scottplen

Received this via a trade and did not research it until now ! thought he would be a Destroyer guy or something like that !! But turns out to be a Submarine KIA from the USS Tang !!!!!! Enlisted 4-23-1943 sent to sub school then on 8-22-44 sent to Submarine base 128 (pearl Harbor) 8-22-1944 to 9-18-1944 served on USS Plunger SS-179 Then transferred to the USS Tang SS-306 and on 10-24-1944 on the 5th war patrol for the Tang she was lost and 78 men lost ! this was a MOH patrol for the ships skipper who survived the sinking but spent rest of war as a POW

Wow another fine group !

George that is a Killer group !!! Very nice China connection !!!

BTT for anniversary of his death May 11 1942

I am so Honored to be the caretaker of this mans memory !! He did not Surrender on April 9 1942 as i originally Thought He Fought as an infantry Platoon Leader with Co B 14th Engineers PS on Bataan . And was engaged in bitter fighting with the Japanese And perfomed very well with the Help of the M1 Garand Rifles the PS had ! and instead of surrendering he and 11 other Officiers of the 14th set out to escape Bataan through enemy lines and take a boat to Cavites But a few days into their hike to the coast The Capt who had a broken leg could no longer keep up so he Turned himself into a single Japanese officier so he would not hold back the others ! It is all in the Book One out of eleven (1992) only the Author made it out the others fell on the trek! Ordered it on Amozon more info on the Capt in the Near future when book arrives !

found more research on Jones he was taken prisoner on april 9 1942 and sent on the Death March ! some of the 14th engineers did make it to the Rock but very few of them !

Here a new one ! I have a special place for Bataan Related stuff MIA Bataan April 9 1942 Declared dead May 8 1944 Presumed ! After war determined he died May 11 1942 as a POW at camp O donnell due to malaria Rare Finding of death PH group to a Capt. in the Philippine scouts Philippine Div Nice letter signed by Mac to a defender of Bataan

Yes it is ! Its a pretty famous battle for this unit .

obit

heres one Only 645 KIAs for 38th division 270 at zig zag pass but the japanese lost 2400 out of 2800 men This is where the division recieved nickname of the Avengers of Bataan from Gen Mac. need to get obit from Bluefield daily telegraph dated feb 25 1945 anyone have a newspaper archive membership ? or near west VA ?

Hello thanks for info ! i can not tell you how it came on market who originally sold it ? i do not know ? guess someone cleaned out estate .but i can tell you it came from a dealer from new england ! as for engraving it is 100 % correct and vintage wwii officially hand engraved ! Sorry to say i no longer own this i made a trade that has been in the works for a bit !

just started to research this 28th div kia not a PA guy but an PA division !

Heres one i am researching I believe he was part of Co C or Co B 1278th Engineer Combat Bn MIA dec 21 1944 but no definit proof yet !! The 1278th took part in Failed Counterattack at Martelange Belguim against German 5th Paratroopers I know he was MIA and his body was not recovered for a few years Any help on this one THanks scott

very nice baR !!!

BTT for the the day of sacrifice of this brave marine !

I remember that cool little Diplomat group !!

more

original Telegram and Mac Signiture

Thank YOU !!!!

He lived in Manayunk section of Phila PA the house is his boyhood home ! and VFW post that gave the Mem certS

heres one i picked up on an other forum SS Leopoldville KIA Dec 25 1944

Here one i lust picked up On june 30 1943 he shot down two ME109s in the same day ! Harry was lost a on a Ground strafing mission over sardinia.on Aug 26th AM with 5 OLC = 1 silver OLC member 0f 325th FG 317th FS his body and plane burned severely buried by local police on sardinia in local cemetery until oct 1944

his memorial

DD 741 hit by Kamikazi planes

Navy borrowed 60000 army type PHs use after Okinawa He was from Germantown area Phila PA