Editing Maywood, Illinois (section)

===Maywood in World War II===

Maywood was established as the base for the 33rd Tank Company, [[Illinois National Guard]]. The Armory was located on Madison Street, two blocks east of First Avenue. It was organized on May 3, 1929, with the purpose of training men for combat. On November 25, 1940, 122 men of the 33rd Tank Company were inducted into active service to become Company B of the famous [[192nd Tank Battalion]], which fought in the [[Philippine]] islands. Many of these American soldiers were taken prisoner by the Japanese and died in April 1942 on the [[Bataan Death March]]. Of the 122 men of Company B, only 41 survived the war to return to Maywood. Their sacrifice has been honored with an annual Bataan Day Parade.<ref>[Geserick, June; "MAYWOOD SHOWS SONS IT WON'T FORGET HEROISM: 30,000 See Ceremonies of Bataan Day"; September 13, 1942; ''Chicago Daily Tribune (1872–1963)''; ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849–1986). (Document ID: 473319512); accessed July 22, 2009]</ref><ref>[http://www.pioneerlocal.com/maywood/news/1759364,maywood-bataan-091009-s1.article "Maywood Marks Bataan"], ''Pioneer Press'' (Maywood), September 10, 2009</ref>

Given such losses, Ian Smith, who headed the history department at [[Proviso East High School]], said that "World War II hit the town of Maywood really hard."<ref>{{cite web|author=Benson, Heidi|url=https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Historian-Iris-Chang-won-many-battles-The-war-2679354.php|title=Historian Iris Chang won many battles / The war she lost raged within|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=April 17, 2005|access-date=January 2, 2020}}</ref>