The Hunt for Freedom: A Daring Death March Escape
22-year-old Raymond Hunt was captured by Japanese forces on southern Bataan in April 1942. The next day, he began the grueling forced march that would become infamously known as the Battan Death March...
11 Sep 202346min
The Truth behind This Iconic Bataan Death March Photo
On April 9, 1942, three American prisoners of war, their hands bound behind their backs, were photographed by a Japanese soldier. That photo has become the most iconic of Bataan Death March photograph...
28 Aug 202353min
“At Gunpoint if Necessary”: Two Men’s Harrowing Escapes from Bataan
In the final hours before Bataan surrendered to an unthinkable fate, two men undertook harrowing escape attempts from Bataan. One with permission. One without. But escape from Bataan is just the begin...
14 Aug 202347min
Abandoned on Bataan: Army Nurse Clara Bickford’s Final-Moment Retreat
Just hours before Bataan fell to the enemy, Clara Bickford and her fellow Army nurses were ordered off Bataan and to the relative safety of Corregidor Island. But their evacuation was marred by clogge...
31 Jul 202341min
An Impossible Choice: Gen. Edward King’s Surrender of Bataan
On April 9, 1942, faced with sick, starving, battle-fatigued men and the onslaught of Japanese advances, Gen. Edward King made a momentous decision: He surrendered Bataan Peninsula to Japanese forces....
17 Jul 202349min
Speaking for the Fallen
Stories behind the Stars is a volunteer organization seeking to find and tell the stories of all 421,000 servicemen and women killed during WW2. That's right -- a story for each of the 421,000 WW2 fal...
3 Jul 202324min
Amidst Bombs and Prayers: Father William Cummings’ Miracle on Bataan
While enemy forces bombed a hospital on Easter Morning, Father William Cummings stood resolute, defying the destruction around him with prayer and faith. Thus, the tale of Bataan’s Easter morning mira...
26 Jun 202346min
Submit Your Family’s Story
Do you know of a serviceman or woman who served in The Philippines during WW2? If so, I want to hear from you. Check out the episode to find out what stories I'm looking for right now, then visit http...
19 Jun 20234min
