Maywood Bataan Day Organization | Honoring the Men of the 192nd

Capt. Donald LeRoy Hanes

One in a continuing series highlighting the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion. All materials are excerpted from the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Project: http://www.proviso.k12.il.us/bataan%20web Capt. Donald L. Hanes was born on August 10, 1903, in Hoopeston, Illinois, to Charles K. Hanes & Opha D. Kincade-Hanes. His given...

Posted by Steve Gibson on May 13, 2013 | 0 comments

Pvt. Joseph L. Wisniowski

One in a continuing series highlighting the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion. All materials are excerpted from the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Project: http://www.proviso.k12.il.us/bataan%20web Pvt. Joseph L. Wisniowski was born on March 12, 1919, in Chicago. He was the son of Frank Wisniowski & Bernice Kadzik-Wisniowski...

Posted by Steve Gibson on May 12, 2013 | 0 comments

Bataan Day 1954

Recently discovered footage from the Maywood Bataan Day services on September 18, 1954. Featured in this short clip is the Bataan Day Parade down 5th avenue in Maywood, with nearly 70,000 onlookers, according to Maywood Police sources. In addition, the footage starts with the dedication of Bataan Drive in Maywood and the...

Posted by Steve Gibson on May 6, 2013 | 0 comments

Pfc. Louis C. Zelis

One in a continuing series highlighting the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion. All materials are excerpted from the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Project: http://www.proviso.k12.il.us/bataan%20web Pfc. Louis C. Zelis was born on February 13, 1914, and was one of the four sons born to Mary & John Zelis. Louis was married to...

Posted by Steve Gibson on May 5, 2013 | 0 comments

Lt. Col. Theodore F. Wickord

One in a continuing series highlighting the men of the 192nd Tank Battalion. All materials are excerpted from the Proviso Bataan Commemorative Project: http://www.proviso.k12.il.us/bataan%20web Lt. Col. Theodore F. Wickord was born on August 2, 1907, in Chicago, to Peter & Julia Wickord. With his wife, Marie, he lived at...

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Of Special Note…

Of Special Note… Interesting facts about the men of the 192nd, as well as their families. Robert Brooks, D Company, an African-American, was the first tanker killed in WWII at Clark Field. Brooks Field at Fort Knox, Kentucky is named in his honor. Henry Deckert, B Company, was the first tanker KIA in tank to tank...

A note from Marti Spencer, nephew of Leo Spencer

A note from one of the people whom President Richard McMahon has helped with getting medals from WWII. His uncle, Leo Spencer, was a regular Maywood Bataan Day attendee in honor of his brother, Sgt. Norman Spencer. My uncle Leo Spencer , Norman’s brother, died earlier this month . He had been unable to attend last...

From the Philippine Consulate General In Chicago

Received via email on 9/9/2012… Dear Colonel McMahon, In behalf of Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim and the other officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, I would like to extend our warm congratulations to you and the other officers and members of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO) and the...

Official 2012 Maywood Bataan Day Booklet available online

Please click the links below to open or download PDF formatted copies of the official Maywood Bataan Day booklet — newly updated for 2012 – and this year’s Programme insert. Click to download Maywood Bataan Day Official Programme Click to download 2012 Maywood Bataan Day Programme...

70th Anniversary of Bataan Day In Chicago

Remarks of Major Edwin H. Walker, IV, USMC, Vice President, Maywood Bataan Day Organization At the Philippine Consulate, Chicago, Illinois, on April 4, 2012 Ladies and gentlemen! It is a great honor to be present on this auspicious occasion to celebrate the 70th Commemoration or “Platinum Jubilee” of Bataan Day in the...

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