Battle of Bataan

The Battle of Bataan – The Battle of Bataan ended on April 9, 1942, when Army Major General Edward P. King surrendered to Japanese General Masaharu Homma. About 12,000 Americans and 63,000 Filipinos became prisoners of war. What followed became known as the Bataan Death March—one of the worst atrocities in modern history, USO.org.  In …