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Guest of the emperor : 1941 to 1945 in the Philippines, surviving the war, and as a POW, Bataan death march, Cabanatuan, Davao Penal Colony, the “Hell Ships” / William D. Chalek
Chalek was a pilot in the 2nd Observation Squadron, Far East Air Force, based in Nichols Field, when the war started. He describes flying reconnaissance missions in the early days of the war, and the difficulties encountered; he was in Bataan during…
No Uncle Sam : the forgotten of Bataan / Tony Bilek, in collaboration with Gene O'Connell
Bilek joined the US Army Air Corps in 1940 and was assigned to the 2nd Observation Squadron based at Clark Field. He was an eyewitness to the bombing of the field on the first day of the war, and subsequently saw action in Bataan. Like many survivors…