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World War Two, Battan, Palawan, and POW's
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World War Two, Battan, Palawan, and POW's
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Battling Bastards of Bataan "The Battling Bastards of Bataan, No Mama, No Papa, No Uncle Sam, No aunts, no uncles, no cousins, no nieces, No pills, no planes, no artillery pieces, And nobody gives a damn!" by Frank Hewlett, 1942. 
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The Palawan Massacre
Prisoners of War The Corregidor Hymn During World War II, American patriotism reached a height that has never been experienced - before or since. Sometimes, the patriotism of combat troops took the form of letters and songs. An unnamed Marine from the 4th Marine Division wrote the following lyrics to the tune of the ' Marines' Hymn,' just before going into battle in Corregidor. The author of "The Corregidor Hymn" was captured by the Japanese in the battle, which ended 6 May 1942, and was never seen again. "First to jump for holes and tunnels And to keep our skivvies clean, We are proud to claim the title of Corregidor's Marines. "Our drawers unfurled to every breeze From dawn to setting sun. We have jumped into every hole and ditch And for us the fightin' was fun. "We have plenty of guns and ammunition But not cigars and cigarettes, At the last we may smoking leaves Wrapped in Nipponese propaganda leaflets. "When the Army and the Navy Looked out Corregidor's Tunnel Queen, They saw the beaches guarded by more than one Marine! Worth reading-Links Worth a visit Ben Steele--Prisoner Of War Chronicles Worth a visitBataan, Corregidor, and the Death March Worth a visitGreatest Blunder the History of War Worth a visitRemembering the Batan Death March Worth a visitSilent are the Guns-The Guns of Corregidor Worth a visitReport of Japanese Atrocities, Bataan Death March, Palawan Massacre Native Americans and WW 2 Today in 1942: A U.S. government press release says 40 percent more Native Americans have enlisted to fight in World War Two than have been drafted. Altogether, 25,000 Indians will serve in the U.S. armed forces, including 800 women. The United States Marine Corps employed Navajo volunteers in communications security roles in the Pacific Theater during World War Two. The Japanese were never able to break the code when the Navajo spoke in their native language. Navajo Code Talkers "The 80-year-old Cache man not only was able to endure the Bataan Death March after the fall of the Philippines to Japan in World War II; he was able to survive four years of near starvation and slave labor. His story.. Bataan Remembered In the Philippines, a Choctaw scout will escape from the Japanese at the battle of Corregidor, and lead underground guerrilla forces until the war ends. The Oneidas, Chippewas and Comanches will be able to block Japanese decoding of military information by dispatching messages in their tribal languages. Navajo Code Talkers will be instrumental in the landing at Guadalcanal, where they will send and receive reports from field commanders. American Indian Medal of Honor Winners Native Americans in the U.S. Military Battan..The horror! Working on the railroad. The Japanese have classified these men fit for heavy labor. They are aged 19 to 23. POW George Aspinal took the picture with a secret camera and kept the film hidden till they were freed. The following graphic is very disturbing, please monitor children. Fit for heavy labor... Only two out of every five of those that began the Death March survived. Four percent of the American and British held prisoner by the Germans died, while an astounding 27 percent held by the Japanese had not survived. There were 22 German defendants during the Nuremberg Trials; 11 were given the death penalty, 3 were acquitted, 3 were given life, and 4 were given sentences of up to 20 years. The Tokyo prosecution began in May of 1946, all were eventually found guilty. Of the 25 Japanese defendants, 7 were given death by hanging, 16 received life sentences, and 2 were given periods of years. Please support: SUPPORT FOR COMPENSATING P.O.W. VICTIMS OF BATAAN DEATH MARCH Additional Information on the Law Suit filed on behalf of former prisoners of war. Lawyers Target Japanese Abuse By the year 2000, Germany will have paid out 102 billion D.Marks in restitution and compensation to the victims of the Nazi regime. Germany has faced up to its legal and moral obligations. Not so Japan. Denying its wholesale massacres and thieving by its moronic hordes, the Japanese Government officials hide behind their bland smiles and polite bows and think 'Japan Number One, other countries Number Ten'. No other nation in the world imposes such a distorted view of history on its school children. For over fifty years, Japan has denied its abuses of Human Rights and refuses to pay any compensation to its victims, especially the survivors of its 250,000 sex slave program. (At this moment a few survivors are fighting for compensation in the Japanese courts). Until Japan faces up to its responsibilities, civilized nations everywhere must regard it with some suspicion. However, a citizens group in the Japanese city of Kyoto, have erected a 'Monument of Apology and Friendship' in the city square of Calbayog, on the island of Samar in the Philippines. The city was occupied by the 16th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army during the war. The monument bears the inscription 'The citizens of Kyoto apologize for the invasion by the Army of the Emperor and pledge their friendship'. It is believed that this is the first time the Japanese have apologized for their actions during World War 11. The first written apology (to South Korea) was presented by the Japanese Prime Minister, Keizo Obuchi, on October 9, 1998, to South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. |
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