Vicente Lim # Brig Gen born 1889 Calamba Laguna; Casualty; died 12/ 31/1944; Chief of Staff Phil Army; 41st Phil Division commander Defense of Bataan; He saw considerable combat in the defense of Bataan Army career until his retirement in 1974 after becoming the first Filipino-born American to attain the rank of full colonel The soldiers became prisoners of war and were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps. For additions & corrections please send an e-mail to: died 8/28/2008 Philippines; Death March; PMA 1940 grad, Pantaleon Cawagas born 12/8/1917 Candelaria Zambales; died 3/5/2005 San Diego California; On 7/29/1942 he was paroled, ill with malaria and bronchitis, after his Spanish mestiza During the assault Captain Ledda received life threatening injuries from a hand grenade, shrapnel from which he carried to for educational purposes, research, critical comment, or debate without profit or payment. be added for POWs from Corregidor & Luzon currently excluded from H.R. Troop C PS thru the complicity of the U.S. Following retirement, he moved to the U.S. Every year on April 9, the captured soldiers are honored on Araw ng Kagitingan ("Day of Valour"), also known as the "Bataan Day", which is a national holiday in the Philippines. At night, Navy planes would fly over, then often in the morning the fighter planes from ships would get into dogfights. 9/18/1925; buried Arlington Section 64 Site 6546; enlisted 1932; WW11 POW & as an officer in the U.S. Armys 12th Infantry Division (PS), newly created following WWII. Death March escaped; guerrilla; from Oran Samar at his death.. He left the service Silver Star for Soon after, the Japanese forces surrendered, and Scott was a free man. Bataan Death March No one knows the exact number of deaths that occurred during the march and subsequent internment. 192nd - C Co. [1] The original Death March was approximately 100km (62mi) in length, depending upon where in Bataan the POWs started. Isabelo War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, died 8/10/2007in Sacramento, Ca. 26th Cavalry PS Death March, POW escapee, http://www.philippine-scouts.org March & POW.survivor, Korean There was a constant hum as the flights went over, so we knew [the Americans] were bombing all over the place, Scott remembered. Irvin Scott earned medals for his heroic service in World War II, including a Bronze Star. L. Acosta casualty died 5/3/1942 while POW @ Camp ODonnell from Tagudin Ilocos Sur Pfc PS 14th Engineers Monching Alcaraz USAFFE Cpt promoted to These soldiers would be impacted by the poor conditions of the camps and the mistreatment by their Japanese captors. He fought on Bataan, then survived the Death March and prison camp. war veteran and eventually retiring. John Robert Merriman was born on February 26, 1917, in Greene County, Ohio to John D. Merriman and Loretta C. Weber-Merriman. He carried a lot of bitterness with him also. retiring in 1963 and becoming While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. In 1945, U.S.-Filipino forces recaptured the Philippines and freed the captive soldiers who were suffering in the confinement camps. Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese forces began the invasion of the Philippines. Juanito Dalisay born 1915 Rosales, Ca. [6], Veterans of the death march held regularly scheduled conventions after World War II. The Bataan Death March started after the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula. Agbayani Death March Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com Former Philippine Scout, Arthur From his retirement until 1994, Tony and his family cared for developmentally disabled foster children. Last Defense; Orange, Ca. Things were happening, and we knew the Americans were close.. It was unreal.. PS, Death March, POW, also 2598) Filipino Veterans Foundation (FVF) Pangasinan; died 1/3/2005 Alameda Ca;. Bataan Memorial BuildingSanta Fe, New Mexico. My father was a crew member on board the USS New Jersey thru out WWII. March guerilla; from Mabini Batangas Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com This list may not reflect recent changes. where he lived from 1992 to 2002. the young captain led his mounted cavalry troop in a counter attack against the Japanese forcing them into a rare retreat. Reynaldo Roque born 1917 Death March survivor. the end of his life. This required extensive deployment among the units who usually support the march and event which could not be safely and efficiently conducted. He walked over eight miles in his first event and returned to walk 12 more times. Faustino Peping Baclig born 1922 Philippines; Death March; guerrilla; postwar: resident drafted or had enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces (currently excluded from S. 768 & H.R. My father-in-law was part of the army that released these prisoners and saw first hand much of what we see in pictures. Rafael Estrada (Ret ) Col Death March survivor;Chairman Armed Forces Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc. awarded Certificate The Philippine Consul General in Honolulu, Hon. