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Post by Norman A Brown on Oct 9, 2007 23:35:34 GMT 8
Hello, Although I enlisted in the U.S. Navy and got out almost 20 years ago, my father was a WWII army veteran of Corregidor and the Bataan Death March.And though he passed away 27 years ago,I still remember some of the things he said;he was a member of the Corregidor Battery Crockett, a member of the 92nd Philippine Scouts and was bayoneted and lost an eye during the Death March. He was also on a "Death Ship" and was near the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.His name was Norman R. Brown
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Post by EXO on Oct 10, 2007 22:34:20 GMT 8
Norman,
What is now known as "The Death March" had ended a fortnight prior to the invasion of Corregidor. Many historians get this wrong (even William Manchester) and it is no wonder that family members equate honorable service upon Corregidor with it.
That the Death March took place was not known in the United States for overa year after it occurred, so complete and effective was the denial of information as to the welfare of the prisoners of the Japanese.
Regards, EXO
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