26th Cavalry Rosters 1941

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Thank you to 26th Cavalry vet Felipe Fernandez for sending me these rosters!

Here is a list of the Enlisted men of the 26th Cavalry in 1941. After the war an attempt was made to assemble all of the Cavalry personnel in one unit, Troop C, 1st Military Police Battalion. Those with asterisk were those who were assigned to it when they rejoined military control. Those with check mark were known to be alive although they were not assigned with Co. C. - Felipe

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I am attaching a list of Officers of the 26th Horse Cavalry (PS) in its last roster in December 1941 and what happened with them during the war. On January 10, 1942 when Colonel Clinton Pierce was promoted to Brigadier General, a reorganization was made and we picked up a Lt. Joseph Siciliano but I don't know what happened with him. - Felipe

ROSTER OF OFFICERS
26TH HORSE CAVALRY (PS)
December 1941

1. Colonel Clinton A. Pierce, Commanding
2. Major Lee C. Vance, Executive Officer
3. Major Harry J. Fleeger, S-1
4. Major William E. Chandler, S-2 & S-3
5. Captain Walter J. Buboltz, S-4 - Died December 13, 1944

Headquarters and Service Troop

6. Captain Forest C. Richards - Died January 21, 1945
7. 1st. Lt,. John A. George - Killed in Action, Dec. 22, 1941 at Damortis
8. 1st. Lt. Ethan R. Cunningham - Killed in Action, January 21, 1942 at Morong
9. 1st Lt, Carol I. Cahoon - Killed in Action, January 7, 1942 at Layac Junction
10. 1st Lt. William P. Liesenring
11. 1st Lt. Donald H. Wills

Machine Gun Troop

12. Captain Jack A. Ford - Died December 31, 1944
13. 1st Lt. Paul K. Allen - Killed in Action, December 22, 1941 at Damortis
14. 1st. Lt. Domenick G. Troglia - Killed in Action - February 4, 1942 - at Bagac

1st Squadron Headquarters

15. Major Robert W. Ketchum - Killed in Action - December 24, 1941 - at Binalonan
16. Captain Houston S. Farris

Troop A

17. Captain Leland W. Cramer - Died February 26, 1945
18. 1st Lt. Fred B. Evans\
19. 1st Lt. Arthur K. Whitehead
20. 1st Lt. Stephens D. Chamberlain - Died June 1945

Troop B

21. Captain Joseph R. Barker - Assasinated October 1945
22. 1st. Lt. Henry D. Mark - Killed in Action - December 24, 1941 - Binalonan
23. 2nd Lt. Clinton C. Seymore

Troop C

24. Captain Ralph B Praeger - Died April 9, 1942
25. 1st Lt. Thomas S. Jones
26. 1st Lt. Warren Mnton

2nd Squadron Headquarters

27. Major Thomas H. Trapnell
28. Captain James C. Blanning - Died January 26, 1945

Troop E

29. Captain John Z. Wheeler - Died January 1945
30. 1st Lt. Archie M. Hendricks Killed in Action - December 22, 1941 at Damortis
31. 1st Lt. Robert L. Carusso - Died February 14, 1945

Troop F

32. Captain Paul H. Wrinkle - Killed in Action - February 17, 1942 - Trail 45 (Battle of the Pockets)
33. 1st Lt. George J. Spies - Died October 1943 - at Bulacan
34. 1st. Lt. Stephen Graves - Killed in Action - January 8, 1942 - at Kulis

Troop G.

35. Captain John W. Fowler
36. 1st Lt. Clifford Hardwick - Killed in Action - January 18, 1942 - at Morong
37. 1st. Lt. Edwin P. Ramsey



ADDITIONAL OFFICERS
26TH CAV.
December 1941


38. Captain Mathias E. Zerfas (Chaplain) - Died January 9, 1945
39. Major Emil P Reed (Medical Corp)
40. Captain Shaw (Medical Corp)
41. Captain Larriegay (Dental Corp)
42. Captain William Gochenour (Veterinary Corp)
43. Captain Clayton Mikelson (Veterinary Corp) - Died February 10, 1945


26th Cavalry Officers on detached service with the Philippine Army


44. Lt. Col. Carter R. McLenan
45. Captain William S. Van Nostrand
46. Captain Joseph Cleary - Killed in Action January 13, 1942 - at Abucay
47. Captain P. M. Jones
48. 1st. Lt. Robert C. Burlando - Died December 28, 1943
49. 1st. Lt. David L. Coale - Died December 23, 1944
50. 1st. Lt. James C. Seay
51. 1st. Lt. James E. Bickerton - Died December 13, 1944
52. 1st Lt. Frederick Thomas - Missing in Action
53. 1st. Lt. Russel > Bowers - Killed in Action 23 December 1941 - at Pozorrubio
54. 1st Lt. William H. Ward - Died July 20, 1942
55. 1st Lt. Wlliam M. Cummings - Died January 9, 1945

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Holy Mother of ?

Wow> Thank you Felipe for keeping these records all these years and knowing what happened to some.

I noticed my relatives had nothing next to them. Alberto Cabigas>MIA 1942 and Satornino alive and was with Troop C up North. He died in 1997 or so.

Victor send me a hard copy of all will you.

Rudy/26thCav/Blood of Troopers

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I don't have hardcopies. He just sent them electronic. You can save the image file and paste into Word and resize to fit the page, then print.

Say... so there was no D troop?