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 ...

“We are not barbarians” was the Japanese reply. A post-war trial would find the Japanese commander in the Battle of Bataan and the man responsible for the troops that carried out the Death ...

U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade Clifford H. Strickland was one of many who fought in the Battle of Bataan during World War II. Strickland and his fellow soldiers fought for 140 bitter days ...

The New Mexico State University Army ROTC Department began sponsoring the Bataan Memorial Death March in 1989 to mark when nearly 10,000 people died following the Battle of Bataan. Thousands of ...

When Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines in 1942, Jonathan Wainwright and his forces remained behind to face the Japanese.

American forces have won the second battle of Bataan. This time the enemy was beriberi, ancient scourge of the Orient’s rice-eating people, which kills hundreds of thousands every year and ...

The Battle of Bataan began Jan. 7, 1942, with Japanese forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, and lasted until the U.S. Army and Philippine forces commanded by Maj. Gen. Edward P.

The Battle of Bessang Pass is not too widely known nowadays, but it to the final surrender of the Japanese forces in the Philippines” EVERY April 9, the ...

a forced march of some 60,000 Filipino and 15,000 U.S. prisoners of war following the Japanese victory at the Battle of Bataan. It has been reported that 20,000 men died during the 65-mile trek to ...