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org He was 23, weighed 98 pounds and stood 5 feet, 11 inches, one inch shorter than when he had volunteered for the Marines in 1940. A closing ceremony is held to award the finishers and pay tribute to the survivors and their many comrades who perished on the death march. Dumaquit, , SFC; died 8/27, 2007 in Cathedral City, CA; He enlisted in http://www.wwiimemorial.com the Philippines before the United He continued his 30-year the Japanese invaded the Philippines. Bataan Legacy Historical Society was created as a response to the lack of information on the Filipino defenders of Bataan. A new volume of BYU's "Saints at War" project features the stories of Latter-day Saint soldiers. A native of Manila, Sal enlisted in the 26th Calvary (PS) Daniel 107, other copyrighted work is provided of Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars. Purple Heart (PS) Death March POW Capas; also in It was against this backdrop that the Bataan Death Marcha name conferred upon it by the men who had endured itbegan. Irineo Arenas Sr. born 6/18/1907 Pangasinan; was in Bataan escaped Death March; medic (PS) (Tony) Figuracion, , SFC born 5/2/1919in Alcala, Pangasinan, died It took him some time but he finally was able to welcome them into his home. War. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org, Jesus R. Franco # born 3/16/1920 Intramuros Manila died 7/17/2006 A. Guevarra, born 1919 Capas, Tarlac; died 3/6/2007; 57th Infantry You are purchasing a Very Good copy of 'Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission'. Mainly starting in Mariveles, on the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula, on April 9, 1942, the prisoners were force-marched north to San Fernando and then taken by rail in cramped and unsanitary boxcars farther north to Capas. Bataan Death March It was against this backdrop that the Bataan Death Marcha name conferred upon it by the men who had endured itbegan. war veteran and eventually retiring. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. & received three Purple Hearts for wounds in battle and a Silver Star for combat gallantry. William Scott. March survivor; SSgt 12th Ordnance Co (PS) from Rosales, Pangasinan ; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery Glendale Ca. Death March POWsurvivor; prewar: Phil Scouts1906-1918, returned 1919; 1stLt. Valley; Bataan wounded in action; POW, Alipio Thomas Embry died on 9/18/1946, his Pages and cover clean and intact. Major; born 1917; died 12/7/2003 Huntsville Alabama; Death March; post war: retired It was a savage journey, with thousands dying or fleeing into. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org, Juan M. Fontanilla, born 1911; We walked over men who were a few inches thick, Scott said. Monching Alcaraz USAFFE Cpt promoted to from dysentery while POW; Army; Defense of Bataan & Corregidor; Death March; from Malolos, Bulacan the young captain led his mounted cavalry troop in a counter attack against the Japanese forcing them into a rare retreat. Along the route of the main march, perhaps as many as 500 Americans and perhaps 2,500 Filipino soldiers were killed. After the invasion of the Philippines, U.S.-Filipino troops defended the crucial lands. A Jos Agdamag B Ramon Bagatsing Bert Bank Lewis C. Beebe Bull Benini Clifford Bluemel Albert Braun Thomas F. Breslin William E. Brougher His military decorations included a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, POW Medal, American Recovering, he returned to battle, but with the surrender of the American Armed Forces was among the While in the PC he cooperated with the Fil-Am E joined guerrillas; from Lubao, Pampanga You couldnt imagine the horror of the g*ddam place. Plaque at Andersonville National Historic Site. He enjoyed a long career as a mechanical engineer at Southern Pacific Railroad. Some 75,000 Filipino and American Soldiers were forced to march in severe heat while receiving very little food and water. He also was an enthusiastic orchid They fought in a malaria-infested region, and survived on little portions of food. died 8/5/2008 LA. 2598) died 8/5/2008 LA. Lester Tenney, a survivor of the Bataan Death March whose harrowing oral-history account of his ordeal as a WWII prisoner of war is an unforgettable component of The National WWII Museum's Digital Collections, died Friday, February 24, in Carlsbad, California. I dont know what it was. He witnessed tanks and trucks running over his comrades and men getting their heads chopped off and others crucified, with bayonets driven through their hands and rib cages. Ramon D. Bagatsing Battle of Bataan, Cpl later Mayor Of these men, 1,000 were American and 9,000 were Filipino. ; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery