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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World War II – The War Over Los Angeles

by Denise FrisinoBattle of LA, World War IIPosted on 3 Comments

The heavens were clear the evening of February 24, 1942, but Los Angeles, California was on high alert. The Japanese enemy was lurking in the waters off shore, somewhere. At this point during World War II, the Japanese forces had swept through Asia, Burma, into parts of Borneo, with the Philippine Islands swiftly falling. Japan …

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