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A sack of cement [from the Bulletin of the American Historical Collection vol. 19 no. 1 (114)] [manuscript]
pp. 44- 50, a brief article on how the memorial cross and its inscription was erected in Camp O’Donnell in 1942. This article is reprinted from the November 1982 issue of "The Retired Officer."
All the way from Bataan to O'Donnell / Claro C. Gloria
A reserve officer and lawyer, Gloria was teaching at La Salle College when he was ordered to active duty in 1941. Assigned to the infantry, he was made an officer in the 1st Philippine Constabulary Regiment, 2nd Regular Division, Philippine Army, and…
Back from the living dead : an original story describing the infamous march of death, 33 months in a Japanese prison and liberation by the rangers / by Major [Bertram] Bank
Personal account of the Death March and prison camp experiences (Camp O’Donnell; Davao Penal Colony; Cabanatuan). Maj. Bank was one of those liberated by the US Army Rangers and guerrillas in January 1945.
An air corps officer who later was…
An air corps officer who later was…
Barbed-wire surgeon / by Alfred A. Weinstein, M.D.
Personal account by a medical doctor (Harvard trained and who joined the US Army in 1940) in the Fort McKinley hospital at the start of the war.
He details his experiences in the hospital in Little Baguio, Bataan; surrender on April 9; the…
He details his experiences in the hospital in Little Baguio, Bataan; surrender on April 9; the…
Bunker's war : the World War II diary of Col. Paul D. Bunker / Paul D. Bunker ; edited by Col. Keith A. Barlow, U.S. Army
Col. Bunker was a West Point graduate (MacArthur’s classmate) and, in December 1941, commander of seaward defenses of Corregidor and its satellite harbor forts.
The diary begins on January 3, 1942, and covers the siege of Corregidor in detail.…
The diary begins on January 3, 1942, and covers the siege of Corregidor in detail.…
Cabanatuan : Japanese death camp : a survivors story / by Vince Taylor
Account of Private First Class John Allen McCarty, a New Mexican who was part of the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), sent to the Philippines on the eve of the war.
Assigned to protect Clark Field, and later Bataan, from enemy…
Assigned to protect Clark Field, and later Bataan, from enemy…
Caged dragons : an American P.O.W. in WWII Japan / Robert E. Haney ; foreword by Senator John S. McCain, III
Haney joined the US Marines in 1938, in search of a different life; he was underage and lied about his age to get in. He was sent to China and became part of the “China Marines” – the 4th Marine Regiment. This regiment was sent to the Philippines on…
Captured on Corregidor : diary of an American P.O.W. in World War II / by John M. Wright, Jr.
Personal memoir of a professional US Army officer (a West Point graduate) who was an artillery officer on Corregidor. He begins his story with the surrender, and early days in Camp O’Donnell and Cabanatuan. He and several other prisoners from…
Courage on Bataan and beyond : memories of an American POW who was a slave of the Japanese during WWII for 3 1/2 years / by Abel Ortega, Jr. ; foreword by Duane Heisinger.
Account of an American Bataan veteran and POW as recorded and written by his son. Abel Sr. was in the 192nd Tank Battalion which was sent to the Philippines just before war broke out. He talks briefly about his experiences in the defense of the…
Doomed garrison : the Philippines (a POW story) / John R. Vance
Personal experiences of the Philippine defense campaign (1941-1942) from a different perspective: the author was the Finance officer of the US Army in the Philippines.
Col. Vance narrates how he came to the Philippines in 1940, and his duties as…
Col. Vance narrates how he came to the Philippines in 1940, and his duties as…