Bataan Death March: April 9, 1942
Americans Surrender to the Japanese
On April 9, 1942 the American-Filipino army surrendered to the Japanese. Numbering more than 70,000, it was the largest American army in history to surrender. Some, however, refused to become prisoners and fled, joining a resistance movement in the Philippines. While fighting in Corregidor continued, the Japanese led their prisoners on a forced march out of the Bataan. This "Death March" led the captured men more than sixty miles through intense heat with virtually no food or water. Between 5,000 and 11,000 of the prisoners died on the march to Camp O'Donnel.
Camp O'Donnel
Camp O'Donnel was an American Air Force base in the Philippines. During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Camp O'Donnel was the final destination of the Bataan Death March and was used as an internment camp for American and Filipino prisoners. The prisoners were worked and malnourished and death was an everyday occurrence. Around 2,200 Americans and 27,000 Filipinos died at Camp O'Donnell.
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