Air Corps   On-Line

Lafitte, William J.
100 Lawrence Drive, Haughton, LA 71037-7437
Phone: 318-949-0120
E-mail Address: lafitte6@bellsouth.net
O'Donnell, Clark Field, Bilibid, Osaka
17th Bomb. Squadron, 27th Bomb. Gp. (L)

Clarence L. Larson .. (Deceased on 05/24/05)
1336 Linwood Court, Fergus Falls, MN 56537-1230
Phone: 218-736-7671
E-mail Address: bataan@prtel.com
19th Air Base Sqdn, 20th Air Base Group

Edwin D. Leehan
1182 Norwood Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727-441-8199
E-mail Address:  trowto@verizon.net
Death March and POW Camp Fukuoka
28th Bomb. Squadron, 19th Bomb. Group (H)
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Oscar L. Leonard
5025 Russell Drive, Paradise, CA 95969
Phone: 530-877-4612
E-mail Address: msmyxo@yahoo.com
POW Camp: Mitsui House
28th Bomb. Squadron, 19th Bomb. Group (H)

Ralph Levenberg
2716 Eastshore Place, Reno, NV 89509-4318
Past National Commander, ADBC, Inc.;
Executive Secretary Nat'l Advisory Committee
on Former Prisoners of War (1985-Present);
POW Consultant, VA Medical Center,
Reno, Nv. Major, USAF (Retired)
Phone: 775-328-1463 ~ FAX 775-328-1464
E-mail Address: Ralph.Levenberg@med.va.gov
Bataan; O'Donnell; Cabanatuan; Bilibid (Pandacan Detail);
Bridge detail at Nueva Ecjia; "Nissayo Maru";
Narumi (Nagoya, Japan).
17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group
Nichols Field, Rizal, P.I.

Arthur J. ("Art") Locke
20 Pinnacle Street, Hooksett, NH 03106
E-mail Address: alocke@juno.com
Locke Biographical Sketch
Bataan Death March, O'Donnell,
Kobe House & "Ryukyu Maru"
Hq & Hq Squadron, FESC

Edward Walter McFarland
VFW Post Commander in Hugo, Oklahoma
905 North "J" Hugo, Oklahoma 74743
Phone: 580-326-9416
Daughter Kelly McFarland Martire's
E-mail Address: kelley@sierratel.com
Bataan Death March
27th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group

Smith Merrill
E-mail Address:  smerrill@chartermi.net
Bataan Death March and Mukden
B Co, 803rd Engineer Bn. (Avn)

Capt. James T. ("Jim") Murphy
1430 Florette Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455-4051
Phone: 805-934-3181
E-mail Address: writer3181@verizon.net
Murphy Account of Military Life
Allied Prisoner Document
Bataan Death March, Bilibid, O’Donnell,
Cabanatuan, "Noto Maru" & Hanawa
Hq Squadron, 20th Air Base Group

Gladwyn R. Nunnally
2210 Mae Dell Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone: 423-894-9246
E-mail Address:  VOLDDS78@aol.com
Belongs to son, Phil Nunnally
He escaped Bataan by finding a pontoon boat
with one oar and paddling to Corregidor
the night of the Bataan invasion.
Hq & Hq Squadron, 27th Bomb. Group (L)

John H. Oliver
1400 Ocotilla Drive, Marble Falls, TX 78654
Phone: 830-693-8220
E-mail Address: adbcjholiverxpow@yahoo.com
701st Ordnance Co, 19th Bomb. Group (H)

Scott E. O'Neal
438 Alabama Street, Huntington, WV 25704-1210
Phone: 304-429-7270
E-mail Address: Wvpop@aol.com
Cabanatuan, Nichols Field,
Bilibid & Moji, Japan
Hq. & Hq.  Squadron, USAFFE

Magnor "Pete" Peterson
1215 NW 89th Street, Vancouver, Washington 98665
Phone: 360-574-2459
E-mail Address: petermap@tenforward.com (through son, "Mack")
Peterson Bio Sketch
Bataan Death March, O'Donnell, Cabanatuan,
John Hays, Bilibid Prison, "Taga Maru", Funatsu
93rd Bomb. Squadron, 19th Bomb. Group (H)

Theodore L. "Ted" Pflueger
954 Sea Palm Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
E-mail Address: teepee954PG@redshift.com
Pflueger Biographical Sketch
Death March, O'Donnell, Cabanatuan #3,
Dapecol and "Shinyo Maru"
"C" Co, 803rd Engineer Bn. (Avn)
1st Lt in the Corps of Engineers
Resource Person for ADBC

