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#15. Bataan, Hollywood, & Europe: The Unique WW2 Journey of Nurse Eunice Hatchitt

Listen and subscribe to Left Behind on the following apps: Army nurse Lt. Eunice Hatchitt started WW2 caring for wounded men in a primitive battlefield hospital on Bataan. Escaping The…

#14. The Audacious and Creative War-Time Strategies of Henry Goodall

From hiding a Navy ship in plain sight to forming a make-shift navy from scavenged boats and machine guns – Lt. Commander Henry Goodall’s war tactics took military creativity to new heights.

#13. This Rag-Tag Group of Sailors Saved Bataan. Here’s how…

You’ve never heard a WW2 story like this. In early 1942, a rag-tag group of Navy sailors, aviators, and Marines -- armed with scavenged weapons, bright yellow uniforms, and unconventional tactics -- set out to stop the Japanese

#12. The Final Transfers of Sailors McManus, Hutchison, and Hall

Wounded, weak, and starving after 3 years in captivity, could these 3 sailors survive their last transfer?

#11. Johnny Wheeler and the Last Cavalry Charge in US History

Go inside the last cavalry charge in US history. Using detailed sources, eyewitness accounts, and more, you'll be transported to Bataan Peninsula, January 16, 1942.

#10. Stranded in Manila: The Frances Long Story

21-year-old Frances Long was just passing through Manila when WW2 broke out – stranding her there. Then US forces left the city...abandoning her to an occupying enemy army.

#9. How John Burk’s Past Saved Him from Execution

John Burk languished for 3 months in a dungeon. He was sentenced: Execution. But then...his past came back to save him!

#8. Arthur Lazcano and Gordon Fontaine Sabotaged the Japanese…and Lived to Tell

4 US Sailors were left behind in Manila to sabotage the Japanese. Then they hid in plain sight for more than a year. But what would happen when the Japanese leaders found out?

#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.