There is a memorial for Bert located in Church Yard Garden, Lot 204C, Grave 1 in Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery in Oakbrook Terrace, DuPage County, Illinois, however, Bert's remains are buried in Manila American Cemetery in Manila, Philippines.
T/Sgt. Albert C. McArthur was an Illinois National Guardsman called to federal service as a member of B Company, 192nd Tank Battalion. At Ft. Knox, he was transferred to Hq Company when the company was created. He served in the Philippine Islands during the first battles of World War II involving American tanks. Became a Prisoner of War when Bataan was surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. McArthur took part in the death march and was held as a Prisoner of War at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. He died of diphtheria and malaria at Cabanatuan.
For more information, go to:
Proviso East High School Bataan Commemorative Research Project
T/Sgt. Albert C. McArthur was an Illinois National Guardsman called to federal service as a member of B Company, 192nd Tank Battalion. At Ft. Knox, he was transferred to Hq Company when the company was created. He served in the Philippine Islands during the first battles of World War II involving American tanks. Became a Prisoner of War when Bataan was surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. McArthur took part in the death march and was held as a Prisoner of War at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. He died of diphtheria and malaria at Cabanatuan.
For more information, go to:
Proviso East High School Bataan Commemorative Research Project
There is a memorial for Bert located in Church Yard Garden, Lot 204C, Grave 1 in Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery in Oakbrook Terrace, DuPage County, Illinois, however, Bert's remains are buried in Manila American Cemetery in Manila, Philippines.
T/Sgt. Albert C. McArthur was an Illinois National Guardsman called to federal service as a member of B Company, 192nd Tank Battalion. At Ft. Knox, he was transferred to Hq Company when the company was created. He served in the Philippine Islands during the first battles of World War II involving American tanks. Became a Prisoner of War when Bataan was surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. McArthur took part in the death march and was held as a Prisoner of War at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. He died of diphtheria and malaria at Cabanatuan.
For more information, go to:
Proviso East High School Bataan Commemorative Research Project
T/Sgt. Albert C. McArthur was an Illinois National Guardsman called to federal service as a member of B Company, 192nd Tank Battalion. At Ft. Knox, he was transferred to Hq Company when the company was created. He served in the Philippine Islands during the first battles of World War II involving American tanks. Became a Prisoner of War when Bataan was surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. McArthur took part in the death march and was held as a Prisoner of War at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. He died of diphtheria and malaria at Cabanatuan.
For more information, go to:
Proviso East High School Bataan Commemorative Research Project
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