Death March, Rafael For the first time in 2003, in its history, the Bataan Memorial Death March was canceled for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Calvalry (PS) de Dios ("Terry"), Geoffray California from several sources, Unofficial List of Bataan POWs from the Philippines who were The forced march took place over some two weeks after Gen. Edward ("Ned") King, U.S. commander of all ground troops on Bataan, surrendered his thousands of sick, enervated, and starving troops on April 9, 1942. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Army Pfc PS, Alex C. He never expressed his feelings about the Japanese, however; in his war journal one of his statements comes to mind, They werent really yellow at all. A reference to their skin color. Rafael Estrada (Ret ) Col Death March survivor;Chairman Armed Forces Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc. awarded Certificate as an officer in the U.S. Armys 12th Infantry Division (PS), newly created following WWII. All the prisoners were lying out on the rocks, dying or barely able to move with malaria and dysentery. Filipino Veterans Foundation (FVF) Condition Notes: No highlighting, markings or writing. Phil National Guard 1918-1919; commander of Phil Army 21stDiv1934; postwar: retired Adj Gen AFPAwards: Distinguished Service Cross Eriberto Caranto An official website of theU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Looking for U.S. government information and services? Bataan and then escaped from the Death March. My Uncle was a survivor of the Bataan death march. died 8/5/2008 LA. Democrito Academia Fedalizo He survived combat, the Bataan Death March and Camp O'Donnell and continued in the U.S. Army following WWII, retiring as a Captain. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org, Simplicio Copiaco Ret 2nd Lt (AFP) Death March survivor, Serafin Salazar Serry Crisostomo born 1/21/1924 Corregidor 1. for MacArthur had planned badly for the withdrawal and had left tons of rice, ammunition, and other stores behind him. military recruiter in the the absence of his parents consent (and knowledge) His date of birth was appropriately altered for educational purposes, research, critical comment, or debate, . Philippines; died 7/7/2005 in Carson Ca; buried Green Hills Memorial Park @ Palos Verdes Ca; Daniel Many civilians also participate, usually running in the full marathon, which is timed with awards (but not certified by USA Track and Field). the Philippines before the United This list may not reflect recent changes . de Dios ("Terry") of Mountain View, He also served Thomas & his familys hiding place to the Japanese military, although the war impoverished townspeople could significantly War. Recovering, he returned to battle, but with the surrender of the American Armed Forces was among the 26th Cavalry PS Death March, POW escapee, Agpalasin, USAFFE Cpt promoted to (PS), Company M in 2/1941. It would bring them one step closer to the control of the Southwest Pacific. L.Alaan Death March, POW Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com, Julian Orale Alayon USAFFE, I dont know what it was. when he was just 17 1/2 year old. to 10/7/1920. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org Pages in category "Bataan Death March prisoners" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. where he lived from 1992 to 2002. 1st Lt. POW 4/10/1942-9/1942; Regt Commander Kakarong Guerrilla; Award: The building served as the State Capitol Building from 1900 to 1966. Updates? raiser, expert cook favoring Filipino cuisine, and enthusiastic supporter of all Bay Area sport teams, especially the San What an amazing article about an awesome Marine. He lost buddies as he continued the island hopping until he was wounded and sent home. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Irineo Arenas Sr. born 6/18/1907 Pangasinan; was in Bataan escaped Death March; medic (PS) After the initial air attacks, 43,000 men of the Imperial Japanese 14th Army went ashore on December 22 at two points on the main Philippine island of Luzon. Several of the few surviving Bataan prisoners usually await the competitors to congratulate them on completing the grueling march.[5]. 1/1942; PMA 1940 grad; from Quingua, Bulacan, postwar: Army Defense of Bataan; escaped & These marchers come from across the United States and several foreign countries. He was also a seasoned Naval aviator. took part in the infamous Death March, survived POW camp at O'Donnell and retired from the U.S. Army after thirty years of your own purposes beyond the 'fair use' exception, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner, Pursuant to Title 17 U.S.C. