They refused to die : true stories about World War II heroes in the Philippines, 1941-1945 / Fidel L. Ongpauco ; illustrated with sketches by the author
Title
They refused to die : true stories about World War II heroes in the Philippines, 1941-1945 / Fidel L. Ongpauco ; illustrated with sketches by the author
Subject
Philippines--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines.
Description
Compilation of newspaper and magazine articles by Col. Ongpauco, a PC officer , Bataan veteran and keeper of the records at Camp O’Donnell.
The articles, vignettes about World War II incidents and personalities, mostly military, cover the defense of the Philippines, the Death March and Prisoner of War camp, guerrilla and liberation operations. Ongpauco knew the people he wrote about personally and had access to some of their papers; he also wrote about some of the Americans and Japanese he met. Among the persons he wrote about were former President Ferdinand Marcos, Jose Calugas, the Medal of Honor hero, generals and noncommissioned officers.
The section on the Death March and prisoner of war camp is illustrated by pencil sketches which were drawn by the author. Statistics from the prisoner of war camp at Camp O’Donnell are presented as an appendix.
The articles, vignettes about World War II incidents and personalities, mostly military, cover the defense of the Philippines, the Death March and Prisoner of War camp, guerrilla and liberation operations. Ongpauco knew the people he wrote about personally and had access to some of their papers; he also wrote about some of the Americans and Japanese he met. Among the persons he wrote about were former President Ferdinand Marcos, Jose Calugas, the Medal of Honor hero, generals and noncommissioned officers.
The section on the Death March and prisoner of war camp is illustrated by pencil sketches which were drawn by the author. Statistics from the prisoner of war camp at Camp O’Donnell are presented as an appendix.
Creator
Ongpauco, Fidel L.
Publisher
Philippines : Vera-Reyes, Inc., 1982
Date
1982
Format
24 x 16 cm.
Type
Softbound
Identifier
096903671X (pbk.)
Call Number
D 736 O54
Accession Number
13956
Pagination
369 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Ongpauco, Fidel L., “They refused to die : true stories about World War II heroes in the Philippines, 1941-1945 / Fidel L. Ongpauco ; illustrated with sketches by the author,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed September 9, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/283.