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The Bataan Death March [a] was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of around 72,000 to 78,000 [1] [2] [3] 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.
Capas National Shrine in Capas, Tarlac. The Philippines being one of the major theaters of World War II, has commissioned a number of monuments, cemeteries memorials, preserved relics, and established private and public museums, as well as National Shrines, to commemorate battles and events during the invasion, occupation, and liberation of the country.
The area where the Bataan Death March ended was proclaimed as "Capas National Shrine" by President Corazon Aquino on 7 December 1991. [1] The shrine encompasses 54 hectares (130 acres) of parkland, 35 hectares (86 acres) of which have been planted with trees each representing the dead, at the location of the former concentration camp.
A boxcar used during the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March, displayed at the Capas National Shrine in Tarlac Province, north of Manila. - Kyodo News/Getty Images
The Bataan Death March saw thousands of U.S. and Filipino troops killed as they were forced to march through perilous jungles by Japanese captors.
Pages in category "Bataan Death March prisoners" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
It is the only statue in the U.S. dedicated to the heroes and survivors of the fall of Bataan and Corregidor and the Bataan Death March . Bataan Elementary School in Port Clinton, Ohio commemorates the 32 men from the Port Clinton area who were victims of the march. Bataan Death March Memorial Park in Spokane, Washington
Afterward, prisoners were forced on a 65-mile march, later known as the Bataan Death March, from the peninsula to a prisoner-of-war camp that resulted in thousands of deaths along the way, while ...