In the early days of World War II, Vicente and Marcos Mocorro -- father and son – together defended Corregidor Island from Japanese attacks, while enduring the enemy’s debilitating bombing runs on an island under siege.
Chet and Grace Britt were still newlyweds when the US Army evacuated her from The Philippines Islands in spring 1941.
While she joined the home front war efforts, she had no idea the horrendous things Chet experienced once Bataan fell.
I’ve been working toward creating the Left Behind podcast for nearly 20 years. Seems strange, but it’s true. And it’s part of my answer to the question ALL the time:…
Daily life at O’Donnell was marked by disease, malnutrition, and uncertainty and became yet another of Japan’s WW2 atrocities. But 2 POWs formed an unbreakable group -- which was, perhaps, the only reason they survived.
On April 12, 1942, Japanese forces dishonored themselves – by massacring more than 350 unarmed, bound Filipino officers and non-coms, who had surrendered the day before.
It became known as the Pantingan River Massacre.
Two brothers served together on Bataan and endured the Bataan Death march, on to be separated in horrendous work camp. But they both did the impossible -- they returned home. This is their survivor story.
Ray Hunt was forced onto the Battan Death March. But he wasn’t going to let his enemies determine his fate. At great risk to himself, he escaped the march and joined the island's largest Guerilla organization.
On April 9, 1942, three American prisoners of war, their hands bound behind their backs, were photographed by a Japanese soldier.
This is the story behind that iconic photo.
In the final hours before Bataan surrendered to an unthinkable fate, two men undertook harrowing escape attempts from Bataan.
One with permission. One without.