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Foreword

Introduction



The Road to Bataan

The Bataan Death March

The San Fernando Train Ride

Camp O'Donnell

Clark Field Concentration Camp

Bilibid Prison

The Hell Ships

Japan

The Nomachi Express

Camp Nomachi

Surrender, Liberation, and Repatriation

The Homecoming



Epilogue

In Memoriam



Extra:
Bataan Death March Route Map



Extra:
Philippine Department of Tourism



Extra:
Star Tribune:
March of Time

("Article of Interest" for 4-6 Grade Basic Skills Reading Test Prep)



Extra:
Footprints in Courage
(A Book About Alf Larson and the Bataan Death March)



Extra:
Alf's Letter to God



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 Comment by Emily Dorset Ensminger on 02/28/2010 @ 03:08:49 GMT

My dad, Virgil Jackson (\\\"Jack\\\") Dorset, M.D., was captured by the Japanese on Bataan and survived the war to return to his family.  He was a physician with the U.S. Army Medical Corps.  I have in my possession original documents, correspondence and pictures.  Does anyone remember him?  EManning38@comcast.net

 Comment by Jonathan Gener on 02/15/2010 @ 06:19:48 GMT

Im Jonathan Gener and I would like to share that Jovie Narcise will be holding a Bataan death March Ultramarathon in honor of the soldiers who participated in that historic event. it will be held at march 6 and 7 at the philippines.

 Comment by Tom Eck on 02/10/2010 @ 14:15:47 GMT

Ps. If you have any helpful  info please re: the last comment about my Uncle Edddy Rotter then please email me at tweck321@msn.comlooking for a way to verify his name n any memorial for Bataan/ Corregidor.

 Comment by Tom Eck on 02/10/2010 @ 14:11:07 GMT

My Uncle Eddy Rotter was involved in the death march to the best of our knowledge.The family did get a wire from the war Dept. that he was a pow. One of my sisters has a box of his items but I can\\\'t find yet. He entered out of Chicago,Illinois. I need to know if all the men in the march were listed at a memorial.To Alf and your family thankyou for your service to our country.Thanks for any help finding info about my Uncle.

 Comment by Jill on 02/03/2010 @ 09:00:15 GMT

Hello..I am a 3rd year high school student and I\\\'m wondering if me and my groupmates could ask for permission in using the interview of Mr.Rick Peterson with Mr. Alf Larson. We have a project in our Social Studies subject and are wondering whether we could use your interview as our resource.We also have questions of our own, but we are hoping for your permission first. We hope you could give us a prompt reply. Thank you,

 Comment by Jeannette Gunn on 01/25/2010 @ 02:56:42 GMT

I am looking for information on Capt. Kenneth Paul Wetzel.  He was medical personnel.  He was killed possibly while trying to save POW\\\\\\\'s a Japanese prison ship and was part of the Death March before transfer to the prison ship.  His sister Yvonne passed away  at 95 taking much of the story with her.  We would like to put the whole story together and if possible confirm one of the two accounts that appear in Naval records.  Because if he did die trying to save POW\\\\\\\'s then he deserves his star.  Thank you.

 Comment by Eena on 01/14/2010 @ 00:04:10 GMT

Hello my name is eena i am a 10 yr old 5th grade student and doing a project on the bataan march.if anybody can help me with an interview or some good facts i would really appreciate it so much. this is very important to me because i am a filipino and was born there too. i would love to grasp a part of my history for future references if you can give me an insight or some facts pls. contact me via email at eenanonot@yahoo.com thank you so much!

 Comment by Tom Jackson on 01/12/2010 @ 13:01:06 GMT

Thanks for your service.

 Comment by stenotholus on 01/12/2010 @ 04:20:58 GMT

Re:
Everett Allred.
Yes, his ashes were returned to the US government and buried in the Manila American Cemetery.  Go to the American Battle Monuments web search page:
http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php

 Comment by Carol Lynds on 01/04/2010 @ 07:49:04 GMT

My great uncle, Everett Allred survived the March of Bataan and died at Camp Hirahata.  We have a letter from the Buddhist Priest at the Jugangi Temple, dated 1966, stating that his ashes were sent home.  We had never known this.  Does anyone know if this is actually true or if their ashes were left in Japan?  I have the original letter and 2 contrived postcards from the camp. clynds@sbcglobal.net

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