Filipinos with M1903s

[Rick the Librarian]

Yes. The way he described it is he weasled his way into maintenance on the camp generator since the manual was in German and he knew enough to get by. His #1 goal was to not get shipped to Japan.

Smart man!

Can I have his name? I maintain a record. If you don't want to "broadcast" it, please email/PM me.

[Dracster]

Fred Vinton is his name. Somewhere I've got a picture from the mid-1980's with his dress blues and a copy of the article from 1998 about his purple heart. I'll see if I can dig them up and scan them in.

[Viking Guy]

Rick,

I did some checking and my uncle was in the 59th Coast Artillery Regiment

VG

[Rick the Librarian]

They worked the seacoast guns, along with the Philippine Scouts of the 91st; the 60th and 92nd were anti-aircraft artillery (AAA).

[Shooter5]

A modern production movie of the Cabanatuan liberation:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326905/

Here is the National Archives link to obtain service records:

http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/

Rick:

Mr Mims survived the Bataan march:

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/bataan-death-march-survivor-shares-story-memorial-walk

[Rick the Librarian]

"The Great Raid" - excellent movie. With a few flaws, but generally very well-done.