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The day after the surrender of the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese, the 75,000 Filipino and American troops captured on the Bataan Peninsula begin a forced march to a prison camp near Cabanatuan. During this infamous trek, known as the “Bataan Death March,” the prisoners were forced to march 85 miles in six days, with only one meal of rice during the entire journey. By the end of the march, which was punctuated with atrocities committed by the Japanese guards, hundreds of Americans and many more Filipinos had died.
The day after the surrender of the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese, the 75,000 Filipino and American troops captured on the Bataan Peninsula begin a forced march to a prison camp near Cabanatuan. During this infamous trek, known as the “Bataan Death March,” the prisoners were forced to march 85 miles in six days, with only one meal of rice during the entire journey. By the end of the march, which was punctuated with atrocities committed by the Japanese guards, hundreds of Americans and many more Filipinos had died.
Bataan Death March begins
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WWII World War Two
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World History
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Philippines
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I heard stories from my uncles about the liberation of the Philippines. One was on the ground the other was in the Navy helping ferry some of the men out. Most of the prisoners were little more than walking skeletons.
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My father was with McArthur when he returned. Told of working with the Hukbalahap to push out the Japs, then stayed to keep the Hukbalahap in check.
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