ADBC

Descendants Group
an Auxiliary of the
American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor

Last update of this site was on: February 5, 2010 (Updated the Pre-Convention Registration Form for the 2010 Descendants Group Convention to include form submission via e-mail and provisions for making payment on-line using PayPal. See the first item below.)

    2010 Descendants Group Convention (on February 5, 2010)
    The "Descendants Group, an Auxiliary of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor"
(DG-ADBC) will hold its first annual convention at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, NV on April 7-11, 2010. All DG-ADBC members and their families, all former POWs and their families, and all widows of POWs are invited (actually "urged") to attend. Click the following links for details.
    - Tentative Convention Agenda
    - Pre-Convention Registration Form
    - Convention Hotel Information

Special Notice

Notice that the logo and the organizational name of this web site have changed. Until July 1, 2009 this was the web site of the "American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Inc." (ADBC). The ADBC has been in existence just over 63 years. Age had taken its toll on the membership and this organization decided that it was time to terminate its existence as of June 30, 2009. The ADBC asked for the formation of a follow-on organization to be known as "Descendants Group, an Auxiliary of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor" (DG-ADBC for short) to carry on its legacy. That has been done and now this web site is being changed as part of the process. We will retain some aspects of the ADBC web and add others as we work to fulfill our purpose.

Note: Use this link SURNAME INDEX to find people that are listed on
this web site and to find more information about them.

Alphabetical listing of items posted to this web site:

Access to Military Records
    New capability (eVetRecs) to access Veteran's Military Records On-Line

Autobiographies of Members
Sketches, Bios & Obituaries

Books & Videos About Our War
    Written by Members, Family and Friends

Conventions, Meetings and Celebrations
    ADBC National Conventions
            (Click the link in the previous line for information about past ADBC conventions)
    The last ADBC Convention was held at the "Omni San Antonio Hotel At The Colonnade" in San Antonio, TX on May 26-30, 2009. Over 500 people attended this convention. It was a very happy occasion because so many people were there to share memories, and at the same time, it was a very sad occasion because everybody realized this was the "end of the road" for the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor as a formal organization.

Descendants Group Information
    The group that has been informally known for several years as the "Descendants Group" has been organized formally as the "Descendants Group, an Auxiliary of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor" (abbreviated DG-ADBC). Click here - DG - to read more information and to find out how to join this very important group.

Documents and Short Stories
    Many unknown facts about "Our War"
    Nanking Documentary

E-Mail Addresses - Send messages directly from this page.
    ADBC Members
Associate Members
Researchers

Hellships Memorial Information:
The Hellships Memorial (located in the Philippine Islands at Olongapo on the shores of Subic Bay, Luzon) was dedicated on January 22, 2006. This beautiful memorial honors all Prisoners of War that were transported by the Japanese on ships that became collectively known as the "Hellships". Thus, the memorial honors ALL POWs of ALL nations that were transported on these ships - both those that died during transport and those that survived the horrors of the "Hellships". The work that was completed prior to the dedication ceremony is considered as Phase I of the project. For information about Phase I as well as Phase II and maintenance of the memorial to assure that it remains beautiful in the future, visit the Hellships Memorial web site at:
http://www.hellshipsmemorial.com. This is a new web address - as of July 11, 2009 the site is being reconstructed. View the web site to find out how to contribute to the Hellships Memorial Fund so that you can be a factor in the success of this memorial.

Hellships of World War II
Stories and Photos - by Ruth E. Jorgenson
Locations of Sites in Takao Harbor Area

Help Offered Here
Click Here and Learn Specifics of our Offer to Help

History of the ADBC Website
How, Why, Where & When

Kid's Page
Written for kids and by kids
Let's Set the Record Straight

Links About "Our War"
Websites set up by other people

Listserv for E-Mailers
Japanese-pow Listserv
. . . to help you with your research

Message about Independence
This message, prepared by Father Bob Phillips and originally written for his parish newsletter, was printed in the September 2008 issue of The QUAN.

Necrology Page
Where to send information about death of an ADBC member

Nurses in the Philippines
This link goes to a web page about U.S. Army Nurse Rosemary Hogan who was assigned to Hospital #1 on Bataan; however, the page includes many interesting links including an official history of the Army Nurse Corps in World War II. Consider this as a salute to the "Angels" - as former POWs call the nurses.

Officers for the 2009-2010 year
Descendants Group Officers

Photographs & Art Work
Courtesy of our Members & Friends
Includes Index to good variety

Poetry Helps Tell the Story
Some Thoughts by the "Men Who Were There"

POW Research Materials
Index to information provided by
Dick Roper, Associate Member

Rosters
Military Units, POW Camps & POW Ships (Hellships)

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