The Rev. Fr. Robert W. Phillips
"Father Bob", Nat'l Website Chairman
1620 Mayflower Court A-418, Winter Park, FL 32792
Phone: 407-644-5543
E-mail Address: frphillips@sprintmail.com
Clark Field, Del Monte, Malabalay, Bilibid,
"Tottori Maru", Mitsui Camp in Kawasaki,
Tokyo Army Hospital POW ward, Shinigawa
Hospital, Hitachi copper factory
28th Bomb. Squadron, 19th Bomb. Group (H)

Paul Reuter
Adjutant & Legislative Officer, ADBC, Inc.
516 Sandy Pl, Oxon Hill, MD 20745-1430
Phone: 301-839-7735
New E-mail Address Coming Soon
Death March, O'Donnell, Bilibid, Cabanatuan,
Tayabas Detail and Hirohata, Japan
14th Bomb. Squadron, 19th Bomb. Group (H)

Carl W. Roy
6806 Tall Oak Drive S.E., Temple Hills, MD 20748
E-mail Address: msar@erols.com (belongs to his son, Carl Roy, II)
91st Bomb. Squadron, 27th Bomb. Group (L)

Carl Robert Ruse, Sr. .. (Deceased on 10/24/03)
E-mail Address: crruse@cableone.net
Bataan Death March, O'Donnell, Cabanatuan #1, Davao,
Camp Yokkaichi, Japan and "Canadian Inventor" Hellship
21st Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group

Quentin R. Sabotta
418 27th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-4014
Phone: 319-362-9030
Email Address: QRSABOTTA@msn.com
Cabanatuan and Hemiji
2nd Observation Squadron, 27th Bomb. Group (L)

Leland W. Sims
120 Sandra Drive, San Antonio, TX 78223
Phone: 512-534-8973
E-mail Address: LWSims341Camp17@aol.com
Hq & Hq Squadron, 27th Bomb. Group (L)
"Sims Story"

Laurence E. Somerfield
1801 Canal Drive, Atwater, CA 95301
Phone: 209-358-9482
E-mail Address: marysomermartz@aol.com (Belongs to his daughter, Mary Somerfield-Martz)
Captured May 10, 1942 in Mindanao; prisoner #40
in Camp #5; pineapple plantation in Malaybalay(?)
C Co, 89th Quartermaster Bn, 5th Air Base Group

Ben Steele
2425 Cascade Avenue, Billings, MT 59102
Phone: 406-656-5422
E-mail Address: Coming soon
Website Address:
Art Montana
Bataan Death March, O'Donnell,
Tayabass Road & Bilibid
7th Material Squadron, 19th Bomb. Group (H)

Billy D. Templeton
P.O. Box 7022, Lee's Summit. MO 64064-7022
Phone: 816-373-6983
E-mail Address: L012237@comcast.net
To see Billy's web site about his new book, click on the title below:
Manila Bay Sunset: The Long March into Hell
Bataan Death March, O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Tottori Maru, Korea, Mukden
Hq & Hq Sqdn, 19th Bomb. Gp (H)

David A. Topping, Sr.
1223 Holly Avenue, Chesapeake, VA 23324
E-mail Address: topda@juno.com
91st Bomb. Squadron, 27th Bomb. Group (L)

Wesley H. Wells
65 Henniker Street, Hillsboro, N.H. 03244-5525
Phone: 603-464-3035
E-mail Address: imdw@msn.com
Wells Biographical Sketch
Pasay, Bilibid, Clark Field #10C,
Cabanatuan, "Nissyo Maru" and Fukuoka #3
48th Material Squadron, 27th Bomb. Group (L)

Milton K. Young
6612 Northgate Pkwy, Clinton, MD 20735-4051
Phone: 301-868-6442
E-mail Address: Miltyoung@erols.com
Bataan Death March, O`Donnell, Cabanatuan,
"Coral Maru", Sakarajima , Osaka, Atkenobe
48th Material Squadron, 27th Bomb. Group (L)

John M. Zubay
1743 Shadyside Avenue, East Liverpool, OH 43920-9474
Phone: 330-386-4738
E-mail Address:  palms@raex.com (Belongs to his daughter, Lisa Palmer)
Hq Co, 803rd Engineer Bn. (Avn)

Associate Members & Widows

Lucille Aasland
Sister of Ernest Rydeen, who died while a POW
2105 Nelson Drive, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
E-mail Address: laasland@wiktel.com
POW Camp: Mukden
20th Materiel Squadron

