Australia – WWII Interviews

Battle of the Coral Sea

by Denise FrisinoBattle of the Coral Seas, Navy, Pacific Theatre, Uncategorized April 30, 2024April 23, 2024No Comments

Between the island of New Guinea and Australia lies the Coral Sea, with the Solomon Islands just beyond. While later in World War II, major conflicts would rage in the Solomon’s, the likes of Guadalcanal, few are familiar with the most important sea battle known by the Aussie’s as “The Battle that saved Australia”. The …

The Bataan Death March

by Denise FrisinoArmed Forces, Bataan Death March, Pacific Theatre, World War II April 9, 2024April 5, 2024One Comment

Having fought gallantly for four months, weak, starving, sick, exposed to the burning heat of the Philippines, roughly 60,000 Filipino troops and 11,000 – 15,000 men from the United States surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942 on the peninsula of Bataan. A fate that would claim 5,000-10,000 Filipino soldiers and about 650 American …