Received the sad news today that we have lost another member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. Silas LeGrow, Co. C, 192nd Tank Battalion, died on January 15, 2013. He was 90 years old. We join his family and friends in honoring his service and mourning the loss. To read more about LeGrow’s service record, please go here:...
read moreFrom the Ida Rupp Public Library website (use link below for the full text)… “Inducted into federal service on November 25, 1940, forty-two men from the Port Clinton area departed four days later for training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where more men were added to the unit. After training and maneuvers at...
read moreOf 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...
read moreOne of the most rewarding facets of working with the Maywood Bataan Day Organization is the chance to help immediate family members receive the medals that the men of the 192nd earned for their heroic service. In the confusion and relief of the end of WWII, many of these men never bothered to collect the commendations that they...
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