Patsy Hucks Beaty
Daughter of M/Sgt. Jesse J. Hucks, deceased
P.O. Box 13, Bluffton, S.C. 29910
E-mail Address: pbeaty@islc.net
at Bilibid when liberated
27th Bomb Group, 17th Bomb Sqdn
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Stephen P. Blakeslee
Son of Maj. Robert B. Blakeslee (Deceased)
76 Bay Street #2, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Phone: 518-798-4383
E-mail Address: mainsail@capital.net
Death March, O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Davao #2,
Bilibid & Lasang, "Shinyo Maru" survivor
454th Aviation Ordinance Company
27th Bombardment Group

Andrea Giantonio Blatt
Daughter of Dominick F. Giantonio
205 Dove Ct, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
E-mail Address: Blatt@adelphia.net
Giantonio Biographical Sketch
A Tribute to her Father
Air Corps; 27th Bomb Group

Jean Dmohoski Boteler
Sister of Pvt. Walter B. Dmohoski, deceased
Survived the Death March but died at Camp O'Donnell
Would like to hear from anyone who knew Walter
1709 James Payne Circle, McLean, VA 22101-4223
E-mail Address: larjean@starpower.net
454th Ordnance Co. (Avn)

Wilma Ticer Bull
Widow of Floyd J. Bull
5289 Dreamgarden Loop, Roseville, CA 95747
Phone: 916-773-9789
Son Steve Bull's E-mail: Stvpgbull@aol.com
Seeking Family Information
View Scrapbook Photos
Army Air Corps, 698th Ord

Daniel Giantonio
Son of Dominick F. ("Dom") Giantonio
Bataan & Corregidor Memorabilia Collector
1107 Cambridge Court, Longwood, FL 32779
Phone: 407-869-9747
E-mail Addresses:
avonconn@earthlink.net
avon6739961@juno.com
Air Corps; 27th Bomb Group

John Giantonio
Son of Dominick F. Giantonio
766 30th Avenue North,  St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Phone: 727-896-9045
E-mail Address: cv66john@gte.net
27th Bombardment Group  ~  48th Material

Lauriel Giantonio
Widow of Dominick F. ("Dom")
1107 Cambridge Court, Longwood, FL 32779
Phone: 407-869-9747
E-mail Addresses:
dlgiantonio@earthlink.net
dlgiantonio@juno.com
Air Corps; 27th Bomb Group

Russell Kelley
Son of Jack Kelley, deceased
E-mail Address: rk9918@jps.net
A Tribute to his Father
Bataan Death March, O'Donnell, Bilibid,
Cabanatuan, Mindanao, "Nagata Maru" and Hanawa
440th Bomb Squad; 19th Bomb Group

Mark A. Kelso
Grandson of Lt. Walter A. Kelso, deceased
1802 Broadway, Suite 122, Galveston, TX 77550
E-mail Address: mkelso@tramonterealty.com
Clark Field, Del Monte Field, Mindanao, Malaybalay,
DAPECOL, Cabanatuan, Bilibid, "Oryoku Maru"
93rd Bomb Sqdn, 19th Bomb Group

Ronald Frederick Leber
Nephew of Frederick W. Leber, deceased
Click Here for more information
525 Indian Creek Dr., Leland, IL 60531
Phone: 815-495-9097 after 5:30 pm
E-mail Address: leberrr@indianvalley.com
Anti-aircraft Gunner

Martha L. Lowman
Widow of Leon Brady Lowman
445 NW 13th Street, Homestead, FL 33030
E-mail Address: mlow@bellsouth.net
Cabanatuan; liberated from Bilibid
on Feb. 4, 1945 by the 37th Division, 148 Infantry
Sgt. Air Corps ~ 454th Ord. Aviation Base Battalion

John K. Makepeace ..... Spouse: Anne
Son of Ray L. Makepeace
4965 Suburban Dr, Excelsior, MN 55331-8645
E-mail Address: mkpeace@mail.mn.uswest.net
92nd Garage, Bilibid, Port Area, "Nissyo Maru"
60th Coast Artillery, Harbor Defense

Mary C. May
Niece of Emil Russ "Billy" May, deceased
2862 N. Settler's Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone: 850-562-0594
Needs help with research
E-mail Address: mmay@mailer.fsu.edu
O'Donnell and Cabanatuan
27th Bomb Group
Resource Person for ADBC

Drusha Mayhue
Daughter of Luther F. "Frank" Mayhue, deceased
P.O. Box 1372, Bozeman, Montana 59771-1372
Phone: 406-585-0816
E-mail Address: drusha@montana.campuscw.net
21st Pursuit Squadron

