Bataan Death March
I am not sure when this horrible ordeal all began. Was it just after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor or was it when World War II began? Many of the survivors of the Bataan Death March believe it began in March of 1942. This was when General MacArthur received orders to leave his US Army forces and escape to Australia. The army forces were left under the command of Major General Edward king at the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula. It was not more than a couple of months, when the odds against the American – Filipino troops remaining on Bataan become overwhelming. On the tragic day of April 9, 1942, Major General King surrendered all forces on the peninsula. The Japanese took thousands of prisoners almost immediately. With Allied fighters spread throughout Bataan, it would be days before the word of surrender could reach them all. Many troopers refused to believe that the news of United States surrender was real, and some retreated further into the mountains and continued to fight. When Japanese forces enter the village of Mariveles, they had captured 76,000 American – Filipino
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Hitch Hell, Death March, Major King, Mike Weaver, Bataan Peninsula, Major Edward, , death march, Camp ODonnell, War II, Jesse Knowles, prisoners forced march, day night, mike weaver, hitch hell, prisoners forced, bataan death, forced march, american –, american – filipino, american prisoners, bataan death march, – filipino,
Approximate Word count = 736
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
