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	Bataan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon.
		The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north.
		The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bataan (688 words)

	BATAAN DALNET
		Bataan peninsula is located southwards from the western shores of central Luzon, forming the enclosed and well-sheltered Manila Bay to the east that is nearly cut off from the open China Sea in the west.
		Bataan fell to Japan on April 9 and was retaken by an American force on February 17, 1945.
		Bataan, then known as Vatan, was part of the vast Capampangan Empire that included what now are the provinces of Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, and some portions of Bulacan, Zambales and Pangasinan, These coastal villages were inhabited by natives who were predominantly fishermen, farmers and craftsmen.
	www.tambayanet.com /bataan/about.html (2302 words)

	Bataan Death March - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bataan Death March was a war crime involving the forcible transfer of prisoners of war, with wide-ranging abuse and high fatalities, by Japanese forces in the Philippines, in 1942, during World War II.
		Meanwhile, Allied forces elsewhere in the Philippines fought on, and the column of prisoners marching from Bataan was accidentally shelled by US guns defending Corregidor to screen the Japanese artillery movements.
		After the surrender of Japan in 1945, Homma was convicted by an Allied commission of war crimes, including the atrocities of the death march out of Bataan, and the atrocities at O'Donnell and Cabanatuan that followed, and executed on April 3, 1946 outside Manila.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bataan_Death_March (676 words)

	Battling Bastards of Bataan
		The memorial was built by the organization known as "The Battling Bastards of Bataan" to honor those American men who died at Camp O'Donnell, while prisoners of the Japanese.
		It is as much a part of Bataan as the participants in that battle.
		Bataan, Corregidor, and the Death March: In Retrospect
	home.pacbell.net /fbaldie/Battling_Bastards_of_Bataan.html (466 words)

	Decision To Withdraw to Bataan
		Bataan, recognized as the key to the control of Manila Bay, was to be defended to the "last extremity."
		Provision had to be made to supply the six sectors during the initial phase of operations, to withdraw supplies into Bataan, and to establish there a supply base capable of supporting defensive operations by a force of 31,000 men for a period of six months.
		Under War Plan ORANGE the movement of supplies to Bataan was to begin immediately on the outbreak of war and continue until the depots and warehouses there had been stocked with sufficient supplies to sustain a garrison of 43,000 men for six months.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/70-7_06.htm (8043 words)

	Bataan Diary
		Bataan Diary is based on these and other original documents, interviews with the participants and their descendents, and more than five years of the author's research into these remarkable events.
		Bataan Diary: An American Family in World War II 1941—1945 is not a diary at all, although the author bases it partly on two diaries kept by a husband and wife.
		Bataan Diary: An American Family in World War II, 1941-1945 is a well-documented story of resistance and survival during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
	www.bataandiary.com /book.htm (3065 words)

	LHD-5 Bataan
		BATAAN (LHD-5) is the fifth ship to be christened into the WASP (LHD-1) Class of U.S. Navy Multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ships, being built for the United States Navy by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
		Bataan was expected to return to Norfolk in the early spring after offloading embarked Marines and equipment in the CENTCOM AOR.
		Bataan returned to Norfolk Naval Station and was, following this, working to obtain all the requisite certifications and qualifications to begin her training cycle in preparation for a future deployment.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lhd-5.htm (1711 words)

	How the battle went in Bataan
		The difference between the campaigns was that the Americans retreated to Bataan, whereas the Japanese forces retreated to the mountains around Baguio where large units could not be used to their best advantage.
		Delaying actions were fought to permit withdrawal to Bataan, the bloodiest of which was fought by the 11th and 21st Divisions on the Porac-Guagua line.
		The first defensive in Bataan was the Hermosa-Dinalupihan line, where on 6 January 1942 the 71st Division, the American 31st Infantry Regiment and the 26th Cavalry Regiment fought off the pursuing enemy.
	www.corregidor.org /chs_bataan/bataan1.html (1394 words)

	Bataan Death March - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Meanwhile, Allied forces elsewhere in the Philippines fought on, and the column of prisoners marching from Bataan was accidentally shelled by US guns defending Corregidor.
		Packed into boxcars to travel from to, the number of prisoners was further diminished by malaria, heat, dehydration and dysentery.
		On June 6, 1942 the Filipino soldiers were granted amnesty and released, while the American prisoners were moved to another camp at Cabanatuan.
	www.elpasoderobles.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bataan_Death_March (590 words)

