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On Mon. 13 Apr 1942 US and Filipino prisoners of war began to be march.....

1942-04-13

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US and Filipino prisoners of war began to be marched from Balanga for Orani in Bataan, Philippine Islands. To the south, Japanese artillery continued the bombardment of Corregidor island.

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