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Memory Cain
POW
“To Colonel Cain, whom I
knew best, I take off my hat in tribute.
With him will go the prayers of men of the
200th who were with him at Camp O’Donnell,
Cabanatuan and Davao. Colonel Cain, giving
his can of sardines (the first can he had in
months) to a dying member of the 200th, is
something none of us will ever forget. The
prayer meetings he held at a times when all
hope seemed lost is another memory which
will stay with all those who know him.”
— Col Stephen M.
Mellnick, GSC |
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Rites Sunday for Clovis
Brothers
CLOVIS, Jan. 18, 1949
(Special) — Funeral services for two Clovis
soldiers who died in a Japanese prison camp
in 1942 will be held Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock at Steed Memorial Chapel. Military
rites will be conducted at Clovis cemetery
by members of Dean Lucas Post No. 23,
American Legion.
The young men, Cpl. Dean
R. Chalk and Pvt. Albert Junior Chalk, were
19 and 23, respectively, at the time of
their deaths, which occurred five days apart
while they were imprisoned at Camp O'Donnell
on the island of Luzon. Both had been
members of the 200th Coast Artillery, and
were captured when Bataan fell. They were
together throughout the time of their
service and imprisonment.
Survivors are the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Chalk,
Clovis; a sister, Mrs. Jewel Willey, Downey,
Cal.; and a brother, D. E. Chalk, Gallup. |




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199 New Mexicans Jap
Prisoners
JAN. 14, 1943 — The
number of New Mexico soldiers and officers
reported as prisoners of the Japanese in the
Philippines rose to 199 today with the
addition of four more names, including a
Navajo Indian, to the list.
Corp. Melvin Chato,
Tohatchi, N.M., was the Navajo, and he was
believed to be among the first of his
tribesmen reported a Japanese prisoner. He
fought in the Bataan campaign.
Other recent listings
included Sgt. J. B. Francis of Albuquerque,
and Sgt. Arthur James Harrison, and Sgt.
Jessie W. Adkins, both of Clovis. |
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Edward E. Chavez
MSgt. Medic Coast
Artillery
KNME Channel 5, Albuquerque celebrates
Ken Burns’ “The War” with New Mexico
stories. |
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Jose “Chaveta” Chavez
Clark Field: “All of our
aircraft were on fire — none made it into
the air. Me and Jimmy Morris jumped under a
truck for coverage. What we didn't know is
that the truck was loaded with fuel for the
airplanes. Everything was in chaos.”
Lunas Lunas Museum
of Heritage and Arts |
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Juan Manuel ‘Bob’
Chavez
Photo by Eddie Moore
for the
Albuquerque Journal
(2002)
Bob Chavez, a Native
American from Cochiti Pueblo, manned his gun
alone when the Japanese bombed Clark Field
on 8 December 1942. He would later survive
the Bataan Death March.
During his 3-1/2 years
as a prisoner of war, Chavez vowed that if
he made it back to New Mexico, he would
devote himself to St. Catherine’s Indian
School, where he was a member of the first
graduating class in 1935.
Chavez first volunteered
as a sports coach at St. Catherine’s. In
1953, he introduced track into the
curriculum and built a winning team. In 1955
he began teaching art classes in a basement
studio he and his wife themselves
constructed at the school. Chavez was a
volunteer teacher until the school closed in
1998.
In 2002, Mr. Chavez
received the Southwestern Association for
Indian Arts Lifetime Achievement Award. He
was also named a Santa Fe “Living Treasure.”
Mr. Chavez died at his
home in Santa Fe on July 30, 2003. He was
87. |
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Major
Robert Compton,
Carlsbad, New Mexico, arrives in Oahu after
liberation.
[US Army Signal Corps] |
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Howard Chrisco
(2nd from left)
Howard Chrisco, Ramon Corona and
Floyd Reynolds' story is told in
Steven Trent Smith's, “The Rescue.”
On May 6, 2009, Howard Chrisco
was introduced by Representative Bob May,
State of Missouri, and
recognized as an “Outstanding Missourian.”
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Resolution |
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JUN. 16, 1999 —
W. T. Clements
(right) and James
Richardson (59th CA) of Everett, WA met each
other at Camp O’Donnell. Both men labored in
Japanese coal mines for two years filling up
coal cars. They silently rebelled by
sometimes putting rocks in with the coal.
“If it wasn’t for him, I’d be dead,”
Clements said of Richardson. He said their
friendship was a bright spot in an otherwise
dismal experience.
— Amarillo Globe-News |
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CORP. GLENN L. CRABTREE
BROUGHT HOME FOR FINAL RITES
The remains of Cpl.
Glenn L. Crabtree arrived in Winchester
Wednesday, from the Philippines, where he
died in a Japanese prison camp, Nov. 15,
1942. They were taken to the Danner Funeral
Home until the funeral hour, 2:30 o’clock,
Thursday afternoon, April 28, 1949, at the
Christian church.
Rev. R. V. Wright of the
Baptist church officiated with interment in
the Winchester cemetery, where Julian Wells
Post, No. 442, American Legion were in
charge.
Cpl. Crabtree is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Nettie Crabtree
and two sisters, Miss Frances at home and
Mrs. H. L. Allison of Springfield.
His father, James
Willard (Joe) Crabtree, passed away Dec. 26,
1946.
“Bill” as Glenn’s many
friends knew him, graduated from the
Winchester High School in 1934. He was one
of the finest type of young men, highly
respected, and his untimely death came as
shock not only to his family but to the
entire community.
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Our thanks to Cheryl
Behrend for providing a copy of the above
news item. |
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Howard G. Craig
Howard Craig of Deming
was 51 years old when this photo was taken
as the Regiment readied for deployment to
the Philippines. He lost his life on the
Hell Ship Oryoku Maru on 15 December 1944. |
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