Last survivors of Bataan Death March recount tales of valour
Of the estimated 80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war who took part in the infamous Bataan Death March 76 years ago, only three are still alive. Records at the …
Of the estimated 80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war who took part in the infamous Bataan Death March 76 years ago, only three are still alive. Records at the …
A 102-year-old war veteran, who saved two wounded American pilots in 1944, has finally been rewarded for his bravery. Third Lieutenant Jesus Barracoso received the medals from the Philippine Veteran …
A Filipino-American war veteran who survived the infamous Bataan Death March and continued to fight the Japanese with resistance forces has died aged 100. Ramon Regalado fought in the desperate …
Tributes have been paid to the last living Czech survivor of the Bataan Death March, who is still going strong at 97. To mark Karel Aster’s birthday, the Czech Embassy in …
Lester Tenney, an Army tank commander who survived the Bataan Death March and spent his life campaigning for a Japanese apology, has died aged 96. When his ordeal as a prisoner …
Plans have been announced to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the infamous “Bataan Death March”… with a fun run along the route of the wartime atrocity. It has also been …
Jesse Baltazar, a leading advocate for WWII Filipino soldiers, died at a hospital near his home on April 12. He was 95. Baltazar was a survivor of the Bataan Death March, …
Former soldier and airman Jesse Baltazar received the Purple Heart on Tuesday, more than 70 years after he was wounded in action in the Philippines and forced to participate in …
Ann Agnes Bernatitus was born in January 1912 in Exeter, Pennsylvania, and joined the United States Navy in 1936. In 1940 she was assigned to the Philippines where she admits: …