by Steve Gibson | Jul 31, 2017 | 192nd Postings, Co. D, Slider
After discovering that both survivors from Co. C of the 192nd passed away in 2016 – Pvt. Harmon and Pvt. Naymick – it is great to hear that the last surviving member of the 192nd Tank Battalion, Pvt. William L. Arnold (Co. D), is still doing well in...
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 | Jun 12, 2017 | 192nd Postings, Directors, Roll of Honor, Slider
[Death date corrected, Ed.] The Maywood Bataan Day Organization joins the family and friends of Goran Anderson in mourning his passing on June 9th. Goran had been a director on the board of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization for many years. He was a faithful...
by Steve Gibson | May 21, 2017 | MBDO Activities, Slider
President McMahon is happy to announce that he has finished cataloging and uploading photos from Philippine Veterans Week 2017 at Capas National Shrine. You can find it in the GALLERY tab above, under Philippine Events Album. Or click...
by Steve Gibson | May 17, 2017 | Directors, MBDO News, Slider
Our own President, Col. Richard McMahon, Jr., has been busy while he’s hopping around the Pacific. Here’s an article recently published where he talks about his time volunteering at the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawai’i. Snowbird...
by Steve Gibson | Feb 25, 2017 | MBDO News, Slider
Lester Tenney has passed away. He was the last man from Co. B, and the last Maywood-born member of the 192nd Tank Battalion. He was also a past president of the American Bataan Clan (the predecessor for the MBDO). Lester was a tireless advocate for POWs in his life...
