by Steve Gibson | May 3, 2018 | Co. C
From 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...
by Steve Gibson | May 2, 2018 | 192nd Postings, Co. A, Co. B, Co. C, Co. D, Hq Co., Medical Detachment
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...
by Steve Gibson | May 1, 2018 | 192nd Postings, Co. A, Co. B, Co. C, Co. D, Hq Co., Medical Detachment
One 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...
by Steve Gibson | Jan 7, 2018 | Co. C, Death Anniversary
Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional...
by Steve Gibson | Jul 11, 2017 | 192nd Postings, Co. C, Slider
Nearly 75 years after he died in the hellish prison camp known as Cabanatuan, SPC John Kovach, Jr. returns to Port Clinton, OH. His family, friends and loving fellow Americans are there to show their undying love and respect for the sacrifice he and his family made in...
by Steve Gibson | May 10, 2016 | 192nd Postings, Co. C, Death Anniversary
Editors Note: This year, we will be making a special effort to remember each and every known member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. As part of that remembrance, we will list each day the members who were killed or died on that date, along with links for additional...
