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1942 Battle of Bataan ends w/ fall to Japanese....
1942 Battle of Bataan ends w/ fall to Japanese....
Item # 713860
April 10, 1942
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 10, 1942
* Battle of Bataan ends
* Allies surrender to Japanese
* Philippines Campaign
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATAAN EPIC ENDS AS JAPANESE HORDES OVERWHRLM U.S. SOLDIERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. This Japanese capture would lead to the infamous Bataan Death March soon after.
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.
source: USO: The Battle of Bataan ended on April 9, 1942, when Army Major General Edward P. King surrendered to Japanese General Masaharu Homma. About 12,000 Americans and 63,000 Filipinos became prisoners of war.
What followed became known as the Bataan Death March — one of the worst atrocities in modern history.
Category: World War II