WORLD WAR II
Clifford Gribble Hardwicke Jr
Army -
1 LT - Philippine Scouts 26 Cavalry Regt
Killed by Sniper, 17 Jan 1942 in Bataan.
The Japanese had landed in Manila at that time.

The 25th Cavalry Regiment -aka Philippine Scouts They are famous for the very last Cavalry Charge. This unit was never mechanized, and eventually had to surrender in Bataan to the Japanese in April 1942. Most of survivors had to go on the Bataan Death March  in April 1942. The Phillippine Scouts: The Forgotton World War II Jungle Fighters Who Made the Army's Last Cavalry Charge The Lawton Constitution 8 Jan 1941 El Paso Times 23 Aug 1941 He is on the list of personnel Missing in Action on 17 Jan 1942 Fort Worth Star- Telegram 10 Mar 1942

He is Memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing in Manila American Cemetery & Memorial Manila, Philippines 301 of his unit were buried or memorized there.

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