by Jaceto M. Unepujapaci | Sep 15, 2011 | 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 Jaceto M. Unepujapaci | Sep 15, 2011 | 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...
Olympian, War Hero, POW – Louis Zamperini“The mayor asked me if any good came out of being a prisoner of war in Japan,” Zamperini said. “I said, ‘Yeah, it prepared me for 55 years of married life.”