1941
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The 7th Material Squadron of the 19th Bomb Group
was formed in Albuquerque, NM
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The Squadron ships out to San Francisco & Angel
Island, bound for the Philippine Islands
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Sept. 1941
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Squadron was joined by the 43rd & 44th Materials,
both from Texas, at Angel Island
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The Hq & Hq Sq of the 32nd Air Base Group also
joins the 7th at Angel Island
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4 Oct. 1941
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Squadron ships out of Angel Island for Honolulu,
Hawaii
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24 Oct. 1941
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Arrive at Manila Bay, Philippine Islands and transferred
to Clark Field by truck
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24 Nov. 1941
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The Squadron begins preparations to move to Del Monte
Airbase, Mindanao
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8 Dec. 1941
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The Japanese bomb Clark Field about 4 hours after
the attack on Pearl Harbor
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24 Dec. 1941
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The orders arrive to move to the Bataan Peninsula.
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25 Dec. 1941
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The Squadron arrives in Cabcaben, on Bataan
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31 Dec. 1941
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The 7th Material Group is moved forward to the Orion
Line
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6 Feb. 1942
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Some officers and a few soldiers are transferred
to Corregidor, P.I.
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7 April 1942
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Orders arrive to pull out from the main line of defense
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9 April 1942
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General King surrenders his troops on the Bataan
Peninsula
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10 April 1942
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The Bataan Death March begins
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15-2_ April 42
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The men arrive at San Fernando and are moved to Camp
O'Donnell by rail
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1 May 1942
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Mindanao forces are surrendered.
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6 May 1942
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General Wainwright surrenders Corregidor and the
other islands in Manila Bay
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July 1942
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Some men from the 7th Material are transferred to
Camp Cabanatuan, P.I.
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Various Hell Ships take the men to slave labor camps
across the pacific.
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