in Grand Junction. He was
69.
Mr. Wilkening retired in 1988 as postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service in Crawford after 15 years of service. He had been a
resident of Crawford for 82 years.
He was born Jan. 26, 1921, to Benjamin
John and Iva Henley Wilkening in Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada, where he spent his
childhood and attended schools.
Mr. Wilkening lived is Saskatchewan until 1989 when he entered the U.s. Marine
Cmps and was stationed in Shanghai, China.
He waa transferred to the Philippine Islands
where he fought to defend Con-egidor Island
until surrendering to the Japanese during
World War II . He was held in various prisonerof war camps in the Philippines and Japan
until being freed in September 1945. He reenlisted after a year of rehabilitation and
served unt.il his retirement as a mas ter sergeant in November 1958.
He married Betty Jo Bishop on June 26.
1946. in Sedalia , MOo She survives. They
moved to Crawford in 1958.
He held life memberships in theAmerican
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, and the
Fourt.h MarineChapter. Hewasamemberof
t.he Rocky Mountain Chapter of American
Ex-Prisoners of War, Lynch·Cotton American Legion Post. No. 190, and the Disabled
American Veterans.
Other s urvivors include two sons, Garry
A. and Larry B.; a daughter, Ivy J . Rezek:
two brothers, six grandchildren. and a great
grandchild.
A sis ter. Gladys Wilkening and a brother
Eric are deceased.
JOVENCIO SALAZAR
JovencioJ. Salazar of Whittier. Calif.. died
June8.1990. Hewas71. Born December 21 ,
1918 in Montebello, Calif.. he served with t he
30th Sqad. 19th Bomb Group. A prisoner of
war of the Japanese for Sy" years. he retired
{rom the Air Force as a master sergeant alter 20 years of duty. He then worked for
General Electric Corp. and retired after 15
years. In addition to his wife, he is survived
by a son. Richar\i. two daughters. Cecilia and
Lydia and eighl grandchildren.
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any finding that Japan was liable for pay·
ment of compensation.
At the same time the Canadian group was
counselled by human rights experts to make
an attempt to interest prisoners of war in
other Allied countries so that the claim
would have internationa1 scope.
CANADIAN WAR AMPS LAUNCH
INTERNATIONAL CLAIM AGAINST JAPANESE
Genev.. SwitzerlaDd, Auguat 14. 1990 - The
War Amputations of Canada launched a
jOint claim at the United nations human
Rights Centre in Geneva today for compen·
sation by the Japanese government on behalf of a silt·country committee representing
(ormer prisoners of war and civilian intern·
ees of the Japanese in World War 11.
The claim, which calls for approximately
$20,000 (U.s.) for each survivor or widow,
was submitted by War Amps Legal Counsel
Brian Forbes of Ottawa and professor John
Humphrey of Montreal They represent"The
War Amputations of Canada. a Canadian
amputee veterans group which was granted
status last year to appear before the United
Nations. as a Non·Governmental Organiza·
tion and which has spearheaded this interna'
lional initiative.
The compensation demand on behalf of
Canadian POWs under the U.N. procedures
was made initially in 1986 following discus·
/ sions between representatives of the.Canadi·
an War Amps group and officials of the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa. The Japanese
government took the position thae Japan's
responsibility for reparations was limited to
payments from Japanese assets held in
Canada before the war. The Japanese offi·
cials stated they were relying on the terms of
the Peace Treaty signed between Japan and
Canada in 1952.
War Amps spokesman CliHord Chaddertonpf Ottawa refuted. this comment, stating
that his. group had obtained opinions from
reputable international lawyers to the effect
that the Geneva Conventions make clear
that the Peace Treaty did not terminate
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Japan's obligation to compensate these
former POWs and civilian internees.
The human rights community in Geneva.
including the International Committee of
the Red Cross and the International Com·
miss(on of Health Professionals, has previ·
ously indicated support for the Canadian
claim.
The Canadian veterans based their submission on United Nations Resolution 1503,
a procedure which provides that countries
should be held accountable for human rights
violations of the type suffered by the POWs
and civilian internees held by the Japanese.
International law also provides that there is
no moratorium on war crimes and' Crimes
against humanity and t.hat a luc~ing
government could be held responsible for
gross violations of human rights.
The main legal instrument relied upon
with reference to the claim is the Geneva
Convention of 1929. which provides a com·
prehensive code regarding the fair treatment
of priaonersofwar and civilian internees. The
Convention, a1though originally signed by
Japan. had never been formally 'ratified by
that country... Internationallawye.r'8 appear
to agree. however, thatJ apan was bound by
the Convention and. moreover, that the J apanese government had indicated agreement
to be bound by the Convention at all material
times in World War II," Cbadderton said.
When the claim tint surfaced in Geneva in
1988, The War Amps representatives were
advised to bold it in abeyance, to seek a new
declaration of principle whicb would permit
the Human RightsCommi88ion to include in
"Subsequently we contacted former
POWs and civilian internee groups in Aus·
tralia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom,
Holland and the United States, with the result that prisoner of war and civilian internee. .
groups in those countries agreed to join i~
the claim," Chadderton stated. The Aus·
tralian group has requested payment on bebalf of 22,000 former PQWs. New Zealand
has registered 6,000 individuals; Holland
41,000. the United Kingdom 60,000. tne
United States 50,000 and Canada 1,300.
The matter was advanced last August at
meetings of the Sub-Commission on Human
Rights in Geneva. At that time Mr. Theo van
Boven. of the Hague, a member representing
Holland, was asked to draft a report. toeum·
ine the poqibility of the Human Rights '
Commission making a finding against japan
recommendiDg compensation.
.:
Eztensive medicalstudiee submitted with
the Canadian group's claim indicate that
these former POWs and civilian internees
continue to s uffer from serious reeidual dis·
abilities and incapacities as a result of the
brutality and atrocities committed by tbe
Japanese in the POW campa.
In furthering the claim, Cbaddl;ll'ton arranged a meeting in Amsterdam. Holland on
Msy 10th of this year with representation
from New Zealand. Australia. Holland and
the United Kingdom. On May 17th he met in
Las Vegas, Nevada witb tbe American
Defenders of SataaD and CorTegidor. the IJ\ao.
jor AmericBtl veterans group involved.
resultofthe&emeetinp. approval wasgi~
to make Btl internatioDal repreeeDtation at
the United NatiODs Sub Commission beaf..
ing being held in Geneva this August pursuant to the Resolution 1503 procedure.
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