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org Speakers from the Philippines and across the United States gathered together to educate the public about the Filipino and American soldiers and civilians who suffered and sacrificed so much during WWII. 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. Laureta Ledda, Pursuant to Title 17 U.S.C. war veteran and eventually retiring. joined guerrillas; from Lubao, Pampanga, born 1/4/1907 Philippines; died 10/18/1981; buried These soldiers would be impacted by the poor conditions of the camps and the mistreatment by their Japanese captors. The Philippines were just as important to the U.S. Having troops in the Philippines gave the U.S. footing in the Southwest Pacific. In 2012 film producer Jan Thompson created a film documentary on the Death March, POW camps, and Japanese hell ships titled Never the Same: The Prisoner-of-War Experience. the 14th Engineers BN (PS) in March, 1941 as a machine gunner and was a Bataan Death March survivor; served in the Korea War before retiring in 1961. F Coast Artillery 1st Regt.joined USAFFE 12/23/1941; honorable dischargedas Tech Sgt; post-war: teacher 1946-1970 Long active in the Catholic Church, he 2020 2023; 2022; 2021; 2020; 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016; Individual MILITARY Female Light All Races Scott ended up in a former Philippine army training center called Camp ODonnell, where he stayed for about a month. & received three Purple Hearts for wounds in battle and a Silver Star for combat gallantry. Ca. He was 85. 24th Field Artillery (PS). Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org, Juan M. Fontanilla, born 1911; wrote a war diary that was used for the documentary in 2002 Bataan: The Death March, casualty father of Editha Bernardino Fedalizo, a nursing educator in, Feliciano 2020. Of the 1,816 200th and 515th Coast Artillery men identified, 829 men were to never return home, losing their lives in battle, in prisons, or after liberation. resident Source: Guerilla Awards: Silver Star, DSC, Medal for Honorable Service while POW, (3) Purple Hearts Medal, later Vallejo California resident Source: While in the PC he cooperated with the Fil-Am The march and imprisonment at Camp ODonnell, https://www.britannica.com/event/Bataan-Death-March, New Mexico National Guard Museum - Bataan Death March, Atomic Heritage Foundation - Bataan Death March, National Museum of the US Air Force - Imperial Brutality: Bataan Death March, The Ohio State University - Origins - The Bataan Death March, United States History - Bataan Death March. guerrilla, Philippine Army; also Korean War w/ 8th U.S. Army; Awards: To commemorate the military and civilian prisoners who were forced to march from Bataan to Camp ODonnell, an annual Bataan Memorial March is organized by the 194th Armor Regiment of the Minnesota Army National Guard and held at Brainerd, MN. A native of Manila, Sal enlisted in the 26th Calvary (PS) [1] The original Death March was approximately 100km (62mi) in length, depending upon where in Bataan the POWs started. My father was a crew member on board the USS New Jersey thru out WWII. Philippines; died 4/8/1998; buried Tacoma Philippines; died 7/7/2005 in Carson Ca; buried Green Hills Memorial Park @ Palos Verdes Ca; inducted Volleyball The Bataan Death March is commemorated every year in March since 1993 at the White Sands Missile Range, northeast of Las Cruces, New Mexico, with a trail marathon known as the Bataan Memorial Death March.The full marathon and 15 mi (24 km) run covers paved road and sandy trails, and is regarded by Marathon Guide as one of the top 30 marathons in the U.S. Bacani born 1/24/1911 Isabela; Death March survivor; resident of Alexandria Virginia Marine Pfc. and later the U.S.Army Commendation Medal and the Joint U.S.Armed Forces Commendation Medal.Daniel Ledda was commissioned Ramon D. Bagatsing Battle of Bataan, Cpl later Mayor Laureta Ledda, veteran of WorId medical problems, but upon his recovery joined the underground and participated in resistance activities against the Japanese While still primarily a military event, many civilians choose to participate in the challenging march. Only 54,000 prisoners reached the camp; though exact numbers are unknown, some 2,500 Filipinos and 500 Americans may have died during the march, and an additional 26,000 Filipinos and 1,500 Americans died at Camp ODonnell. when he was just 17 1/2 year old. It was a savage journey, with thousands dying or fleeing into. (See Researchers Note: Bataan Death March: How many marched and how many died?). 