2nd Lt. James H. Hart

Parents: Unknown

Siblings: Unknown

Hometown: Salinas, California

Inducted:

    - U. S. Army

        - 10 February 1941 - Salinas Army Airfield

        - inducted into U. S. Army as a corporal

        - attended Officers Candidates School

Training: 

    - Fort Lewis, Washington

Units: 

    - 194th Tank Battalion

Overseas Duty: 

    - Philippine Islands

Engagements: 

    - Battle of Luzon

    - Battle of Bataan

Guerilla:

    - 9 April 1942

        - spent over a year fighting Japanese as a member of 101st Squadron, Luzon Guerrilla Force

Killed in Action:

    - 3 September 1943

    - At five in morning a Japanese force of 34 men attacked guerrilla hideout in the Tapuak Hills in

      the Bamban area of Tarlec.

    - dog alerted the guerrillas

    - Japanese opened fire on hut

    - the guerrillas attempted to crawl to safety

    - Hart was killed while attempting to kill as many Japanese as possible so that the other guerrillas

      could escape

    - According to captured Filipinos, his body was lying along the side of a stream.  He had a bullet

      hole in his head.

Buried:

    - Unknown

    - At this time, an attempt is being made to recover his remains.

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