Jeff McIntyre
Son of Edward Ray McIntyre,  deceased
2418 21st Street S.E., Puyallup, WA 98374-1419
Phone: 206-841-0269
E-mail Address: JMcint1058@aol.com
Bataan Death March, O'Donnell,
Cabanatuan, "Nissyo Maru" and Yawata
2nd Observation Squadron

Sue Morgan,   Widow of Howard E. Morgan
105 Lake Catherine Circle, Groveland, FL 34736
Phone: 352-429-4590
E-mail Address: POWCamper@aol.com
Morgan Obituary
Bataan Death March, Bilibid,
O’Donnell & Cabanatuan
17th Pursuit Squadron - Army Air Corps

Andrea Lee Mercer
Niece of Robert Ray Morgan, deceased
553 John Etheridge Road, Chesapeake Va 23322-2065
Phone: 757-421-3995
E-mail Address: FirePost@aol.com
Death March, Cabanatuan
7th Materiel (Squadron)

Joel Perlin
Cadet, Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Grandson of Curtis Schmeisser, deceased
E-mail Address: erector@erectorsets.com
"Grandfather's Eulogy"
Mindanao, Mitsui House and Hatachi
28th Bomb Squadron

Jeffrey R. Petersen
Nephew of Donald W. Petersen, deceased
7459 Brydon Rd., La Verne, CA 91750
Phone: 909-593-7869
E-mail Address: petersenpac@mindspring.com
Bataan Death March, O' Donnell, Cabanatuan,
Prison Camp # 2 in Davao, Mindanao,
Lasang Airport detail and "Shinyo Maru"
Army Air Corps pilot
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Mack Peterson
Son of Magnor A. "Pete" Peterson
Fish and Wildlife Officer
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
62 Old Olympic Highway, Port Angeles WA. 98362
E-mail Address: petermap@tenforward.com
19th Bomb Group, 93 Bomb Squadron

Wanda Gurganus Pew
Daughter of Leroy T. Gurganus
P.O. Box 821, Ward Cove, AK 99928
Phone: 907-225-5945
E-mail address:  uniqbtrfly@hotmail.com
Bataan Death March, O'Donnell,
Cabanatuan, Davao Penal Colony,
Liberated at Niigata Japan 1945
34th Pursuit Squadron

Virginia A. Pursell-Meyer
Daughter of Lowell E. Pursell, deceased
Post Office Box 27298, Denver, CO 80227-
Phone: 303-798-0146
E-mail Address: JAPM2@AOL.com
Santiago, Bilibid, Ofuma, Kawasaki (Tokyo Camp 2B)
30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group
A Daughter's Tribute

Michael Rapp
Cousin of Edward "Barney" Rapp
23250 Raines Road, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 501-524-5890
More Information
E-mail Address: mrapp@lions.k12.ar.us  
Death March; killed on 6 June 1942 at Tarlac
while on a work detail out of O'Donnell
16th Squadron; 27th Bomb Group (L)

Mary Kay Schmeisser, Widow of Curtis
5046 San Julio Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Phone: 805-967-8418
E-mail Address: erector@vcol.net
Eulogy by Grandson
Mindanao, Mitsui House and Hatachi
28th Bomb Squadron

Mary (Kate) Sheets
Daughter of Jesse K. White, deceased
800 Emerson Dr. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907
Phone: 407-724-4161
E-mail Address: mcs49@cfl.rr.com
White Biographical Sketch
A Tribute by his Daughter
Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan,
"Tottori Maru", Camp Hoten - Mukden, Manchuria
HQ & HQ Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group

Bertha A. Stewart
widow of POW Warren R. Stewart, Jr.
Phone: 256-764-5630
E-mail Address: bstew810@bellsouth.net
Clark Field, Malaybalay, Bilibid, "Tottori Maru",
Tokyo Area No. 2 (Kawasaki) and Hitachi
14th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Grp

Susan Wiggins
Daughter of Leon B. Lowman,  deceased
30215 SW 205 Avenue, Homestead, FL 33030-7822
E-mail Address: wat4sw@hotmail.com
Cabanatuan; liberated from Bilibid
on Feb. 4, 1945 by the 37th Division, 148 Infantry
Sgt. Air Corps ~ 454th Ord. Aviation Base Battalion

Nancy B. Wood
Daughter of Maj. Robert B. Blakeslee (Deceased)
1061 Quarry Road, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-4274
E-mail Address: nmwood@adelphia.net
Death March, O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Davao #2,
Bilibid & Lasang, "Shinyo Maru" survivor
454th Aviation Ordinance Company
27th Bombardment Group

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