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Bataan Death March
Prisoners during the Bataan Death March, 1942.
The Bataan Death March began on April 9, 1942, following the surrender of U.S. and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula by Gen. Edward King.1
The forced march, which involved approximately 76,000 prisoners of war, originated primarily from Mariveles at the southern tip of the peninsula. The captives were forced to march north toward a rail head in San Fernando before being transported to Camp O’Donnell.1