The ground echelon of the 27th still in the Philippines was evacuated south from Luzon on 25 December to the Bataan Peninsula, arriving to form the 2nd Battalion (27th Bombardment Group) Provisional Infantry Regiment (Air Corp). For the 99 days following the attack on Pearl Harbor until their surrender to the Japanese after the Battle of Bataan, the men of the 27th BG became the only Air Force unit in history to fight as an infantry regiment, and were the only unit to be taken captive in whole. After surrendering, they were forced to endure the infamous Bataan Death March. Of the 880 or so Airmen who were taken, less than half survived captivity.
Attempting to determine of those participated in the Battle of the Philippines as an "infantry regiment" were awarded the Combat Infantry Badge? I am familiar with members of tank units that participated in the battle were.
I have been contacted by a Colonel, USAF, Retired requesting my assistance with the process to be awarded medals due, including the Purple Heart for mistreatment while in captivity.
Another favorite of my Dad's. I'd almost forgotten it, but sometimes these memories come out of nowhere. Last night, while standing at the kitchen sink washing dishes ( I know it's shocking, but I don't own a dishwasher) - I remembered how he'd walk around singing or humming it. I grinned from ear to ear & sang it.
Here are the lyrics (ha! they aren't politically correct);
"Sleepy time gal,you're turning night into days
Sleepy time gal you've danced the evening away
Before each silvery star fades out of sight
Please give me one little kiss then let us whisper goodnight
It's getting late and dear your pillow's waitin'
Sleepy time gal when all your dancing is through
Sleepy time gal I'll find a cottage for you
You'll learn to cook and to sew
What's more you'll love it I know
When you're a stay at home ,play at home, 8 o'clock sleepy time gal
Harry James (Dad has this record in his collection):
This is a photo taken in August 1944 of my father (behind the jeep) and 2 buddies in Rome. They'd take part in D-DAY Operation Dragoon landings in Southern France on
Aug 15th - so this photo must've been taken in the 2 wks prior. I think I can make out VI on the bumper far left - the right looks like "20CP-4".
Hello my name is Danny I living in the Netherlands I'm 33years "young"
I'm working for the US Army in the Netherlands as local National.
Before this if was a soldier for 13 years in the Dutch army.
I have adopted a Grave at Margraten cemetery a coupel years back
This is the info I have,
JACK B HUNTER
TEC 5 138th ENGR COMBAT BN
Service number: 34875432
Born: 11 Oct 1925
Died: 20 Aug 1945
Enlisted in CP Shelby Mississippi
On 26 Oct 1943
But I don't find something from the 138th ENGR Combat Battalion
Or from this person I would love to get in contact with family but he was not married and did not had kids so I think that’s difficult but who knows any help I very welcome to find something about the 138th ENGR or about Jack B Hunter.
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I had written to a gentleman on U TUBE, because I wanted to find out where he got some of his great video footage from WWII. There were several there I wished to incorporate within my documentary. Well, he wrote back and said, try this:
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For instance, I just downloaded and installed it, and opened it. Next I went to U TUBE, and clicked on the video I wanted. Then I simply went to the URL line and highlighted and copied it, and it was sent immediately to SAVE2PC. Then I selected DOWNLOAD, and a couple of minutes later, I had that GREAT WWII video on my computer. Man, am I a happy camper this morning. Just in time to get it ready for the reunion this week.
