The Bataan Death March

by Denise FrisinoArmed Forces, Bataan Death March, Pacific Theatre, World War IIPosted on One 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 …

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Battle of the Bismarck Sea

by Denise FrisinoAir Force, Armed Forces, Army, Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Marines, Navy, Pacific Theatre, World War IIPosted on One Comment

On February 19, 1942, when the Japanese Empire first attacked Darwin, Australia, killing 200 people, the necessity to keep shipping lanes open between the U.S. and our ally, Australia, became critical. This battle to maintain control of the South West Pacific waterways would spread across many islands and years. Three American GI’s lie dead on …

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