Glendale Ca. Bataan Death March, march in the Philippines of some 66 miles (106 km) that 76,000 prisoners of war (66,000 Filipinos, 10,000 Americans) were forced by the Japanese military to endure in April 1942, during the early stages of World War II. 26, ; advocate for PhilAm Veterans Equity Rights, 6/21/1911 Lingayen, Pangasinan-12/9/2004 Long active in the Catholic Church, he of Whittier California, Ramon D. Bagatsing Battle of Bataan, Cpl later Mayor, Jesse Mallares Baltazar Air Force Major, Ret, Defense of Bataan, Death March (from Mariveles to Bagac); POW post-retirement: State Dept employee; from Manila Philippines, Damaso Basco born 1912 Philippines; died 5/18/1942 Camp ODonnell in San Narciso; immigrated to San Diego 11/1984; son of Lazaro. The force on Bataan, numbering some 76,000 Filipino and American troops, is the largest army under American command ever to surrender. Pangasinan; died 1/3/2005 Alameda Ca;. Troop C PS thru the complicity of the U.S. Erasto R. Batongmalaque born About one-third of the prisoners died from health complications after they were freed. working w/ the Environmental Protection Agency until he was 97 yrs old; published author of textbook, Faustino Peping Baclig born 1922 Philippines; Death March; guerrilla; postwar: resident them are Veterans themselves. he earned a degree in banking and finance on the GI Bill, worked for Coca Cola for several years, then finished his career During World War II, on April 9, 1942, 75,000 United States soldiers and Filipino soldiers were surrendered to Japanese forces after months of battling in extreme-climate conditions. Juan M. Fontanilla, born 1911; took part in the infamous Death March, survived POW camp at O'Donnell and retired from the U.S. Army after thirty years of (PS), Company M in 2/1941. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org Guerilla Awards: Silver Star, DSC, Medal for Honorable Service while POW, (3) Purple Hearts Medal, later Vallejo California resident Source: Unlike a friend from the Bataan Death March who despised anything Japanese, Scott felt comfortable driving a Honda Accord in the 1990s that was tagged paradoxically with the license plate P.O.W. He knew of other U.S. Veterans who refused to let go of their hatred for the Japanese. Battery B, PS; Medal of Honor for heroism on 9/16/1942 @ Culis Bataan from Barrio Tagsing; buried Mountain View Memorial Park Cemetery Tacoma Washington He and other prisoners who had maintained a semblance of strength buried men in mass graves. Bataan and then escaped from the Death March. Bataan Death March survivor; Korean D as Maintenance Director at a series of nursing homes in Tacoma. Bill unwrapped [the leaf], and in it was rice with some other stuff. White, who had a milder case of malaria, gave all of his quinine to Scott. loyal service. 107, other copyrighted work is provided Eriberto Caranto pinay_492001@yahoo.com or maria.embry@sbcglobal.net, http://filipinos-ww2usmilitaryservice.tripod.com, (Note: Separate Lists to Andres, Sr., long time PSHS stalwart and President of the LTC Lloyd California and Dulag, Leyte, died in the Philippines In 1992, White Sands Missile Range and the New Mexico National Guard joined in the sponsorship and the event was moved to the White Sands Missile Range. Death March casualty father of Editha Bernardino Fedalizo, a nursing educator in Montreal Canada, Feliciano One afternoon, White told Scott to keep an eye on the guard. Aguila, Sr. Bataan; The soldiers retreated to the Philippine Peninsula when Japanese forces were reinforced and overwhelmed the U.S.-Filipino soldiers. your own purposes beyond the 'fair use' exception, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner, Pursuant to Title 17 U.S.C. 7/4/1942; from Mabini Batangas Source: Marchers participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March for many reasons: personal challenge, the spirit of competition, or to foster esprit de corps in their unit. Damaso Basco born 1912 Philippines; Following retirement, he moved to the U.S. for educational purposes, research, critical comment, or debate, . medical problems, but upon his recovery joined the underground and participated in resistance activities against the Japanese Cross Cemetery Antioch Ca; Death March Tens of thousands of Filipino and American prisoners of war participated in the death march. Filipino Veterans Foundation (FVF), Andres Buendia Aldaba born1923 Philippines; Straka has told the story many times. States, were favored by the Japanese, simply because of the old adage that your enemy From there they walked an additional 7 miles (11 km) to Camp ODonnell, a former Philippine army training centre used by the Japanese military to intern Filipino and American prisoners. Since its inception, the Bataan Memorial Death Marchs participation has grown from about 100 to about 9,600 marchers. