Tag: Death March

Capas Railroad Station, Death March Landmark

#01. The Capas Philippine National Railroad (PNR) Station before WWII, captured from the Internet. ———————————————————— The Capas Railroad Station was a landmark in the WWII Death March. From Wikipedia: Upon arrival at the San Fernando railhead, prisoners were stuffed into sweltering; brutally hot metal box cars for the one-hour trip to Capas, in 43 °C (110 °F) […]

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Willibald Bill C Bianchi, a Casualty of WWII, Hell Ship Enoura Maru

Zf402. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willibald Charles Bianchi[1] (March 12, 1915 – January 9, 1945) was an officer in the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Bataan, Philippines during that country’s capitulation to Japanese forces during World War II. After the action near Bagac in the Bataan Province, Bianchi […]

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