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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…

Tags: 192nd Tank Battalion, Bataan, Bilibid Prison, Cabanatuan, Camp Murphy, Camp O’Donnell, Death March, hell ship Melbourne Maru, Lipa, personal account – American, Philippine defense campaign, POW experiences

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