2006 News

12/28/2006 - We received the sad news this week that LTC James O'Rourke, American Legion Sr. Vice Commander 5th District and a long-time friend of the MBDO passed away on 12/23. Jim and his JROTC group from Senn High School were regular participants in annual Maywood Bataan Day services. We are all saddened at his passing. Further information about LTC James O'Rourke can be found in his Chicago Tribune obituary. Funeral Service for LTC O'Rourke will be held on 12/30/2006 at 11am at the Holowell and James Funeral Home in Western Springs. Visitation begins at 10am. Click here for the Tribune obituary.

12/19/2006 - Added information on the death of Mary Frances Hord, sister of Sgt. Robert Bronge of Co. B, to the Roll of Honor.

12/18/2006 - New URL (address) for this web site available. You can simply type http://mbdo.org to reach the MBDO web site.

12/08/2006 - Added information on the death of Mary Lawton, wife of Sgt. Dale Lawton of Co. A, to the Roll of Honor.

11/19/2006 - Received news that we have lost another survivor. Charles Jensen passed away on 11/17/2006.Click here for the roll of honor. Click here for obituary.

11/13/2006 - Corrected photo credit on links page to properly credit Ms. Indira Manaay. Click here.

10/18/2006 - Added posters from Proviso East Bataan Commemorative Project to "Misc MBDO" Photo Gallery. Click here.

10/08/2006 - Village of Maywood Bataan Day Proclamation added to Archive. Click here.

10/07/2006 - Photo of Board Meeting added to Directors page. Click here.

10/05/2006 - Added Edith Hawes, sister of Vernon Pendley (HQ) to Roll of Honor. Click here.

09/27/2006 - Added article from Forest Park Review about Norman Goodman. To view the article, go to the Co. B page under The 192nd link on the left or click here.

09/13/2006 - Photos from the 64th Bataan Day Memorial are now online. Click here.

09/05/2006 - Added link to Illinois State Armory Sculpture project under Co. B page. Click here.

09/04/2006 - Updates to Roll of Honor death date and 192nd roster.

08/10/2006 - Added information on the Roll of Honor about the July 16th death of John Beaver, brother of PFC Frank Beaver (HQ). You can find the Roll of Honor here.

08/10/2006 - Corrected link to Gladys Gessert's web page about her brother, Sgt. Leslie Krause (Co. A), and her work to get this medals. Both Jim Opolony and MBDO President McMahon were instrumental in getting this accomplished. You'll find the information on the Links page here.

08/09/2006 - Invitations to 64th Annual Maywood Bataan Day Memorial sent out today. To get on the list to receive an invitation next year, please contact the webmaster or the President. To view the invitations, please go to the Calendar page here.

08/09/2006 - Updated information about recent death of Katherine Cornils on Roll of Honor page here.

08/08/2006 - Corrected link to American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor (ADBC) web page. Find the link here.

08/02/2006 - Miscellaneous corrections to the 192nd roster available here.

07/24/2006 - Added link to Kentucky History Society online Oral History of the Survivors of the Death March - Co. D. The link is on the Co. D web page under the heading "The 192nd". Click here to go directly to that page.

07/19/2006 - Richard Wickord, son of Col. Ted Wickord, died unexpectedly at the age of 70 in his home in Naperville. Sign his memorial book here.

07/17/2006 - We learned of the May13th death of Katherine Cornils, wife of Albert Cornils (Co. B). View and sign her guestbook here: http://www.star-telegram.com/obituaries.

07/11/2006 - Began the update of the fallen on the Roll of Honor page. Click here to view this tribute.

07/09/2006 - Added pictures of monuments found and restored by Edna Binkowski throughout the Bataan Peninsula. You'll find the pictures in the Miscellaneous MBDO Photos gallery here. Contact Edna if you'd like to help or if you are visiting the Philippines for more information. Her email address is: endbink@mozcom.com.

07/08/2006 - Updated Roster with current known survivor information. Can you help us determine the current status of those marked "unknown"? Please go to the Roster link under "The 192nd" to see if you can help. Or click here.

07/07/2006 - Moved roster to new 192nd secton of site. Click here to find it.

07/06/2006 - Added Roll of Honor to pay tribute to the memories of survivors of Bataan and their families. Click here to go to that page.

07/06/2006 - Added pages for future addition of information for all 6 units of the 192nd Tank Battalion. Click here to go to that page.

07/05/2006 - New website layout being tested to allow for easier navigation using buttons along left side of page. This will allow for many more "buttons" which will allow quicker access to additional information. Please send your feedback to Steve Gibson, webmaster at webmaster@maywoodbataandayorganization.org.

07/01/2006 - Added link to Gladys Gessert's website with information on her brother Leslie Krause of Co. A (one of the famous Janesville 99). Site includes pictures of medals recently received on Leslie's behalf by Gladys with help from Jim Opolony. You'll find the link on the links page.

06/30/2006 - Added photo of box car used to transport POWs. You can find the photo on either the links page or in the bottom photo gallery on the photo gallery page. Special thank you to James Litton for providing the photo.

06/30/2006 - Completed update of roster database. Added current status and date of death where appropriate. Also incorporated text of obituaries where available. Please contact the webmaster if you see corrections or additions.

06/26/2006 - Minor changes to 192nd Roster database. Added separate column for date of death and cleaned up cause of death field. You can find the roster here.

06/23/2006 - Added link to the Village of Maywood's website. Mayor Yarbrough is an honorary director of the MBDO.

06/22/2006 - New link to the NY State Park's Purple Heart Hall of Honor. This is on the Links page.

06/21/2006 - New link to a story from the Sun Star in Pampanga, PI about the possibility of the San Fernando train station being restored to a WWII museum on the Links page.

06/20/2006 - New photos added to the photo galleries:

• Photo page from the 1943 Provi showing the first Bataan Day Memorial parade on September 12th, 1942.
• Photos of San Fernando Station in the Philippines.
• Pictures of the Hell Ships where so many Maywood soldiers lost their lives.