On the grounds of an elementary school in a small Philippine town, the fuse was lit on one of the worst war crimes of the 20th century while at the same time setting in motion one of the greatest ...

LAS CRUCES – The annual Bataan Memorial Death March, originally scheduled for next month, will once again be held as a virtual event instead of in person at White Sands Missile Range, the installation ...

POLAND — Local veteran Ron Hosler will be the guest speaker for this month’s World War II Heritage Group gathering at A La Cart Catering in Canfield on Dec. 16. Hosler was commissioned an infantry ...

After holding out since the beginning of the year, the American and Filipino defenders at Bataan can do so no more, and they ...

Paul Ruiz didn’t always have an easy time growing up as a Filipino American in the Bay Area. “I can’t tell you how many people have told me, ‘Go back to where you came from,'” says the 58-year-old ...

Pvt. Lester Tenney of Illinois’ 192nd Tank Battalion felt lucky. The Japanese officer’s sword missed his head and neck. Although he was left with a large gash on his shoulder, medics could quickly sew ...

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico - In March 2020, just days before the Bataan Memorial Death March was to be held, organizers made the decision to cancel the event because of COVID-19 concerns.

Ben Skardon, the oldest American survivor of the Bataan Death March during World War II, has died this week at the age of 104. His passing on Monday comes just days after "being informed of the ...

MIDDLETOWN — Robert K. Honshul, a member of the Army Air Force during World War II, was a prisoner of war in the Bataan Death March. But Honshul rarely, if ever, discussed the horrific war-time ...

Sgt. First Class Curt Loter, a United States Army Artist in Residence with the Center of Military History, painted his interpretation of the March 19, 2023 Bataan Memorial Death March titled “Better ...

Over 4,000 people participated in the 34th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March which was held live and in person for the first time in three years March 19 at White Sands Missile Range. The event ...