Lt Col. Thorp, was born in Thorp Washington, While Attending Oregon Agricultural College he chose to study agriculture.
He went missing during the battle for Bataan while serving with the 26th Calvarly Regiment, and was forced to do the Bataan Death March. He was executed by the Japanese outside of Bilibid Prison.
Tsgt. Stow enlisted on 23 Jun 1941 in Portland Oregon. Tsgt Stow died during practice maneuvers for combat.
https://www.oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71bk789#page/12/mo... (pg 12, 13)
https://www.oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71bm025#page/15/mo... (pg 15)
Capt. Thomas, was born in Illinois, while attending Oregon State College he chose to study Engineering. He was killed when he was struck by fragments of enemy rocket fire while fighting in the battle of “Ruhr Pocket”. He was survived by his wife, and parents.
Maj. Stevenson was taken hostage during the fall of Bataan and was forced through the death march. He was labeled MIA in May of 1942 and POW that December. He survived the bombing of the POW transport ship Oryoku Maru on 15 Dec 1944, the surviving POWs and Maj Stevenson were then transferred to the Enoura Maru which was also bombed 9 Jan 1945. The survivors of the Enoura Maru were then put onto the Brazil Maru, which wasn’t cleaned from the feces of the livestock it carried prior, nor was it packed with food for the prisoners. Harold Stevenson didn’t survive the trip on the Brazil.
Sgt Steele enlisted 20 Aug 1943 in Portland, Oregon and served in the 405 Infantry 102nd Division. Sgt. Steele went missing on February 23rd 1945, and was later listed as KIA.
https://www.oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71bm025#page/13/mo... (pg 13)
SSgt Steele enlisted on July 3rd, 1943 in Portland Oregon. Steele served in the Army 290th Infantry 75th Division operating in Germany. SSgt Steele was KIA in Germany on March 29th 1945.
https://www.abmc.gov/node/389088 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56304233/james-l-steele
Oregon 1943 Yearbook (pg 354)
Capt. Schrader served in the Corps of Engineers in WWI and WWII. Schrader signed the draft on June 5th 1917 entering service in WWI, and was commissioned to Capt. in 1942. Capt. Schrader caught pneumonia in 1944, and died on January 21st 1944.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116389456
https://www.oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71bn37g#page/8/mod... (pg 8)
Lt. Col. Roxbury was an ROTC field artillery instructor at Oregon State university, who transitioned into combat. On 2 Dec 1941 Roxbury was medically discharged from the army. On 8 Dec 1941 he "talked his way back into the army." Roxbury was killed of wounds received while deployed to France on 24 Aug 1944.