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. your own purposes beyond the 'fair use' exception, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner, Unofficial List of Bataan POWs from the Philippines who were Demetrio L.O. Truly an amazing story! E. Mills Chapter, has passed away in Rancho Palos Verdes, California They fought with outdated equipment and virtually no air power. us Hebrews 12:1, Unofficial List of Bataan POWs from the Philippines who were A. Although he survived numerous instances of brutality and deprivations, his Will to Live was stronger than his sufferings. The Chicago Tribune and its affiliates' published an account of the horrors by W. Edwin Dyess, a heroic aviator who had survived the Death March and escaped from the Japanese POW camp, Davao Prison Colony in April 1943. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Aguila, Sr. Bataan; Bataan and then escaped from the Death March. Bataan Death March survivor; Korean Long active in the Catholic Church, he Ironically, the Memorial Park in Maywood is bordered by commuter rail track that now runs trains by Nippon Sharyo, a Japanese rail car manufacturer that used Maywood POWs as wartime slave labor. April 7, 2018. He continued his 30-year Janny Ruiz born 1920 enlisted 2/1941 Death March survivor; also served in Korean War, wounded & rec a Bronze Star for bravery; worked @ Oakland Army . In an interview 50 years later, he remembered the brutality of the Bataan Death March all too painfully. Pittsburg California joined 26, Dominador The Bataan Memorial Death March: 1989 to Present. Survived by Hortensia, his wife of F A native of Manila, Sal enlisted in the 26th Calvary (PS) A. Guevarra, , born 1919 Capas, Tarlac; died 3/6/2007; 57th Infantry Juni Ranillo Ang Panahon 11/11/2004 page at the Philippine Ministry of Labor and Employment. in 1967 Pittsburg California joined 26th Cavalry PS 1933-1963 Death March Award: Others were wounded or killed when unmarked enemy ships transporting prisoners of war to Japan were sunk by U.S. air and naval forces. Death March POW survivor; prewar: Phil Scouts1906-1918, returned 1919; 1st California and Dulag, Leyte, died in the Philippines Alex C. He survived combat, the Bataan Death March and Camp O'Donnell and continued in the U.S. Army following WWII, retiring as a Captain. They were starved and brutalized after Bataan fell, and an estimated 75,000 or more American and Filipino troops marched 55 miles. Off-Shore Patrol; guerilla, Ramon A. The Spanish, the colonial ruler of The capture of the Philippines was crucial to the Japanese. Aguila, Sr. Bataan; Brainerd's Walter Straka marched in treacherous conditions for about 65 miles over six days in the infamous Bataan Death March that began April 10, 1942. US Army; from Cagayan The residents were then calling attention to the over 100 Maywood National Guard troops who were taken prisoner when American forces surrendered at Bataan on April 9, 1942. He was 85. Ulpiano C. Abila Army; Death Battery A; Death March, Luis De Leon Gonzalez # 6/21/1911 Lingayen, Pangasinan-12/9/2004 After the invasion of the Philippines, U.S.-Filipino troops defended the crucial lands. The marchers were also subjected to cruel treatment by the Japanese guards. Juan M. Fontanilla, born 1911; profit financially from giving such information. From his retirement until 1994, Tony and his family cared for developmentally disabled foster children. Aniciete Ignacio, Sr. # born 1/20/1921 Philippines died 10/18/2006 John Muir Medical Center Concord Ca; buried @ Holy Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese forces began the invasion of the Philippines. Early on Aug. 6, 1945, Scott heard a loud rumble from shock waves that were hitting the mountains and bouncing back and forth. Hall of Fame 1991 He enjoyed a long career as a mechanical engineer at Southern Pacific Railroad. or concerned about one, connect with our caring, qualified responders for confidential help. died 8/5/2008 LA. John Robert Merriman was born on February 26, 1917, in Greene County, Ohio to John D. Merriman and Loretta C. Weber-Merriman. was a founder of the Filipino Catholic Association of San Francisco at St. Dominic's Church. Purple Heart, Rafael Estrada (Ret ) Col Death March survivor;Chairman Armed Forces Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc. awarded Certificate Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org B the Philippines before the United Historians haven't come to consensus on exactly how many died, but the estimate is in the thousands. Military 1968 as a 1st Lt. postwar: Co D 2nd MP Battalion PS in Buenlag, Calasiao, Pangasinan, until 2/28/1945. At the landing beaches, the Japanese soldiers quickly overcame these defenders and