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Bataan Death March

Bataan Death March. Some Facts. WW II The first five months of fighting the war against the Japanese were tough. The Japanese seemed unstoppable. Americans and Filipinos fighting Japanese together on Bataan Peninsula. Surrender at Bataan.

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Bataan Death March

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  1. Bataan Death March

  2. Some Facts • WW II • The first five months of fighting the war against the Japanese were tough. • The Japanese seemed unstoppable. • Americans and Filipinos fighting Japanese together on Bataan Peninsula.

  3. Surrender at Bataan • General MacArthur ordered to abandon American and Filipino troops to go to Australia. • At 12:30 pm., April 9, 1942 Brigadier General Edward King surrendered to Japanese. • Japanese force more than 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers to march almost 80 miles in the blazing heat.

  4. Facts on Death March • Begins April 10, 1942 • March lasted for about a week. • Americans and Filipinos were already weary, hungry and thirsty. • Some affected by malaria.

  5. Arrival at Starting Point of March

  6. More Facts • The American and Filipino prisoners were stripped of their weapons. • If found to have any article that could have belonged to a Japanese soldier they were immediately killed. • If fell on march soldier could be shot on site or beheaded-atrocities not uncommon for Japanese to commit. • Rarely allowed to rest, eat or drink.

  7. Stops Along the Way • Mariveles to San Fernando • Move north from southern tip of Bataan Peninsula. • Once survivors arrived at San Fernando they were forced into hot, smelly, and crowded boxcars, where many more died. • Arrived at Capas, and marched to Camp O’Donnell.

  8. Map of Death March

  9. Death Toll • It is said that 10,000-14,000 American and Filipinos died on the Bataan Death March.

  10. Survivors of Death March • Forced to work for years as slaves in Japanese labor camps. • Forced to stay in prison camps with miserable conditions. • Many died.

  11. In Memoriam • Day of Valor, many Filipinos march along the route taken by American and Filipino soldiers over sixty years ago.

  12. In The End • Bataan remains the largest surrender of American fighting forces in the nation’s history. • After the war, General Masaharu Homma was tried as a war criminal, convicted and executed.

  13. Bibliography Beidler, Peter. “Bloody Mud, Rifle Butts, and Barbed Wire: Transforming the Bataan Death March in Silko’s Ceremony.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal 28 (2004): 23-33. Cervone, John P. “Remembering the Bataan Death March.” Military History 5 (1999): 30- 37. Haskew, Michael E. “Bataan Death March survivors seek Japanese corporate compensation.” World War II 6 (2001): 6-8.

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