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The Angels of Bataan (also known as the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor" and "The Battling Belles of Bataan" [1]) were the members of the United States Army Nurse Corps and the United States Navy Nurse Corps who were stationed in the Philippines at the outset of the Pacific War and served during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942 ...
The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.
The Battle of Bataan is referenced among important battles of American history in the song The House I Live In, sang by Frank Sinatra in the film of the same name and later taken up by Paul Robeson and various other singers: "The little bridge at Concord, where Freedom's fight began, / Our Gettysburg and Midway, and the story of Bataan".
The Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan para sa Corregidor), which occurred from 16 to 26 February, 1945, pitted American forces against the defending Japanese garrison on the island fortress. The Japanese had captured the bastion from the United States Army Forces in the Far East during their 1942 invasion.
Mims said the soldiers fought the Japanese in Manila and Corregidor, an island off the Bataan Peninsula. He became a prisoner of war after American forces surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942.
During the war the efforts of Filipino and American defenders during the Battle of Bataan were widely covered by the press, [11] as were the actions of the 100th and 442nd Infantry. [65] After the war, the efforts of the 442nd continued to be lauded, [ 66 ] with the 1951 film Go for Broke! portraying their endeavors. [ 67 ]
Battle of Bessang Pass 9 January 1945; Raid at Cabanatuan 30 January 1945; Battle of Bataan (1945) 31 January 1945; Battle of Manila (1945) 3 February – 3 March 1945; Battle of Corregidor (1945) 16–26 February 1945; Battle of Baguio (1945) 21 February 1945; Raid at Los Baños 23 February 1945; Invasion of Palawan 28 February – 22 April ...
Apr. 6—More than 1,800 New Mexicans fought the Japanese army in the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines. In the end, after the infamous 65-mile Bataan Death March and years in prisoner of war ...