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My Hitch in Hell: A Soldier Recounts the Bataan Death March in WWII
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On this episode of Our American Stories, after the fall of the Philippines in World War II, more than 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers were captured by Japanese forces and forced to endure the brutal Bataan Death March. Over 30 percent of these POWs died in captivity, compared to just three percent of Allied POWs held by the Germans. In his powerful firsthand account, Dr. Lester Tenney recounts one of WWII’s darkest chapters and his miraculous survival against all odds. A special thanks to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans for providing this archival audio.
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Chapters
1. My Hitch in Hell: A Soldier Recounts the Bataan Death March in WWII (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:07:27)
3. Marker 02 (00:17:56)
4. Marker 03 (00:27:25)
3469 episodes
Manage episode 480904353 series 2943947
On this episode of Our American Stories, after the fall of the Philippines in World War II, more than 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers were captured by Japanese forces and forced to endure the brutal Bataan Death March. Over 30 percent of these POWs died in captivity, compared to just three percent of Allied POWs held by the Germans. In his powerful firsthand account, Dr. Lester Tenney recounts one of WWII’s darkest chapters and his miraculous survival against all odds. A special thanks to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans for providing this archival audio.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. My Hitch in Hell: A Soldier Recounts the Bataan Death March in WWII (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:07:27)
3. Marker 02 (00:17:56)
4. Marker 03 (00:27:25)
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