This article and accompanying videos are part of a series that will delve into the history of the Bataan Memorial Death March ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of U.S. and Filipino troops were killed after being forced into a perilous march through the jungles of Philippines as ...

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, the Philippines and never-completed atomic energy station, sits on a peninsula hours north of Manila, flanked by Subic Bay and Manila Bay. Courtesy of Daniel Obra ...

On April 9, 1942, the combined American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Army. The American and Filipino troops were suffering from a combination of ...

A 20-year-old soldier from Louisiana who died as a prisoner of war during World War II has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Monday. U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph C. Murphy was ...

Editor’s note: On April 9, 1942, during World War II, approximately 10,000 American and 62,000 Filipino soldiers laid down their arms on the Bataan peninsula, Philippines, and became prisoners of war.

A Wilmington native who died while being held as a prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II has been positively identified through analysis of his remains, U.S. military officials said this ...

Pvt. Lester Tenney of Illinois’ 192nd Tank Battalion felt lucky. The Japanese officer’s sword missed his head and neck. Although he was left with a large gash on his shoulder, medics could quickly sew ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico - In March 2020, just days before the Bataan Memorial Death March was to be held, organizers made the decision to cancel the event because of COVID-19 concerns.