by Steve Gibson | May 25, 2022 | Deceased, MBDO News, Slider
This evening, we received information that Pat Besaw, longtime Board member and Secretary of the MBDO has passed away. We offer our condolences to her friends and family on the loss of Pat. May God bless her and her loved ones in this time of grief. More details as we...
by Steve Gibson | Aug 10, 2015 | 192nd Postings, Co. B, Deceased, Roll of Honor
The Maywood Bataan Day Organization joins with the friends and family of Herbert C. “Bud” Kirchhoff, Jr. in mourning his passing on June 10, 2015. Herbert was a member of Co. B of the 192nd Tank Battalion and was a resident of Maywood. He survived the...
by Steve Gibson | Oct 7, 2014 | Deceased, Directors, Roll of Honor, Slider
[Ed. Note] Corrected family information. Thank you Melody. This past Sunday, we lost a great man in Maywood, Leon Conner, 96, a veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Conner, who died in the Vietnam war in 1966. His beloved wife Odie, his...
by Steve Gibson | Jul 10, 2014 | Bataan Related, Deceased, Slider
We take a moment to remember a friend of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization, as well as a true survivor. Louis Zamperini, Olympic track star, WWII POW, and survivor, died this month at the age of 97. There is so much to his life, no blog post could do him justice. We...
