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Post by tmayer on Jan 19, 2015 9:09:42 GMT 8
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Post by tmayer on Jun 27, 2015 5:00:46 GMT 8
Below is a picture of Donald A Hanna 462d Battery D. Jun. 28, 1922 - Jul. 5, 1989
I met his widow last year at the Reunion. She has been going to the reunions since 1979. She recently sent me copies of Don's 503rd papers.
She will be at the reunion this year, along with a some other Veterans from 462d who have registered.
Don was a machine gunner in D Battery.
His widow Sandy told me the story of how when unit received word that General MacArthur was going to visit the Island, they were all excited. They did not know the exact time, so they all just kept waiting and waiting. Don was tired, so eventually he want back to camp area to take a nap. During his nap, MacArthur arrived and Don missed it all. He slept right through his visit.
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Post by lowellsilverman on Jul 7, 2020 10:47:23 GMT 8
I had originally thought that Battery D was a pack 75 battery, but discovered after more research they were actually the 50 cal MG battery. That's where I've run into some roadblocks; I don't know what platoon he was in, but as I said, he never mentioned anything about arriving on Corregidor by boat. He always mentioned 'jumping' on Corregidor, and had talked about having one guy in his stick get wounded by shrapnel while flying (but I'm not sure it happened for Corregidor either). So that seems to narrow it down to two platoons. All I have to do is find out which platoons went where.
According to the Corregidor Battle History Document I have:
"The Machine Gun Platoons were assigned to their respective Infantry Battalions. The 1st Machine Gun Platoon; 1st. Lt. Roscoe B. Morris, commanding, was attached to the 3d Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry. The 2d Machine Gun Platoon; 2d Lt. Robert G. Allen (KIA), commanding, was attached to the 2d Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry. The 3d Machine Gun Platoon; 1st. Lt. Jesse B. Gandee, commanding, was attached to the 1st Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry." Not sure if you're still monitoring this thread (I seem to be unable to send you a PM) but I am interesting in the documents (rosters, etc.) about Battery D/462nd as part of my research into 2nd Lieutenant Robert G. Allen. I'm trying to figure out how long he was with the unit and what actions he participated in other than on February 16, 1945.
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