	Bataan Day
		Although American trucks were available to transport the prisoners, the Japanese decided to march the soldiers to their destination.
		The distance a captive had to march was determined by the point at which he started on the trail.
		Bataan Day is a national holiday in the Philippines when large groups of its citizens solemnly re-walk parts of the death route and pay homage to the victims of the March.
	www.seasite.niu.edu /Tagalog/Cynthia/festivals/bataan_day.htm (683 words)

	USN Ships--USS Bataan (CVL-29)
		USS Bataan, an 11,000-ton Independence class small aircraft carrier built at Camden, New Jersey, was begun as the light cruiser Buffalo (CL-99).
		During April-June 1944, Bataan took part in attacks on Japanese positions in New Guinea, the Caroline, Mariana and Bonin Islands and in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
		Bataan recommissioned in May 1950, and was soon involved in transporting aircraft to the Korean war zone.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/cvl29.htm (886 words)

	USS Bataan Family and Friends Day
		The USS Bataan was named for the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines in the Second World War.
		This was followed by the Bataan Death March, a 65 mile forced march of the survivors to Manila, several weeks in a POW camp and then a trip in the "Hell Ships".
		The first, the USS Bataan CVL 29, was an Independence class light carrier that was commissioned in November 1943 and earned six battle stars in World War II and seven battle stars during the Korean Conflict.
	www.hgriggs.com /bataan.html (2976 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Bataan (CV 29) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bataan was commissioned 17 November 1943, Captain V. Schaeffer in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
		Bataan returned to the United States, arriving at New York 17 October 1945, and was assigned to "Magic Carpet" duty.
		Bataan continued operating between Japan and Korea throughout the summer of 1952 carrying personnel and supplies to the fighting area and launching strikes against the enemy.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv29-bataan/cv29-bataan.html (493 words)

	THE SACRIFICE OF BATAAN
		On 24 January 1942, Bataan was ordered to send food to the already well-stocked Corregidor which had a six-months supply for 10,000 men.
		Not only submarines could have supplied Bataan, and the Asiatic Fleet stationed at Manila had the largest submarine force in the U.S. Navy, but large supply ships could have stood off in the south islands and fast coast-runners could have brought the supplies to Bataan at night.
		Some clue to his thinking was his suggestion of surrender to MacArthur rather early on in February, "I authorize you to arrange for the capitulation of the Filipino elements of the defending forces..." This discloses intent.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/6315/bataan.html (2095 words)

	Amazon.com: Bataan (1943) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bataan was made at MGM, and the principal setting, a jungle clearing overlooking a strategic bridge, stinks of the soundstage.
		In that respect, "Bataan" is again remarkable, as the violence is graphic and shocking, particularly for the period in which the film was made.
		BATAAN accomplished its goal of getting Americans involved on many levels, not the least of which was to stir up hatred against a clearly recognizable enemy.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6301966279?v=glance (2096 words)

	HyperWar: History of USMC Operations in WWII, Vol. I:Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, Part IV [Chapter 2]
		Bataan Peninsula was an ideal position from the viewpoint of a force committed to a last-ditch stand.
		Until the Japanese were ready to renew their assault on Bataan in late March, the severity of the enemy shellings from Cavite was not great enough to be effective in halting the construction and improvement of beach defenses on Corregidor.
		All night long the water between Bataan and Corregidor was lashed with falling debris and fragments from the explosions.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/I/USMC-I-IV-2.html (5552 words)

	Bataan (1943) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Most notably, "Bataan" stands out for perhaps the best and most violent hand-to-hand combat footage ever filmed, certainly the best of its era.
		Also, and often neglected in reviews, is that "Bataan" featured a fully INTEGRATED Army: a Jew, a fl, an Hispanic, a Filipino, and so on.
		"Bataan" could not even be shown in parts of the South in the 1940's due to this.
	www.imdb.com /Title?Bataan+(1943) (458 words)

