MAVEUS, Frank
Pvt.
36837771
 
14 July 1945
Negros, P.I.
 
 
 

 

"D" Company Hisory contains the following entry for 14 July, 1945:

"At 0900 the CO, Lt Gifford, the 2nd plt under Lt: Ward, and the 3d pit under Lt. Watkins, and one section of LMG under Lt. Pomeroy moved west to patrol S Bago area across the Himagaan River. The machine gunners fired on the enemy who was sighted across the river. The 2nd plt and the 2d squad of the 3d crossed the river and proceeded SW. The machine gunners investigated the enemy they had fired upon and discovered he was only wounded. When they approached the Jap, he committed suicide with a grenade.

Upon investigation he was found to be a Naval Petty Officer. The patrol returned and started to cross the river at 1330. The river, due to heavy rains, was rising rapidly and Pvts. Chapman and Mauvis were washed off the rope and drowned in spite of efforts of Lt. Ward, and Pfc. Beauregard and Santilli and Pvt. Usar to save them. Lt. Gifford, Lt. Ward, and 10 men remained on the west side of the river and the remainder of the patrol returned to the perimeter at 1730. At 1600 Pvt. Michael was shot in the foot by a Jap sniper."

 

 

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Maveus Frank (NMI) Pvt. D Co.  503d Negros 7/14/45 36837771 A,D,H,J; Drowned