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#31. WW2’s Forgotten Atrocity
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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.
Relying on survivor testimony and later interviews with Japanese soldiers who participated in the “dishonorable deed,” this episode uncovers the details of this largely unknown war crime, which occurred during the Bataan Death March.
Cadet Pedro Felix, second from left (standing on 2nd step). with other cadets at the Philippine Military Academy, ca late 1930s.
American and Filipino POWs lined up in front of Japanese captors, likely on Bataan Peninsula., April 1942. This photo is NOT of the Pantingan River Massacre.
Hand drawn map of southwestern Bataan Peninsula, with location of Pantingan Massacre marked with a green dot and red center. The town of Bagac, near where Captain Pedro Felix and Lt. Eduardo Vargas surrendered to Japanese forces, a day before the massacre.
Pantingan Massacre Memorial marker, which is located just off the Pilar-Bagac Road, several kilometers north of the massacre site.
