Bataan Roadside Monuments

I was especially impressed by the number of roadside monuments.  In particular, the route of the Death March is marked at every kilometer.  This one shows kilometer 68, which happens to also be the scene of a fierce counterattack (prior to the surrender and the Death March) led by Mess Sergeant Jose Calugas.  He and his small group forced a Japanese withdrawal and he was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for his actions.  You can see a statue of him with other Filipino soldiers in the background

This monument marks the start of the Death March at Mariveles at the southern tip of the peninsula.  Not all of the prisoners started here, but some did.  Others were marched equally long distances, but from other starting points.  This monument has both the flags of the Philippines and the U.S.

Above left, a close up of the plaque.  At right, Edna Binkowski at the Kilometer 0 marker.  Edna has been instrumental in placing many of the memorials and in keeping alive this history.  She wrote “Code Name High Pockets” a biography of Clair Phillips, an American spy and member of the Manila Underground during the war.

Two memorials for U.S. and Filipina nurses.

This is a marker of the surrender site.  There are more nearby memorials of the surrender site that I did not visit.

Plaque of the general area of the Final Battle.  This is the valley shown in many of the photos and videos on the main page.

Plaques at the Capas Shrine.

Monument at the Capas Shrine.  A close-up above right noting the 194^th Tank Battalion.