by Steve Gibson | Sep 19, 2013 | Co. B, MBDO News, Slider
Letter to Editor Details Trials of a POW Wife While going through many issues of the Maywood Herald I ran across this “Letter to the Editor” from early January, 1942. The letter writer describes the dire situation the wife of Lt. Slicer, who, at the time,...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 17, 2013 | 192nd Postings, Co. B, Slider
Found this article online while scanning through an online database of Maywood Herald articles. This is a picture of page 3 of the Maywood Herald from July 16, 1942. It show Lt. Emmett Gibson (who is my father), recently returned from Bataan after being medically...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 14, 2013 | MBDO News, Slider
From a press release courtesy of the Philippine Consul-General’s office here in Chicago, Illinois: PRESS RELEASE No. LMHL – 2013 12 September 2013 Last Sunday, Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim led the Filipino community as they took part in a special...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 12, 2013 | MBDO News, Slider
SUPPRESSED EMOTIONS Leticia J. Jimenez While I was watching the evening news last week, it was reported that there were twenty United States soldiers coming back from Afghanistan. They were done with their military duties after serving five years. Then they flashed...
by Steve Gibson | Sep 10, 2013 | Bataan Days, Slider
Phillip Burns, brother of William Burns (HQ), was at the 71st annual Maywood Bataan Day on September 8, 2013 and donated this banner from the original Bataan Day in 1942. Both Mr. Burns and the banner are in incredible condition for their age. Many thanks from the...
