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Arthur W. Wermuth, the Glossary

Arthur William Wermuth Jr. (May 3, 1915 – June 13, 1981), dubbed the "One-Man Army of Bataan," was a United States Army officer during World War II and a prisoner of war from April 1942 until August 1945.^[1]

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Adolph Coors III

Adolph Coors III (January 12, 1915 – February 9, 1960) was the grandson of Adolph Coors and heir to the Coors Brewing Company empire.

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American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Ōryoku Maru

was a Japanese passenger cargo ship which was commissioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II as a troop transport and prisoner of war (POW) transport ship.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.

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Bataan

Bataan, officially the Province of Bataan (Lalawigan ng Bataan), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

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Bataan Death March

The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war (POW) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando.

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Batangas

Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas (Lalawigan ng Batangas), is a first class province of the Philippines located in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Calabarzon region.

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Batting average (baseball)

In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats.

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Battle of Bataan

The Battle of Bataan (Labanan sa Bataan; January 7 – April 9, 1942) was fought by the United States and the Philippine Commonwealth against Imperial Japan during World War II.

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Billings Gazette

The Billings Gazette is a daily newspaper based in Billings, Montana, that primarily covers issues in southeast Montana and parts of northern Wyoming.

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Billings, Montana

Billings is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census.

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Busan

Busan, officially is South Korea's second most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million inhabitants as of 2024.

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Cabanatuan

Cabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan (Lungsod ng Cabanatuan; Siudad ti Cabanatuan; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen/Ciudad ning Cabanatuan), is a 1st class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

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Captain (United States)

In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a commissioned-officer rank.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Civilian Conservation Corps

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28.

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Coors Brewing Company

The Coors Brewing Company is an American brewery and beer company based in Golden, Colorado that was founded in 1873.

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Denver

Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Discus throw

The discus throw, also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a farther distance than other competitors.

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Distinguished Service Cross (United States)

The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the United States Army's second highest military decoration for soldiers who display extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force.

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Enoura Maru

Enoura Maru was a Japanese cargo ship used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II as a troop transport and prisoner of war (POW) transport ship.

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Grants Pass, Oregon

Grants Pass is a city in and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States.

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In American football, a guard (G), otherwise known as an offensive guard (OG), is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking.

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Hell ship

A hell ship is a ship with extremely inhumane living conditions or with a reputation for cruelty among the crew.

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Indictment

An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.

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Jefferson City, Missouri

Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Jefferson County, Colorado

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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L. Ron Hubbard

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology.

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Lake View, Chicago

Lakeview, also spelled Lake View, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois.

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Lipa, Batangas

Lipa, officially the City of Lipa (Lungsod ng Lipa), is a 1st class component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines.

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Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in Massachusetts, United States.

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Major (United States)

In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, major is a field officer above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel.

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Manila

Manila (Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most-populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City.

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Microbiology

Microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells).

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New Bilibid Prison

The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila is the main insular prison designed to house the prison population of the Philippines.

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Northwestern Military and Naval Academy

Northwestern Military Academy (founded 1888) was a high school in Linn, Wisconsin which was founded by Harlan Page Davidson.

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Northwestern University

Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois.

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Olongapo

Olongapo, officially the City of Olongapo (Lungsod ng Olongapo; Siudad ti Olongapo; Siyodad nin Olongapo; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen/Ciudad ning Olongapo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

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Outfielder

An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.

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Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Philippine Scouts

The Philippine Scouts (Filipino: Maghahanap ng Pilipinas/Hukbong Maghahanap ng Pilipinas) was a military organization of the United States Army from 1901 until after the end of World War II.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Philippines campaign (1941–1942)

The Philippines campaign (Kampanya sa Pilipinas, Campaña en las Filipinas del Ejercito Japonés, Firipin no Tatakai), also known as the Battle of the Philippines (Labanan sa Pilipinas) or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the American territory of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan and the defense of the islands by United States and the Philippine Armies during World War II.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Purple Heart

The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military.

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Rowing (sport)

Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars.

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San Fernando, La Union

San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (Siudad ti San Fernando; Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of La Union, Philippines.

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San Francisco

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.

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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Sault Ste.

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Shenyang

Shenyang is a sub-provincial city in north-central Liaoning, China.

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Sheriff

A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated.

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Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible.

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Silver Star

The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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Stage name

A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by performers, authors, and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians.

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Stewart Holbrook

Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893–1964) was an American logger, writer, and popular historian.

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Subic Bay

Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about northwest of Manila Bay.

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A tackle is a playing position in American football.

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Also known as Arthur Wermuth, Arthur William Wermuth.

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