On April 9, 1942, the United States experienced its largest military surrender, followed by the infamous Bataan Death March.

March 11: General MacArthur is ordered to leave the Philippines. April 9: U.S. surrenders Luzon. Bataan death march: the Japanese march prisoners of war five to nine days north to Camp O'Donnell.

The “Battling Bastards of Bataan” were ordered to capitulate. During the hours leading to the surrender on April 9, 1942, the senior American officer in the Philippines ... was transformed into an ...

Ortega, a Bataan March survivor. The folded flag Ortega Jr. carried flew over the elder Ortega's last prison camp in Japan. "The flag is made out of the red, white and blue parachutes that were ...

On April 9, 1942, the United States experienced its largest military surrender, followed by the infamous Bataan Death March.