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#7. The Ill-Fated Engineers of Company C

Company C, 803rd Engineers, had 166 servicemen on its roster when WW2 began. Only 38 returned home. 75% of servicemen in Company C died in battle, on the Bataan Death march, or in POW camps. This is their story.

#6. Dominador Figuracion — First to Confront the Japanese Invasion

More than 50,000 native Filipino servicemen were captured when the US surrendered The Philippines. More than half never made it home. Among those Filipino POWs was 21-year-old cavalryman Private Dominador Figuracion, who was among the first confront the Japanese invasion army.

#5. The Heartbreaking WW2 POW Escapes of US Marines Sontag and Miller

US Marines Brooks Miller and Louis Sontag escaped Japanese forces 3 times -- brazenly defying their captors. But could they escape the consequences of their brave defiance?

#4. How Don Robins Miraculously Escaped the First B-17 Lost in WW2

On the morning of December 10, 1941, Captain Colin Kelly piloted his B-17 “Flying Fortress” Bomber into widespread public glory and the things of legends. But his co-pilot Lt. Don Robins' story is nothing short of miraculous.

#3. Ralph Brown — The First Chaplain Honored in WW2

While everyone else ran for cover, Chaplain Ralph Brown drove straight into the bombs, machine gunning, and destruction of Japan’s first attack on The Philippines. Those actions made him the first chaplain in WW2 to receive the Distinguished Service Cross – the military’s second highest honor.

#2. Lester Tenny’s 7 Decade Quest

Captured by Japanese forces in the early days of World War 2, Lester Tenney endured the Bataan Death March and spent 3 years and 6 months in POW camps. Then he spent the next 70 years seeking apologies.

#1. Frank Pyzick: The US Marine Who Announced World War 2

Major Frank Pyzick announced the war's start to the US Marines, then spent 40 months in POWs camps -- Oh, yeah, and he also destroyed a navy base and survived 2 shipwrecks.