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Post by Marilynne Ocando on Jul 30, 2006 9:37:19 GMT 8
I discovered your web site quite by accident. I have been researching various lines of my family for some time and renewed my interest in World War II vets when the Memorial was recently dedicated in Washington, D.C. Your web site provided information about Donald Odenga, 21-years old, who was on Corregidor and who deserted along with two others on May 2, 1942--four days before the U.S.troops surrendered to the Japanese. It must have been a horror to live through that capture! I have passed the information along to his brother's wife. Donald's only brother died about 10 years ago and the living know little about the Odenga family history. Keep up the good work on telling the personal stories of Corregidor. It's a history that needs to be told. I'm sure it provides a lot of healing and solace to many survivors and their families. God Bless You in your work and all those who serve(d). Marilynne Ocando
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2007 17:33:00 GMT 8
Dear Marilynne,
This is a bit of a late response so long after your post, but I thought it might re-invigorate this thread.
I'm guessing that the reason so many soldiers discarded their dog tags at the end of the battle would have been due to a great many of these tags having the personal details of next of kin on them, including addresses.
Tags produced in 1944 onwards had discarded the next of kin details and just had the soldiers name his ASN, religion and Tetanus jab information.
Curiously I've discovered several Negro related dog tags during my own battlefield searches and some of these soldiers did not even receive tetanus jabs (perhaps due to segregation).
I hope this helps.
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