	Bataan-surrender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While the situation on Bataan was very serious, the soldiers tried to have some brief moments of fun.
		A priest celebrates Mass at the open-air chapel of Lourdes in an army hospital on Bataan.
		On April 7, the nurses on Bataan (over sixty were assigned to the Philippines before the war) were evacuated to Corregidor.
	history.acusd.edu /gen/st/~ehimchak/surrender2.html (679 words)

	http://www.qando.net/ - USS Bataan: the dog that didn’t bark?
		Bataan WAS ordered to prepare - which they did with breakneck speed - and once ready were told to wait, bobbing offshore (less than TEN miles offshore) like a toy the "Big Kids" weren’t ready to play with just yet.
		Bataan is currently underway in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 100 miles South of New Orleans.
		And we were here on Sunday, and by Monday, the Bataan was present, as well as federal helicopters started arriving Monday to assist in the search and rescue and the sustainment operation, that that is the timeline as it was executed in the process.
	www.qando.net /details.aspx?Entry=2515 (5657 words)

	OUTLINE OF EVENTS
		For the remaining three years of their captivity, the Defenders of Bataan were spread throughout the various slave labor camps in Japan, Korea, China, and the Philippines, until each camp was individually liberated, in 1945.
		There were many reasons for this: by the time the Defenders of Bataan came home, the US had already heard a multitude of war stories about the great battles in the Pacific and in Europe.
		The death rate amongst the Defenders of Bataan was much higher, because of their weakened condition, prior to their capture.
	home.pacbell.net /fbaldie/Outline.html (1945 words)

	Bataan Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bataan Peninsula has been an important place in the history of the Second World War, when it was bitterly fought over by the Japanese and the Allies.
		The Fall of Bataan ion April 9, 1942 is remembered with respect and has been designated a national holiday.
		There are seven memorials and monuments to remind one of the terrible loss of life such as the 300ft high cross on Mount Samat, near the provincial capital Balanga.
	www.regit.com /regitour/philipin/intplace/bataan.htm (157 words)

	Joe Bataan (1942 - )
		Joe Bataan is a musician from New York, of Filipino and African American descent.
		Bataan was busted for riding in a stolen car and spent five years in New York's Coxsackie State Prison.
		A keyboardist and vocalist, Bataan had his first hit in 1967 with "Gypsy Woman." He found an audience eager for the exotic rhythms of salsa paired with the familiar comfort of English lyrics.
	www.jahsonic.com /JoeBataan.html (974 words)

	Ghost of Bataan
		For the next four months on Bataan, the 31st Regiment fought a seemingly hopeless, but valiant battle against overwhelming, Japanese air, sea and land forces.
		After rescue of the 6th Rangers in January 1945, in the office of General Douglas MacArthur in Manila, Abie agreed to stay in the Phillippines and exhume the remains of KIA's and murdered Americans, many of whom SGT Abraham knew in the flesh.
		During exhuming of graves on Bataan, a Japanese-Filipino came over to Abraham stating that the Japanese in the jungles wanted to surrender knowing the war was over and many were sick.
	www.ghostofbataan.com (484 words)

	The Bataan Death March
		Lester I. Tenney a survivor of the Bataan Death March as a POW during WW II.
		Unfortunately for the men on the Bataan march, the Japanese plan for the evacuation of their captive prisoners was based on three assumptions, all of which proved to be without merit.
		The jungles of Bataan were known to have the heaviest infestation in the world of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
	www.think.org /pow/the_march.html (11469 words)

	AllRefer.com - Bataan (Philippines Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		There is a pulp and paper mill, a large fertilizer plant, and an oil refinery (established there in 1961).
		Early in World War II (Dec., 1941–Jan., 1942), the U.S.-Filipino army withdrew to Bataan, where it entrenched and, despite the lack of naval and air support, fought a gallant holding action that upset the Japanese timetable for conquest.
		Homage is annually paid these victims on Bataan Day, a national holiday, when large groups of Filipinos solemnly rewalk parts of the death route.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Bataan.html (286 words)

	USS BATAAN (LHD 5) Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To be the most capable warfighting platform to help win the war on terrorism in order to preserve our freedoms, the freedoms of our families and future generations.
		In addition to well deck operations, Bataan Sailors are training in damage control, combat systems operations and general seamanship.
		Bataan expects to return to her homeport of Norfolk, Va. In early March.
	www.bataan.navy.mil (144 words)

	Bataan
		BATAAN DEATH MARCH SURVIVORS -- Present at the Masonic Home in Bloomington for a special Veterans Day program featuring Phil Brain were other survivors of the Death March in the Philippines at the beginning of World War II.
		The American forces were in place by January 2, and the troops got two meals a day for a month and then just one meal a day as rations became scarce.
		In April, the Japanese launched an all-out attack on the depleted and starving American and Filipino forces on Bataan.
	www.mnlegion.org /paper/html/bataan.html (1011 words)

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