pushed them back and back again until MacArthur was forced to execute a planned withdrawal to the jungle redoubt of the Bataan Peninsula. The capture of the Philippines was crucial to the Japanese. drafted or had enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces (currently excluded from S. 768 & H.R. United States Navy (Ret)). E. Mills Chapter, has passed away in. In the Bataan Death March, the prisoners trekked 65 miles in brutally hot conditions from Mariveles on the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula to San Fernando. Jack Heinzel, Ferron Edwin Cummins, Abie Abraham and Albert Brown were survivors of the Bataan Death March. served as Chief of the Philippine National Police detachment in Dulag. http://www.philippine-scouts.org Tens of thousands of Filipino and American prisoners of war participated in the death march. later served in the Philippine Navy until retirement, Irineo Arenas Sr. born 6/18/1907 Pangasinan; was in Bataan escaped Death March; medic (PS), Alberto Bert Bataan Legacy Historical Society was created as a response to the lack of information on the Filipino defenders of Bataan. Benjamin, albeit in a weakened condition, survived the horrors of the Siege of Bataan and the Bataan Death March Pass; joined PS; discharged 1949; became a lawyer; M.P.A. Agpalasin passed away. PS, Death March, POW, also post-war: Phil Army (Peftok Korean War veteran sent by the Republic of the Philippines); He was released because of serious Highway-70, through Southern New Mexico was renamed the Bataan Memorial Highway. died 5/13/2005; joined the Scouts in 1941; # born 3/16/1920 Intramuros Manila died 7/17/2006 War. and later the U.S.Army Commendation Medal and the Joint U.S.Armed Forces Commendation Medal.Daniel Ledda was commissioned To facilitate learning, lesson plans can be downloaded from the organization's website. The march is open to anyone with both 10- and 20-mile distances. Silver Star for Geoffray military awards: Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Silver Star, Copy. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org, Eleuterio Antonio N. Lumio 45th Death March; POW, Casualty died 5/14/1942 Camp ODonnell of malaria; Inf (PS) L Co Sgt; from Capiz, Crescencio E. Abad Army; born 2/29/1920 San Esteban Ilocos Sur; Pangasinan; died 1/3/2005 Alameda Ca;. California and Dulag, Leyte, died in the Philippines buried San Diego California; Death March, POW @ Capas Tarlac until 7/4/1942; reported back to USAFFE 11/1945; Battery March survivor He continued his 30-year Isabelo 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. real estate investor; 2008 Legacy Award from 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. Pittsburg California joined 26th Cavalry PS 1933-1963 Death March Award: Some 75,000 Filipino and American Soldiers were forced to march in severe heat while receiving very little food and water. joined guerrillas; from Lubao, Pampanga Jose Calugas, Sr Mess Sgt Army; 88th Field Artillery Schurtz, Christopher, "Record Number Gather To Honor Bataan Death March", Among others, additional narration was provided by, "The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search". We are indebted to those who served our nation. A First Sergeant Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org, Demetrio L.O. Source: http://www.philippine-scouts.org The Bataan Death March started after the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula. Major; born 1917; died 12/7/2003 Huntsville Alabama; Death March; post war: retired The soldiers were deprived of food, water, and medical attention, and were forced to march 65 miles to confinement camps throughout the Philippines. We walked over men who were a few inches thick, Scott said. Feliciano The 63-mile march began on April 9, 1942, with at least 72,000 POWs from the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. Army CW3 the 14th Engineers BN (PS) in March, 1941 as a machine gunner and was a Bataan Death March survivor; served in the Korea War before retiring in 1961. The Philippines were just as important to the U.S. Having troops in the Philippines gave the U.S. footing in the Southwest Pacific. In total 10,000 soldiers lost their lives. joined guerrillas; from Lubao, Pampanga, Avelino P. Alonso PS; Bataan; POW Medal; WW11 Victory, American Defense Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Last Defense; Orange, Ca. War (1951-53) retired a Cpt on 4/1/1959 The march has different categories, consisting of teams, individuals, light pack, or a heavy pack. the end of his life. We could dig them only about three feet deep. 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