The Bataan Death March

We later found out that we were walking the Bataan Death March. It was around 63 miles of pain (Rosenburg, The Bataan Death March). We were treated unfairly by our enemy solders. Were were given little water and food and beaten when we didn't understand what they were commanding us to do (H. Montoya, p. 52 & p. 55) (Rosenburg, The Bataan Death March). This horrible treatment had estimated 7,000 to 10,000 deaths (Rosenburg, The Bataan Death March). The point of this march was to get the 75,000 captured American and Philippino POWs from Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell. We marched 55 miles to San Fernabdo, we then traveled by train to Capas, we then walked the last 8 miles to Camp O'Donnell (Rosenburg, The Bataan Death March). The POWs were beaten if we attempted to get water and some of the local Philippino civials would throw rice balls to us, but the Japanese enemies killed those civilians. Not to mention the heat was almost unbearable. (Rosenburg, The Bataan Death March).  Once we reached San Fernando, we were rushed into boxcars. There was so many of us in one boxcar there was standing room only. Finally we reached Capas, the remaining of us walked those few miles to Camp O'Donnell. Only 54,000 of use made it. Our treatments at the camp was no better then the treatments we had received before. That lead to even more deaths. (Rosenburg, The Bataan Death March). By the end of April, there were only 5,000 to 6,000 American prisoners of war in Camp O'Donnell (H. Montoya, p. 106)

Works Cited

Montoya, Horacio H.. Rising sun over Bataan: memoirs of war. Charleston, SC: BookSurges] ;, 2008. Print.

Rosenburg , Jennifer . "What was the Bataan Death March in World War II?." About.com 20th Century History. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/qt/Bataan-Death-March.htm>.