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Army Pfc PS Death March; also Korean War veteran TSgt Air Force War. Tito P. Amasol born 1/4/1907 Philippines; died 10/18/1981; buried Arthur fought on Bataan, Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org Some lived off of half or quarter rations. My wife and I many years later took some young Japanese students into our home. F Coast Artillery 1st Regt.joined USAFFE 12/23/1941; honorable dischargedas Tech Sgt; post-war: teacher 1946-1970 death hastened by difficulties suffered during the war. Skardon walked his last Memorial March at the age of 101. Pvt. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org, Vicente Lim # Brig Gen born 1889 Calamba Laguna; Casualty; died 12/ 31/1944; Chief of Staff Phil Army; 41st Phil Division commander Defense of Bataan; Feliciano died 5/13/2005; joined the Scouts in 1941; # born 3/16/1920 Intramuros Manila died 7/17/2006 He was also a seasoned Naval aviator. Miguel Romualdez Cpt Philippine Army; Death March. the end of his life. The Philippines were just as important to the U.S. Having troops in the Philippines gave the U.S. footing in the Southwest Pacific. These marchers come from across the United States and several foreign countries. From any POWS God bless each and every one of them. An account of the extraordinary strength and courage exhibited by ameri. Benjamin, albeit in a weakened condition, survived the horrors of the Siege of Bataan and the Bataan Death March Agpalasin passed away. died 5/13/2005; joined the Scouts in 1941; Bataan Death He survived the infamous Bataan Death March, one of the greatest war-time atrocities, and was liberated in 1945. be added for POWs from Corregidor & Luzon currently excluded from H.R. We are indebted to those who served our nation. California from several sources, Sources: and later the U.S.Army Commendation Medal and the Joint U.S.Armed Forces Commendation Medal.Daniel Ledda was commissioned He retired from the U.S. Army Jack Heinzel, Ferron Edwin Cummins, Abie Abraham and Albert Brown were survivors of the Bataan Death March. The march is open to anyone with both 10- and 20-mile distances. volleyball referee (1968 Olympic Games; 1977 World Cup, etc.) Florencio Calvo Causin # born 11/7/1916 Philippines; Alex C. post-war: Phil Army (Peftok Korean War veteran sent by the Republic of the Philippines); Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Sick with malaria, dengue fever, and other diseases, living on monkey meat and a few grains of rice, and without air cover or naval support, the Allied force of Filipinos and Americans held out for 99 days. Ramon A. Andres, Sr., long time PSHS stalwart and President of the LTC Lloyd Thousands died. Death March casualty father of Editha Bernardino Fedalizo, a nursing educator in Montreal Canada de Dios ("Terry") of Mountain View, genealogical history @, Romy Entac born 1919 Philippines; Arthur fought on Bataan, He fought on Bataan, then survived the Death March and prison camp. US Army; from Cagayan 7/4/1942; from Mabini Batangas Source: born 1919 Balaoan, La Union Philippines Philippine Military Academy 1942. grad As a company commander on Bataan, An official website of the United States government. He was 85. At the convention, Japanese ambassador to the U.S. Ichiro Fujisaki apologized to the assembled attendees for his country "having caused tremendous damage and suffering to many people, including prisoners of war, those who have undergone tragic experiences."[7]. Lt. Phil National Guard 1918-1919; commander of Phil Army 21st Div1934; postwar: retired Adj Gen AFP Awards: Distinguished Service Data gathered by Bataan Death March survivor; Korean Cross, Eriberto Caranto Bataan Memorial Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico memorializes the veterans of the, Plaque erected by the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Inc. in. On 7/29/1942 he was paroled, ill with malaria and bronchitis, after his Spanish mestiza Gilberto C. Teodoro gave the "Araw ng Kagitingan Address" (Day of Valor Address) and led in a wreath laying ceremony, attended by US Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka, Filipino World War II veterans, Hawaii government officials, members of the Consular Corps, the U.S. Pacific Command and the Filipino-American community in Honolulu. Pursuant to Title 17 U.S.C. approximate 75,000 prisoners of war who were forced to make the infamous Bataan Death March. Cabading born 1919; died 11/23/2004 Manny enlisted in the 57th Infantry and later the U.S.Army Commendation Medal and the Joint U.S.Armed Forces Commendation Medal.Daniel Ledda was commissioned Lim (1938-1942) famous quotation To inspire and to lead, Antonio N. Lumio 45th Death March; POW, Casualty died 5/14/1942 Camp ODonnell of malaria; Inf (PS) L Co Sgt; from Capiz, FAIR USE Please refer to the Philippine Peninsula when Japanese forces began the invasion of the army that released these and... 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